Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-04-26


the eohdemnedI devoted his last hour,
to drawing up memoir on the subiec
! of his pacific discoveries, which he ad.
! dressed to the High Court of Justice. -
In the document he avowed his desire
that his name should he immortalized
and he made a gift of his invention tC
the State, on the condition that all tht
profit should 90 to the amelioration Of
the lot of the children of political Grim
inals.
The execution took place mt nine
O'Clock on Friday morning on Smonof.
shy Plain, The same spot on which Mo-
lOdetsky was executed The scailOlG
was rough wooden structure, painted
black, consisting Of Il high platform
upon which were three posts, each with
a chain and mAnacles, and one long h0r-
izontal beam, with iron rings fer ropes,
supported by two perpendiculai posts
m front was {, low platform for the OFF,
cials. The large plain around was COW
erediWith snow and ice, which was melt
ing in the warm sunshine. BY eight
O'CLOCK many thousand Of people had
Scollceled aronnd the plain and swarmed
in the various streets leading to it, Ten
| thousand troops kept them back and
| formed two squares around the gallOws.
| First were ti1ef CossaGks with couched
lanQcs and then detachments of the
guard; a The Infantry was massed in
deep columns, leaving one side Of the
inner square open for the passage of the
condemned prisoners and escort. The
cortege entered the eastern side Of the
plain n few minutcs before nine O'Clock,
having passed through some of the prin-
cipal streets on the way from the for
tTess. ....f. .-.
The condemn criminals were seated
high III the centre Of two wheeled plat
forms, tightly strapped to iron rods
with their hacks toward the horses, and
having on ther breast large cards with
The words ""Ts0reoubest" (mrdercr Of
the Car in black and white, Sur
rounding them was strong escort of
CossAcks and infantry, with drums and
flies playing 4 lively. tune and preceded
by mounted gendarmcs The condemn
ed persons were dressed in black and
woip'a sort of black hood, covering
their heads and shoulders. On the first
himblilsht Russ6k0if and Jeliabon, both
of whose features were nearly concealed
by heavy hoods. Jelabon's : dark, pierre
ing eyes seemed to shine with even in
tcnslicd brillilncy and defiance as he
looked on the scene around him. On
the second tnhbril were, seated Kibalt-
schitisch, Sophie Peroiisky and Michal-
loft, tire wonian occupying the middle
scat. OF these three the features Of So.
pbie Perollsky were alone distinctly
visible, her extraordinary high and
broad forehead hcingupshroudcd by the
,hood. ~1Ier Aightly hAshedfaee-bctoli-l 81
cncd great men.al excitement, but there
was no sign either Of fear of rcmore,-
GcneralSRun1olg whNthe eyGautlWT.
ana his four assassanls, were waiting
under the ecailold. ~ I-.1
The condemned were unbound and led,
up the steps. with the exception Of
Russokoll, who seemed very fecbleyTllld
showed remarkable nrmncss Nndrcsig-
nation. Sophie PcroGsky Appeared the
calmcst Of all the five prisoners, Thet
were then placed in front Of the three
posts, with their heads hare, tho womaitI
being IN the middle. while the clerk Of
the Senate read the sentences the civil,
Mns uncovered and the officers sautcd.
During this lormality five priests IN pur-
pie caps mounted the scailold and pre-
scnled the cross, which all the condemn
ed rcvcrcntly kissed The prisoners
were then allowed to kiss each other aud
word or two passed between them,
but the beating of the drums, which now
hogan aud lasted until the execution was
finished, drowned every other smUd.--
The prisoners were then placed under
the beam. Each prisoners head WIS
covered with white hood attached TO n |
kind of sack. Each one, beginning with |
RussnkoM, was led 70 the .top.of small
stool With steps. @
The rope was drawn tight around one
of the supporting beams and the culprit
witlmrawu from under All rcmOinel
firm and mporturbahlc until the lastI
momcpt, Russokof alone Appeared to !
faint before the stool was taken awhy,-
The fOrmnlltius and the execution msled |
about twenty minutes. The |
bodies remained hanging twenty Min |
utcs aud were then let down into rough |
shells filled with shayings aud were cX-
Nnined by doctors. They were then
placed In two urbt and taken AWAY un-
der The escort Of Cossacks to be- ignb- |
buried inn remote part part |
OF The subnrbsot th, city, With the
exception OF an accident 10 one Of The
ropes, which broke twice, the proceed
Tugs passed OFF quietly and without DIM
rully, Thcy were watched IN silence by |
lully one hundred thousmd of the olWl |
wd military popuIalonof the capital.