The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-05
LITTER FROM THE VICTIM OF RUSSIAN PER.

A LITTER FROM THE VICTIM OF RUSSIAN PER-
sEcUrIoN PREDICTING THE ABOVE.
From the st. Petersburg Mcssagor du Nord.l
SIE-Somo journals have announced that nave
concealed my sel IRON tho search OF me police This
statement must cause anxiety 10 my relations and
friends, ana wish TO explain to you my motives !
therefore request you to publish this letter. When,
AFTER quitting The court, tho xcndarmes stopped the
vehicle had cnteTcd and endcxvored transfer Inc
TO another carriage understood ana the people who
surrounded also understood that 1t was intended
that should be arrested, despite tho acqutta pro-
nounced by tho tribunal The public, whetner II had
acted upon instinct, gathered around my carriage
aIi sides, whie the soodarmes drove back the crowd
coach doors subsequently heard pistol shots ana
the tunuit became .crribic, my carriage eventually
succeeding in getting awuy.
ir;ena 10 whom w1.ned 20 70 WAS called out Ac-
cordngiy A. two o'clock IN inc morning y, ponce
officer, accompanied ny the house porter ana three
unxnswn nalviduas, visited this lady They
searched every Of her apartments, atten-
All lnis caused mo TO beove the reports lnat mad
head. Affirming that IN order had boon issued 10
"nn,sh me by an order OF IN. executive. / was pre-
nurcd TO suffer the Judgment OF Court without
inurmur, but could not resolve upon enduring tho
enaicss prosecutions Of mo administration. ! am
therefore obliged 10 hide myself until The day when
there viii be no further risk OF my being again ar
rested. NEbA LASSlLirCH
Sr. PETERSBURG, ApISi lio, 400.
THE DISAPPEARANCE or VERA zAssULlrCH
[From tho PARIS Lber6
The excitement caused Ut St. Petersburg by tho
acaui.ta or Milo. Vera ZassuiIlch, who, ncvcrthc.
less, had aok nowedged horself guilty OF firing with
premsditstion At General Trcpon, Project OF Police
Is increasing every day That VERDICT pronounced by
Juryinen belonging 10 the middle class, including
merchants landlords. artists. &C., his been pointed
10 thc Indication Of state oil society profoundly
agitatcd, una as the forcrunncr OF an imminent po-
liticai and social revolution. For our part
wish TO iali into such exaggerations. Tho acqui,-
tai only shows, In our opinion, an energetic
protest by iha jury, the only pos
siDle, against tho arbitrary proceedings Of ino
police and the audactty OF certain officials for whom
the reform laws passed by The Emperor ALEXANDER
gave her explanation with simplicity and lrankness
winch very much moved the members OF the Jury.
cit was matter oil indifference 10 me, she saiI,
"whethor killed or wounded General irepon. What
wanted was 70 araw attention 10 the injustice Of the
punishmens OF Bog0luDon-the chief instxator oil the
&c The public squarc OF Kazan- pitcssy
whipped By order Of General lropon, without any rea-
which mrn. be repesssd eyory asy.n rnas cselara.
evidently the .usc OF tue decision OF the jury
Let US add that the prisoner In minueiy describing
tho abuses Ot power, oil which she was made the Vie
tim, anu showing how easy II Is even to-day, Ia Rus
sa 10 arbitrarily keep suspected persons IN prison. 10
squander th,ir goods and even 10 exile those uLior-
tusate people, provoked ono of those explosions
wnich arc the violent tho longer they pent
up. We not Of tnoso who, TO use vulgar but
correct expression arc fond OF blowing up the nrc;
we hav0pcvcr Jailed 10 render justice 10 the Car
Alexander, who accomplished within ms domains re-
forms winch entitled HIM to the love OF his people
and the sympathy o the wao,c OF Europe But one
by experience how lar the cup Is IRON the bps
limited IN tho time oil the Emperor NIcnolas have
not IN tho least changed their former nsbits. In a
word, the arbitrary conduct oil the poico has been
maintained by certain laws oil general security which
pei init them, IN stated casef 10 banish 10 siberia
elsewhere individuals who may DO suspected. IL IT, we
believe, agapst tnosc acts that tho Jury wished 10
protest, BY declaring not guilty tho woman who had
confessed her crimc.
ITS EFFECT UPON THE PEACE or THE WORLD.
From tho Paris Rcpubliquc Frane siso CANT cttall
A secret instinct warns that the attempt on tho
life OF General Trcpor and tho verdict the St Peters,
burg jury gave may have decisive effect tho ponce
ofthc world That Is the reason why. IRON OF
Europe TO the other, public attention was fixed
that trial and cannot be turned from H. ono may a.
nrm without fear OF being rash that II some pacific
symptoms manifest on the side OF the East II tho
hope oi stiii poss:bs understanding rcvives; n Rus
sian diplomacy seems 10 lend an TO projects OF
mediation. and n those efforts should lead 10 any
q ntllc have contributed to that 30 much
desired change. History mas recorded the
effect produced tho resolutions OF NAPOLEON L. dur
ing the disastrous Russian campaign by the news OF
tho sudden conspiracy OF Genera Maiet and the sngu
lar fortune IL experienced during n few hours Tho
OF hts prize rudely SHAKEN by that event.
whicn had more effect him Than ten battles lost
Although victorious, and In spite OF tho ntcxication
OF i'm success tho chiefs OF the Russian army
cannot help being sipeuary impressed by an event
which throws so clear and d,squiciing hight the
state OF mind OF nation they might believe solely
cupicd rejoicing at thor victories and celebrating
them. But the matter involves something even
Tho cvidcpcc given IN court brought out
such disclosures, spread before tho eyes OF
the world such lancntabe pictures, made
evident such n striking antitnosis between the ap.
parent poitica constitution Of The Empire and the
sad realities OF regime cnvcoped IN mystery, that
Russian diI Iomncy will experience dincuity IN
intaning prctcnsIons hitherto proclaimed with an
assurance mort cruelty ccntradicted. When tho
armies OF the Czar mmcnccd their IN arch TO cross
The balkans the announcement made en-
that ihc sword drawn In tho interest OF civiIiza
ton and tho cause OF humanity. But after what has
come 10 light IN The trial OF Vera zsssulitcD, how
can Russia pretend that sho alone has the mission
and tho power to assure TO peoples, vtct,ms OF long
oppression, tho benefits OF humane and liberal nd.