The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-11-14
IMPERIAL lNPANY.

ment, Russia, and taught the peasant chill
dren for two consecutive years without ex-
acting any school fees from their parents.
On the 18th of last June she was arrested
without any previous warning and thrown
into prison. Her narrative from that date
may best be recounted in her own words.
She writes as follows After had lain for
a few days in the Jail of WyscLnyi.Wolo-
tschok the Governor of Twer, Solow, enter
cd my cell one morning and acquainted me
with the cause of my arrest and imdrison-
ment. According to his statement my Of
fenses consisted in having impaired instruc-
ton to peasant children, which is only per-
mitted TO male teachers, and In having ff-
teen years ago been seen In boat with
several students. For having committed
these crimes it WAS the intention of the
authorities to send me across the frontier.
From Wyschnyi-W olotschok was convey.
ed to st. Petersburg, where / remained for q
whole week in jail with fifty other
prisoners to wilma. From the. wilma rail-
way station we all marched late at
night to the prison, where admission being
refused TO US on account OF the iateness OF
the hour we were compelled 10 stand all
night long In an open court yard under In.
cessant torrents of rain. Next dsy we
were led into = totally dark corridor
and subjected to an examination OF our
clothes and persons. Inc women, OF whom
was one, were searched ana strlpP'd ny
gendarmes, who committed the viiest afro
cities upon US. When any one oil us ventured
to protest against their abominaoie outrages
she was struck snd kicked with snch brutal
violence that blood followed the blows ana
kicks. This so-called visitation OF the
women lasted several hours, amid the laugh
ter and mockery OF the soldiers. Il fell into
deep swoon under their atrocious crueiities,
and when came to myself 4 was lying on 'he
stone floor. between two falien women I'M
prisoned Tor theft, who were doing their oes'
to revive and comfort me In my sfii'ction
Shortly afterwards We werc handcufied and
carried OF to kowno,where we were received
at the female Penitentisry by the jail ma
tron, Pavlovns, whose first greeting to u'
was furious threat to smash all our teeth ID
-hould we venture to attempt either to reac
or write word while in her prison. There
/ remained whole week long, among con
victs murderesses and thieves. We go
scarcely anything to eat. AT last fell II
from the sheer exhaustion, munger. seeing
my miserable condition one ofmy felio"
prisoners gave me morsel OF bread but wa
espied In the act OF 80 doing by the matron
who rushed at me aud abused me In suct
language az you would scarcely expect t
hear from drunken and iniurlate mou)ik
At the expiration OF this horrible week W
we're again handcuffed and marched off iron
kowno, on foot. A three'days march II
frightfully bad weather brought US to Marlas
pol. My feet we're covered with wounds, m
shoes full OF blood. During the journey
had repeatedly complained Of my suffering
to our escort and piteously begged to be al
lowed to rest, as l could 20 no further. Thel
only answer was, Then we must drive yot
yon-- AT Marianpoi was taken to IN
station.master, as could hardly stand' thu
ne might decide whesher shouid proceed
1901 or % sent on oy rail- L sho"ed MIN IN
oleediog leet ana imp'ored MS mercy. a
he SAID was was' ou have managed to walk f'
three days and you VIII have to hold out II
the FOURTH. on the fourth day We ieache
"olkowysk', more dead than aiive' whence v
were to be conveyed across the frontier I'M
Prussia Meanwhile they locked US up In
guard house, men ana women all IN OF
room There was neither pench nor stool
no. not even wn'sp Oh straw 10 lie DO"
upon, we mad TO streteh ourselves out'
together' as pest we m'ght' on the camp OF
hlthy moor Inc stepeh ana verm,n vi
intolerao'e, quite beyond description Duril
the n.gh' they turned 'n among US all u
prostitutes picked up py IN once IN Il
puDi'e Sree's' as wen ~ orunkards' tmeVe
apa s'arN-nakeo "auu'an' Some OF u
prisoners a. once commencea worrying al
hritating th,s unfortunate iunat'c' VINO oeg'
to loan at the mouth and struck out IN eve
, d'rect'on' shocking US ABOUT with Inc me
savage FURY. from 'h's den OF inconee'vat
, horrors lcontriVed 70 get letter conveyed
ueneral "ourH 10, VINO promptly sent an ORD
to the rrison Inspector that was TO oe ior
t with transported TO the RUSSIAN frono
At Eydkuhnen was handed over to
8 frusslan poi'ce' VINO al once SET me at hoer
s Travelled straight 70 faris' ana thence
i, ueneVa' where l Slowly recovered my heal'
q ana now write TINS my miserable story IL
: lady OF education ana culture should
y dehoera'ey tortured IN TINS inhuman ms
Z ner' ana sub)ecied TO the most h,deous
!. scripuon Of outrage that eau DC inhlcled up
= woman' merely because she has presum
II 10 indulge her phiianthropie inspirations