The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-08-03
NUMBER "a.
An Infamous Wager.-vatn Sup.
plicatiOns of the AAiaUced Bride,

One of the most revolving scenes re-
corded in the annals of modern execu-
tions took place on the. 10Th of May in
the Russian city of Mohilef.
Six months before an alteration bad
occurred at the dinner table Of the Ho-
tel dePEurope, in the same place. be-
tween two officers of the Second Regi-
ment of the Imperial Guards-Colonel
Rampos Sojiuok and Lieutenant Ibalos
Prizzik.
The latter, it appears, was engaged to
be married to the daughter of the land:
lord 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.
flirt with her with undisguised jealousy.
On the Sd of December, 1874, Colo
mel Sojinok had drank considerably be-
fore going to dinner. AT the table he
offered loudly to bet that for the sum Of
ten thousand dollars Anna Mirasky"
would sell her virtue to him. @
Lieutenant Prizzik, her atfianced low.
er, was not present, but a note, which
the girl Immediately addressed to him..
brought him in few minutes to the
spot. ~
No sooner had he heard what the COLI
onel had said about Anna, than he seiz-
ed cane and administered terrible
castigation to the foul -mouthed scoun--
drel The Colonel tried to parry the
blows, but the Lieutenant did not cease,
belaboring him until his face presented,
sickening appearance.
1t 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 court
martialed by military commission, con-
-sisting exclusively Of friends of Colo.
mel Sojinok. Is k,saS}H 1
The trial lasted two hours, at the end
of which the President of the court said
to Prizzik:
"The court unanimously finds you
guilty. 1t sentences you to be ignomin-
iously expelled from the army, and then
suffer death by powder and lead."..
From this sentence the doomed man
appealed to the Car. Anna Mirasky,
his .fancee, went herself on her knees.
before the Emperor Alexander H..
! The latter was deeply moved by the
fearful appeals of the unfortunate girl,
and he promised to take the case into
careful consideration. 3Ffr
] Over five weary months passed, du-
ring which time Prizzik, loaded with.
chains, languished in Jail.
! On the l4th of May, at length, the
Military Governor Of Mohilen received
orders to have Prizzik executed.
! At daybreak 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. E
He cursed the Gar loudly for his in
!, justice, but the roll Of drums drowned
his voice. tsHiik9
Six soldiers were drawn up in line be-
fore him: They fred three volleys at
him, but not bullet hit him. Such an
, ordeal was too much for the nerves of
the poor young fellow. He begged pit,
, eously that an end might be put to his
anguish
The fourth and fifth volleys resulted
in him receiving seven wounds. He
, was still conscious, and writhing in In
, describable agony. Il
Then corporal ran up to him, and,
putting his musket against his temple,
blew out his brains ag1
1t was loudly asserted in Mohileff that
the first two volleys were fred with
blank cartridges, in order to prolong
, the prisoners agony.