, 1881-08-17
A March of from Three to Five
Thousand Miles,,
The Awful sufferings Of Refined and
Delicate Prisoners,
Chalned With Brutal Criminals, md
Tyrannlzcl by Inllnluan OF.
., ficiafs.

thu artstocrntto families Of Russf,, and brings
M introduction and ali Endorsement from
llnfoubted authorities soctnlly a.ltl pollttcal-
lY well CONNECTED 1,cro alnl abroad.
TIT. ATHEIST AND CONVICTION. e.
II wns suspected OF sympathy for aon1e
leinonstrattvo students IN my nclghborlLoo.l,
hild was with little form or loss Of time Hr
rested, convicted, and ordered into exile.
Ny family expended MI tho money they could
raise to discover my whereabouts md 10 get
my relcasc. The money wns simply pocket
ed. As public attention was drawn to tile
arrest by sonr of the pccu1lnr circumstances
attending tho students trial. my family wcrc
kept in hopes from day TO ttny Of my relense
In tic Immediate fulltrc but tho lnockcrr OF
trial was carried on in nclglbor!ng prov
ince, NY conviction assured, ntua l was qutet-
~ sent 10 Siberln Without tho Intervention Of
n single ono OF those who Ind tnkcn the
'husll money from my family, for tho rn!s-
ing of whIch onr home was utterly tMpovcr-
isled.
1--WE were NIL formed into groups, "a curl
ously-mixcd lot,--anl marched down to the Of
flee, and there wo stood while tho decree of
exile was rcad TO us. Then we wcrc ordered
to s'g, our names as willing M to suffer W, our
punishment. ~ ~
MAKING uP THE GANG. ~.
"As we stood there III n grOuD looked
about md was shocked 10 notice tic colup0-
sltfan Of our gang who were to InArch
A0oo versts tnbout 1000 nlies) to Siberia, for
Russia associates III close colnpanaonslllp
cr,nlnnl und political offenders. There were
criminals of tho rouEllcst, worst type stnlll-
Ing In the 1lNe; ltlen WHO locked 10 be beusts
rather than human beings, who looked rough
and brawny enough to benr the muscular
nni frozen limbs OH tho march, but whose
companfonsllip was 1oatl,somc TO contcnl-
Rns , BESIDE .ese s,oSa s I Whose .es
t"11 r,u,n1v tpt "Inv ,voro % totoii,, IT, ,,ma1,is,
tolu p'al''!y t'as tteY wele tota''f anaole
to bear such torture ~ Imperial
lis mop1e-was about to nut them to, n,nl
II ,yns c";ent NJ n c,uu.r lint iI,ov ~ ,.nra r
,, ~ WIS usaeut a, .a y. snco ,,. .a toy we.e
signing taeirdeath warrants Whcil tlleS Wefc
upon the Office desk. Hut In the sgai,F,' IL,
thn ,not1ar crowtl oatlcrcd In tho ni,Irn nf
tic @ p1Iso G that ud ay we're low Nv wonen v e.s eo.
v1cted OF various criminal not noiitical' Of
fenses, who were' also signing that decree,
and to bo tho yilc associates OF tic female
nrisonors who wars nniv co,,lr,r,,,cI for
au.lsluparlal 5 ' tendencies ,sa ;rlSsa wonen ie
were to bu our closn companions on o,lu
hanu. and OH tho other Side Of .the prison l
snW u low, vn!sart brllta! crowd OF cot!v!cts,
who were also to go 'witl, us, e1nptiel into
TIC gang from tho Icy tlslls al!d yiIe brotliels,
the sluns Of st. pctersbnrgi Moscow,. alni
Dther grent citscs nt Nussln. HctWccn theso
Thieves any prosiIutca We1e wy 70 In
women many who were vile,
dirty, l0td-inoutheu, swearing creatures,
wh0se filthy lang!tAgn n'ld INDECENT bearlng
WsIe o. shane i,s 1 a dnsgrnco t2 wotiaInloot.
AND by their sue, slinyct AgMinst. ruled nt,
nila tnMnIctlt Wer9 y9"HS Kas's OF !alhily,
c.a. nnt ranrc,j m IL iux,,rS M avio i i,ati
i,pr,, 'arrasteI aid cuilvinft.tl nj svI,,,,nti,v
tvIt, o,s,i.iMncrlniata rhnir viii ,n,t!u ~ n
fuces, aud drawn featttres as tiey is's s!oSi Hti
there, moaning md sobb!nE aild rocking baei?
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tlis crime tN cry to Heaven 30 1ollg aud iUiII
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