The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-02-25
/ BRUTAL RUSSIAN BUR0olfAs1ER.

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The St. Petersburg Ssyn Otetschestwa (Son
OF the Fatherland) contains the following ac-
counts Of revolving instances of tyranny Of
which the village Of kagainik, in Southern
Russia, was recently the scene. An inhabi-
tanf of that place, one Philip Kabaitschenko,
an infirn man OF sixty, was summoned on the
twenty ninth Of Septemher before the burgo--
master, and asked il he had brought tic re-
mainder of certain taxes that were due. -.
Kabaltschenko, bowling to the earth begged
for time as he had no means whatever of pay.
ing. " As soon as have earned something"
he aided, I" / will pay all " - Watt you old
dog" shouted the burgomaster, 81 will fluid
way of squeezing the money from you. Bind
him TO the post"
In the twmkllng of an eye two officers
seized the trembling old man. bound him to
strong post in the courtyard, and fastened
his arms with ropes to his back, the burgo-
master looking on. o8 s lesalg
NOW, old boast" he cried to the old man,
who was bareheaded and motioness, twill
you pay your taxes?" Christ is my witt
ness, was the reply, 81 have not single
copeck." Then you will remain whore you
are" Set me free, for the love of God my
wife and children are furnishing al home."-
Pay what is DUE" 'sHave compassion on
my age | am the laughing stock of the mob. y
Let them laugh old thief 81 am faint
ing" groaned the poor wretch IN scarcely
audible voice. My hds,p said the tyrant
upon this, "give him a shower-bath." The
officers obeyed by pouring two cans Of cold
water upon the fainting man, which restored
him to consciousness. % Nov unbfnd him.
commanded the tyrant "and take him for a
walk through the Streets This having been
done, the burgomaster ordered him to be fast
ened to the public pillory, where hewas kept
for the whole night Police were stationed
on the spot to prevent compassionate passers-
by from Offering him a piece of bread or q
glass of water. During the night, one Of the
old mans children, girl of thirteen, brought
her father small roll The pulice, seizing
her, logged her almost to death, and ultimate
ly threw her into prison. The rain then began
to fall heavily. The police sheltered them
selves under roof, leaving the prisoner ex-
posed to the weather. On the following day
the martyr was released when, being unable
to walk, he was conveyed home on a Cart
The poor man after lingering for fortnight,
died in consequence of tho treatment to which
he had been subjected.
The above is not the only deed Of cruelty
with which this burgomaster, Stepan Filatje-.
witsch Puscikareuto, has lately distinguished
himaaIf Wtfhi,, Lat L "a.
ordered two inhabitants of Kaganik, VOL
kowski and Woroschehto by name, to receive
one hundred strokes aud forty strokes respect
lively, with cane for quite insignificant of
fences. Maljawtschenko, Pognirybko, and
Lysenko, three members of the local council,
and the tax-eathefers Fisenko, were also
bound by his orders to the public plory,
their faces being hideously masked and books
placed In their hands. In this position they
remained fully twenty five hours.
Two more cases are also mentioned Kor,
nej SwelltsUhuy, eighty years old, was bound
to the pilory for four hotrs for Insulting one
of the burgomasters grandchildren, and
cashiered officer was kept there for six hours.
At Tschwin. near Novgorod, three peasants
Who bdfiied an old woman ais d witch have
been sentenced by ordinary secular court to
some slight church discipline
Notwithstanding that these almost incredi=
table acts have been published in the Russian
Journals, and must, therefore, be considered
to be well authenticated this tyrant, PuscI-
karento, not only remains at large but in un-
disturbed possession of the powers he has so
grossly abused.