Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1880-10-16

gu.iton of the king, of Spain.
Virtually. the power of the chief 0
the third section over the liberty Of tn,
Russians was even more absolute thar
that Of the car, for the latter could 10
do harm to anybody but through tn,
third section. which used 10 carry ou
only those of the wishes of it's suprem,
master which were approved by it,
chief The main duty OF the third sec
ton was to look after the safety Of the
ear and his government. Therefore
the loss Of the property, or the liberty
or even the life Of any subject was "f ne
account if it only answered the aim o.
the third section. Armed with such ex
1 traorlinary powers, what did the Rus
sian inquisition do?
Here is an illustration, scene / my.
self Witnessed At midnight the ring
ing Of bell startled the family. The
father tremhIeI, the mother grew death
ly pale the sons and daughters were
alarmed. softly the gcndarmes entered
Smiling politely, they asked permission
TO search the house. All the trunks,
drawers, hooks, and corners were care
| fully investigated The letters and
manuscripts were collected and put into
"A portfolio. Then, begging pardon for
the trouble. they asked the two sons
and the daughter to follow them The
| unhappy parents never saw their chill
thousands of families have deplored
their relatives, lost forever behind the
gates OF the dreadful building near the
chain bridge. What has become of
them? In the majority of cases only the
gendarnes and their victims know.
As rule, the cars gendaTmes did
10: pa: ;l:c;r "irtius :a any grave bodily
tortures. No, even the gendarmes are
civilized to that extent, but they sub
mitied them 10 mental tortures and in
dcsrribable humiliations. They ALWAYS
aimed to exact some avowal or admis-
sion, duplicating some prominent per.
sons. For instance in order TO induce "A
prisoner TO comply with their wishes his
mother and father, or his wife and chil-
drcn would be brought in an adjeceut
room. 50 that he could hear the beloved
promise him an interview on condition
that he would admit " hat was demand
nd ,,T him, Hhn NriSnnnr ,,,nbt
have seen his family or even heard of
them for years Wha. torture for
him, to choose between seeing and en-
bracing them and making statement,
perhaps false, that will ruin himself and
his friends
Among the indigniies imposed On the
prisoners, especially women, was fog
ging. This dated back to the time Of
Gar Nicholas !. 1t was.eported 20 him
that young lady had made in public
some disrespectful remarks about him
lie at once ordered that the young lady
be brought before him, along with her
father who happened 10 be general in
kiIC III bS VII tSIN bil ICOuhed
the father, saying, If you cannot teach
your daughter TO behave herself, ! will, /"
and he had her fioggcd under her
fathers eyes. The third section after
ward made n free use of the whip. ooci-
ETY., however, did not ostracize persons
who had been submitted to that humili-
alton. The prisoners were always kept
in solitary confinement In the cells
there Wa. no light, no sound Of a human
voice. SO passed months and years
Many OF the victims became insane,
| many committed suicide, and almost all
contracted some fatal disease, often the
galloplng consumption.
Tie GoioS says The third section,
being an arbitrary institution, placed
| outside OF ana above The laws, was not
compatible with the liberal reforms of
the present ear. Being all powerful it
was unable TO prevent any of those
| numerous crimes that have filled our
! political life III the last ten years. 1t
has always been hated by the educated
classes. Its abolition means the aboIi-
ton Of arbitrary administration and the
establishment OF personal liberty. The
| ,hlrd eeNtlon was vi an antl-natiOnal
character. 1t meant 4 lack OF confidence
IL The hole Russian people. The gar
and The people were separated by an
intervening and illegal institution, the
Interest vi which Was to keep them rs
far as possiD Die one from the olher. Now
the car and the people are reunited"
The MOSCOW GaZetle goes even fur
ther: The third section not only did not
suppress til" revolutionary elements i'm
the country, but, on The contrary, it con
,rlbuted 10 their growth. 1t sent into
every part of Russia the young men and
women arrested and for years kept in
dungeons, often without any fault OF
theirs, and these irrtated people natur.
ally spread hatred and discomfort
throughout the country" 1t was the
tnird section that originated anarchy
decentralization, and terrorism in Russia
That institution by its disregard Of the
laws, taught the people to hate the go.
vernment. The wholesale arrests, often
without sufficient provOc.tion, brought
about that reckiessness of lie which re-
suited IN the shooting, stabbing, poison
Ing, and exploding that were resorted
TO against the seiistyled saviors of the
country. 1ne fact that ii Was not the
F., innocent, worthy, aud upright people