New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-27
DON1CILIARY TIsI7s IN RUSSIA.

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the everyday noises of the Russian capital. You
generally hear IL during part Of the Two hours that
Immediately succeed midnight. flrsJ there IS
tramp OF heavy feet resOUndIng along the corridor.
Then If you listen attentvely, you may detect the
Jingle of spgrs. and the occasional voices Of men.
For a while the noise continues, aud IL may either
cease suddeAly or Oe away IN soiue par Oh tne
building remote for II u be traced I" the point
of cessation. But If you follow, trusting 10 yOut
audacIty aud powers OF con ealment You nay e7liy
learn the character and purpose or your dlsurDeTs
The hight from lantern carried Oy one OF the
party shows 1t 10 BE- a body Of police headed by
military officer ne nocturnal visitors pause 0e-
fore the door Of an apartment indicator Dy ther
leader. and, after some little knocking obtain
entrance the occupant II requested 10 rise
and diess, While he does 80. the police
peer into every box and cupboard, examine every
book and turn over every Leaf, pry beneath sofas,
search beneath carpets-runlma9e the aPdtlhehI a.
completely custOm-house officers rulnihage yes
SCI suspected OF contraband trade. AM "Deh she
Occupant-lItIt blinded Dy tuc Hsnt, ana tSI'Ineu
in proportion 10 his consciousness OF guilt-nas
hastily cast on his attire. the examination or MS
bed begins The mattress is turned over the sheets
separated and the pillows explored. The search
over the police retire, carrying with them all
printed matter of compromising CHARACTER, as
well any letters or written doc unents too long 10
be examined on Tho spot. Inc " dOmcliidry visit
Is thus over vet II By no means terminates with
the departure OF the midnight ntrudefs. Occasion-
aIly-tilat l. to SAY where there Is obvious guilt
the occupant Of the apartment Is removed IA GUS
t01y, and, even when lis cIlmallty i MOI lnIne,
dlately evident, he j. prac tcaly under until
the close of the Inyest CATION. The process 10 pre-
csey the same IN the case Of females ami illness IS
Of the last things that can be pleaded Ia post
pouement OF the search.
i he promoters OF the Nihilisto propaganda
soually nflict the most serious consequences upon
meubers society perfectly innocent OF sOclaiistc
or revolutionary tendencies. Sc0ItlOus pamphlets
are distributed IN Thousands al time. ana often
enough the pOstInan i employed 10 convey thein 10
then destinations Iue discovery OF one OF these
PAM Inlet, 4 room % house amply 10 bring
the occu4Irr into the hands OF tue police Thus it
was Win VI. NnOyicu, rising Young baIrister Of
- Pa. na-
some body had pushed revolutionary pamDhiet
into his etter-bOI. The police found II there, and
Nj. NIuOyichs return was tie signal Tor Ills arrest.
He knew nothing OF the pamphlet, and had noO
authorized anyone TO send II 70 nun, yet he was
thrown into prison. HIS friends were not long IN
establishing his innocence anu al the eho Oi thtee
weeks ne was Set a. liberty. But 1t Was iAen TOO
late. lie had gone mad.
The auiacity with which they made l. by 10
means the least starting OF the cbarac leIistlcs
o, false denunclatOns. lake, Tor example, tue
case OF BOo.aDash, the mayor OF "a sAIaI town IN
tae kkaterInsky government. ms luhcuCnary-
whose name, 10y the way, has had the honor OF The
IgnOiuiuy. OF adding "a new verb To Tue RUSSIAN
lauguage-tOpk Onerce against Two apparently re-
Specialize Ii lZeus, ana formally denounced them TO
inc ponce Inc usual dOmlcllary visitation was
made cut 10 yielded nothing III support OF the accu-
stttOn oil pouucdl lniCeiLyp lneD overwhelmingly
The ma, or was CueIeupOn asked fOr lis proofs. lie
promptly got mo the wItncs5-D0x and s~OTe that
on the evening OF a certain day, winch ne named'
airy placards. He did more-he produced
printed copies OF the placar,.s, and
tuumphantly asked for convection. The
accused Wcre III iact, committed TO prison, and
had the rested sO.ely Oh the statement or
BOOlabash, they NOulu nave been ultimately ban
IShed 10 siberia. Bat marx tle sequel. The matter
wa, not allowed 10 remain where tie mayors evil
dence liad LETT IL An investigation took pace, ana
IL established not Ony tndt the accusation was
IA false one. out that BOOiaolsh had actually got
tha revolutionary p!acards printed IA order 10 rum
the innocent victim, OF ais tyranny. In case IKE
tnis one Is tenpted more to ENJOY the dIscoMhiure
and disgrace OF thu mayor VINO Was stripped Oh al
HIS GIp!Illes as tunctl0niry, as We'll ao OF his
rIgnts "A citizen, than 10 dwel much on the tardy
Justice melted out 10 those made 10 suffer al his
hands. And the temptation Will be al the stronger
when II Is remembered tIat punishment very rarely
follows IL the wake OF these unIOunded dcnuncla-
tons. luls tWO residents OF country district near
hayan found out 10 their cost LIVING
quiet and harmless lives, spending theIr
time manly IN agriculture, they seemed
the last persons in the world likely 10
conspire against tne Cars Government. let they
were denounced. lhelr house was ranSached' and
botn were conveyed prisoners distance OF l,ooV
yerstS III Oravr 10 be prcscnl az an lnNestsatloD,
winch resulted IN the cOmpleteet proof Otlng
AFFORDED OF their Innocence. For ! biunher Oi tnIs
kind one would think somebody shouu D. maze fe-
sponslDle. lily CASES OF TINS KIM however, are
quietly Dropped ny the R1sslan police. IL oc-
casonaly happens, TOO, thai ,hey iooA on wlln APP
prevail at compromise. Inns thcy GId al hlIytoi,
In tue government OF NOvgOrOd, under singular
circumstances. Here the denouncer was
priest named RuDnoh, and the suspect
weIl-KnOwn teacher IN one ot the popular schools.
Inc Jealous cleric formulated fewer
than dcnUnC ialOns, addressing one 10 tue
district eauCdlOual Council another 10 the MARSHAL
OF noDlcs, third To the school inspector, fourth
90 the schOo director, hftn 10 the Provincial cOun-
eli OF education and a sixth To the governor % tao
province. The case looked back tor tie suspect
under tins terrible array of indictments and had 10
taken a merely ordinary course, the prayer OF tho
ecclesIdstic would have been granted, and the
schOOlmdster tprohlbued from further exercising
pedagOgic functions But the zeal aud Intelligence
OF school Inspector gave the different aspect
ana In the end the SIX uenUncatiOnS were SHOWN 70
possess no further foundation III tact thh tHe Ieel
ing and hatred which brought them into being
Yet no punishment followed. The affair took de-
cIdedly comic turn. AT the wish Oh the schooi mo
injured pedacogue shook hands with the priest,
who is said to have displayed ready Willingness 10
be reconciled'