Connecticut western news., 1875-08-06
A Terrible Story.


 One of the most revolting scenes re- corded in the annals of modern execu- tions took place on the 18th of May in the Russian city of Mohileff. Six months before an altercation had occurred at the dinner table of the Hotel de PEurope, in the same place, between two officers of the second regiment of the Imperal Foot Guards-Colonel Rampos Sojinok and Lieutenant Ibalos Prizzik The latter, it appears, was engaged to be married to the daughter of the landlord of the above mentioned hotel, Anna Mirasky. He was fondly attached to the handsome girl, and looked upon all attempts on the part of his comrades to airt with her with undisguised jealousy. On the Sd, of December, 1874, Colonel Sojinok had drank considerably before going to dinner, At the table he offered loudly to bet that, for the sum of BIO, 900, Anna Mirasky would sell herself. Lieutenant Prizzik, her afianced lover, was not present, but 8 note which the girl immediately addressed him brought him in few minutes to the spot. No sooner had he heard what the colonel had said about Anna than he seized a cane and administered 8 terrible castiga- tion to the foul-mouthed scoundrel. The colonel tried to parry the blows, but the lieutenant did not cease belaboring him until his face presented sickening ap- pearance. It was one mass of bruises. The nose of the colonel was broken and his front teeth were knocked out. The cries of the chastised officer brought the police to the spot Prizzik was arrested and taken to the military prison. Next day he was courtmartialed by military commission, consisting exclusively of friends of Colonel Sojinok. The trial lasted two hours, at the end of which the president of the court said to Prizzik " The court unanimously finds you guilty. It sentences you to be ignominiously expelled from the army, and then suffer death by powder and lead" . ... ... ...-. ... .....
 From this sentence the doomed man appealed to the Czar. Anna Mirasky, his tancee, went herself to St. Peters, burg, and threw herself on her knees before the Emperor Alexander IT. The latter was deeply moved by the fearful appeals of the unfortunate girl, and he promised to take the caae into careful consideration. Over five weary months passed, during which time Prizzik, loaded with chains, languished in jail. On the 14th of May, at length, the mill, tary governor of Mohileff received orders to have Prizzik executed. Al daybreak on the following morning the doomed lover was led out. Two burly corporals immediately fell upon him and tore his uniform from his back. Then they repeatedly struck him and spit in his face. Staggering under the blows, he was tied to the stake and the death warrant was read to him. He cursed the Czar loudly for his injustice, but the roll of drums drowned his voice. Six soldiers were drawn up in line. be. fore him. They fired three volleys al him, but not bullet hit him.. Such an ordeal was too much for the nerves of the poor young fellow He begged piteously that an end might be put to his anguish. The fourth and fifth vol leys resulted in his receiving seven wounds. He was still conscious, and writhing in indescribable agony. Then corporal ran up to him, and, putting his musket against his temple, blew cut his brains. It was loudly asserted in Mohileff that the first two volleys were fired with blank cartridges in order to prolong the prisoners agony.