, 1876-07-05
RUSSIA.
THE TRIAL or DIT. sTnouaDEn0.

LonHoH Ttnlet
Our Berlin correspondent writes under date OF
JNnu II; IA few days ngo at Moscow the long
deferred trial Of Dr.. etrouaberg camo on, only
to bc put OF agatn. Notwithstanding the speedy
adjournment, what transplrcd Is full ofintercst.
Thu sitting was lold In u circular hall OF In,-
mcuse proportions, forming the centre Of one OF
those gigantic elltlscs erected Ill the time Of
Catherine II. The hall Is described Is impos-
lug. Capacious enough to hold 1000 people, It
has twenty majestic columns, supporting alofty
gallery scachtng 10 the roof. Tho apap between
the columns Ia decorated with myth
illogical alto rcltcvos and inscriptions, III
which shine tho crude culture and pomposity
Of thu Nococo agc. Though the hall xas
not originally intended for judicial proceedings,
tho curious legends accompanying tho cartoons
aro vague enough to suit the purpose to which
sho building is now appropriated. Right over
tho bench of the Judges thu apotheosis Of sone
to the Ngnliled., Tllo prisoners dock L. crowned
by tho encouraging motto, Victory after 6ue-
ccsstul Struggle whtlo tho Jury are e,mpli-
lne1ltcd rs 1lussia's IIopc.' The Public Prose-
oi}lral chair, Aanloky rhubus Apollo, Of whom
1t u asserted in lingy characters that lie Secs
and AlloE1s Eyervthtng,' Coullsel rcvcls IN
tAllcyintlon Of tho Burden, while to tho stenog
raplicEs is allotted eon,part,lent displaying
tha prpplettc fiictum that they Explain and II.
''" "Dctween : Il and O'Clock the spacious room
began to Oil. A promtscuoua asselnbly, COM
prlsinE specimens OF all classcs nf Moscow So
etoty, were tho first to take their seats. Poor
people in national costume pushed thclr way
to the Eallofy, whilo their betters In elegant
attlre took the reserved seats. Thu Jury enter
ell q short timo before tho commencement Of
the proceedings, Tho nun selected by the wiz
Hr1tt1 fnf ffn Iotv n fruf
complicated commercial transaction we're near
" t0 u man peasants who can neither rG4d nUf
write, lave never heani thn term bill Of cx-
changc, aud probably take bank and discount
for ,Arabtc It ta strange TINT tho institution Of
such panel should haTe becn considered the
ouly n,uans Of improving upon the former ar
rangp,ugnt Of professional Judges and aristocrat-
IL magistrates, removed for being utterly cor
rupt oa tue ACCESSION Ut Alexander II. Yet SO
II Is, and the accused, who formerly In but too
many e:ases had " brlbe the Judgs's Secretary
II ha wished tu BE- acquitted, now Inns often to
depend upon lucky accident as ILLS beat chance
Of escape; 1t WIS not TIL O'Clock that the
s,are, Coart had @ msde its appeasanse; There Wsrc
Deyer, gentleman notcd for legal acusaen
and repeatedly rewarded With titles and extra
enumeration for services rendered on tho
BENCH. When they had takcn their seats, tho
~ more or less implicated in tho failure Of tho
Moscow Dank. b. Btronsbcrg, the psan-
cipal prisoner, who had u employ an
interpreter, in reply to questions put by
NJ. Dcysr, deposed That he ls FEuss!an subject,
= Protestant, merchant, aud manufacturer. a1,'l
tho father Of sit children. Herr Landau, thu
next questioned, who acted Is managing d.
Tector of the bankrupt concern, ts likewise q
Pruss!au by birth, but q naturaltzei Russian,
uany years. Il polyanskL tbs second unnag.-
Ing director, h q native nusstan, a town coua.
cul0f and magistrate, end ilaa always lived ss