Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-07
RUSSIAN JUSTICE.
How a Young Woman,W Was Whipped to
Death.

Some years ago business of importance
called me to St. Petersburg. Being un-
willing to 90 alone, / succeeded In in
ducing my friend Saville to accompany
nae. / mention him poor fellow, as he
formed very prominent feature in the
little adventure am about to relate. l
will pass over the incidents of our journey
until we arrived at St. Petersburg, when,
having transacted my business, I, to favor
Saville's wish determined to proceed to
Jarosley, where he had relations. Instead,
however, of going the direct route, we
visited Kcriloy, small town on the
Sheksna, branch Of the Volga, tor the
purpose of seeing renowned hermit,
who, we were told, was an Englishman
This was inducement enough for us, cir
c,litous as was the route we went.
Arriving late at night, VIC, with consid-
cradle difficulty, succeeded in getting
lodgings, which, though very mean and
wretched, we at last entered.
The landlord a talkative man, told us
all the news and the scandal which in a
small town generally abounds. Among
other things he told us that the next
morning the punishment OF the knout
was to take place; for there this horrid
barbaritY is considered quite spectacle,
to see which people flock in from all
parts. TIE culprit was young Jewess,
remarkable for her beauty, and her crime
was the murder Of her father. It the
punishment Of the knout did not end her
existence the wheel was in readiness to
complete the scene of blood.
From his account it appeared that the
whole circumstance was vailed in no
slii; Int obscurity, inasmuch as the only
evidence against this poor gill was that,
when questioned as to where her missing
father was, she shed floods of tears and
was silent This in Russia was enough
to seal her fate. She was accordingly
condemned and was in prison when we
arrived.
Being much interested for the poor
girl, we determined to see her. We went
and succeeded in bribing the jailor to
admit us. The prison was exceedingly
gloomy, and never did see so lovely a
creature as met our eyes. She seemed
scarcely above twenty, if so much. Like
most of her race, she was dark with most
intensely bright eyes, which even hel
misery could not dim. She spoke to us
in French and in piteous accents protest.
ed her innocence. Her story was soon
told Beloved by Russian and Pro
testant, her heart would not obey the
stern commands of that father with whose
murder she was charged. Her father re-
viled her; and here she stopped and
burst into tears. More we could not
elicit. Even the iailer, stern as he was
seemed touched by something like pity
Saville, hasty in everything, determin
ed to save her. Hurrying off, he went t.
the head sbirrl of police, and in vain at
tempted to purchase her release. HI
was referred to higher authority at st
Petersburg. Tbither then, regardless O
the utter impossibility of being in time
he hurried that very evening. l remain
ed to try and console the victim. Neve
shall | forget the splendor OF those darl
expressive eyes, VIXEN cast upward il
fervent prayer tor the success Of her an
ticipated delivery. The night passe,
heavily enough. She could not b.
brought to comprehend the awfulness O
her hoi eess situation. Yet she shudder
ed as she drew her light shawl over he
exquisitely nodded shoulders, 50 soon t
be lacerated by the Implying strokes 0
the lash. The gray morn, chill am
comfortless, came at last, and with it tn
fatal hour of the victims punishment.
Though almost senseless when led ou
faint blush and one wild expression Q
terror fitted over her featurs as the rud
hand of the executioner tore the uppe
covering frem her neck and shoulders
She was tied to the scalfold; and thong
no sound of agony escaped her as tn
white and quivering flesh was torn fror
her beautiful back, yet when, after nearl
fifty stroks of the lashe, human natur
gave way, she sighed forth, "My father
my father, you are to laten' and expired
My poor friend Saville, worn out b
his truitless exertions, fell a victim to
fever then prevalent, but not before b
had brought to justice her inhuma
father, who was alive, and had thus sac
riiced his daughter, because she had re
fused to marry a mercenary villain of he
fathers choice. He had first bound he
by a solemn oath not to reveal his p,ac
Of concealmeIt. and then left her havin
taken care to fix suspicion on her, h
only and beautiful child. @
No Bones in the Ocean.