The New York herald., 1879-09-22
NAKOTIN THE NIHILIST.

TRANSPORTATION OF VERA sAssULITCH's CHAM
AToR-DENoUNcED BY HIS WIFE.
The Russian State Court of Justice at KiefY has
just convicted young man. calling himself Mako
tin to lifelong transportation to Siberia for high
treason. This young man had. up to his convic-
ton, led most varied life. few years ago he
at Berlin. pretending to be studying medicine.
going under the name of Nakotin. A year later he
known Lnienfeld. There is good reason for
believing that both Of these titles only de
gaerve, his real name being much more aristocratc
and not at all like those Of the nihilist class. Ac-
cording to the opinions of Russian judgec and the
police he was one of the greatest and most danger
of the conspirators in high places. having been
the agent of the Russian socialists in Germany and
such his duty to spread tho views
Of the Russian socialists among the Rus
sian students in Germany. He distributed
pamphlets OF this tendency among them, founded
clubs and societies, and principally sought to win
over for his purposes the poorer classes OF his
trymen. He had therefore hired whole hoor,
where he often lodged ten or twelve at time gratis
giving them money then to return to their homes.
Vera Sassulitch has also beeu lodged by Nakotin
in Berlin. Her flight from st. Petersburg having
that she was brought by ship to Memel. where
Nakotin waited for her, taking her. via Berlin and
Munich, to Geneva in safety. She stayed at that
time two days in Berlin. and must have suffered
fearfuy, for it scarcely DO imagined how sorrow
and trouble had left their mark on her. 1t was, in
deed, melancholy to her fallen and colorless
cheeks, her melancholy, reddish eyes. weakened
frightened and pleading. Now and then her body,
greatly thlnned from grief mysteriously shaken
as IL from internal fever.
TREACHERoUs WIFE.
In the summer of last year, feeling himself no
longer safe in Berlin. he went to London and mar
ried ther shortly afterward the daughter OF a
German innkeeper in Kensingten, q girl quite
beautiful she was hezrtless. Only q few months
after his marriage Nakotn felt exceedingly
happy but spite of the entreaties of his friends
and the consent OF his wife he would not agree to
petition for q divorce. 1t II. of course, very
strange occurrence to which attention be called
that this enthusiastic Anarchist, who by his words
and letters characterized the institution of matr-
mony ''as chain drawn gathering by us.
through our lives" could not be induced
,,y by any means % to give his wife back the
pleasing him. This later the cause of his
fate will be confirmed by letter from professor
OF the University OF Kief, running thus:--
lit is much to DO regretted, but it is indeed So
Tho condemnation of Nakotn has really nothing
at all to do with the great nihilist doings at
kieh. so much celebrated. lie was. as the President
CT the Court forced expressly to state,
drawn into it from the popularity of the case
Nakotin since last February since his ar
rival from England: was introduced as a medical
practitioner into the highest circles of the town.
Nobody would have thought that this clever young
physcian was the once feared nihilist, Nakotn He
could have lived here therefore quite undisturbed
and in peace had he not been married.
for his wife began Immediately after the
first introductions to form such scandalous
intimacy with every ono she iancied that they
no notice OF them. Major l.. Won R-H was the
principal favorite OF this abandoned woman who,
to got rid OF her husband for her new admirer,
handed over to the solicitor General written de-
ntncation oath. In this commu unication she
gave full account OF the previous life and doings
OF Nakotin. who was. IN consequence OF her base
treachery condemned for life and sentenced to 81
beria." With this transportation the career OF Ma
kotin is to be considered closed for this world.