The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-08
srRELSIK0Frss AssAsslNs,
Something About the Deed, The Trial
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ODESSA, April 1.-THE trial Of the two
men concerned in General strelnikofF7s
assassination has terminated very quickly.
The following tacta are gathered from the
evidence given: The deceased was sitting
on seat on the boulevard quietly con.
templating the sea, when his murderer
approached and fred revolver. The
General was shot through the neck, the
ball entering his brain. He expired in q
few minutes afterward in the arms Of some
persons who had hastened to his assist
auce. After committing the crime the
murderer jumped into droshki which was
waiting him on the boulevard. He was stop.
ped, however, by man called Kerriga
and was arrested, together with his accom-
pliCe, who acted as coaChman. A citizen
named Labsine, soldier named Nekras-
son and a Custom House clerk named IT,
uatovtteh also played part in the capture,
labsine and Nekrasson were wounded by
the murderer in the struggle, The dro-
sbki had been hired by the two men for a
day and half. The horse had been
bought for TWENTY-FIVE rubies two days pre-.
viously. On searching the assassins three
revolyers, three daggers aud several TASKS
Of poison were found on them. One Of
them was stopping ut the Hotel de Ia
Crimea, where Gen. Strefnikoifa also stayed,
The accused declared that the Generals
death had been resolved on because Of his
activity IN prosecuting inquiries into
crimes against the State. He was an OBJ.
stacle to the successful propagation Of rev.
olntionary doctrines among the working
classes OF Odessa. The two captured Grim.
inals, who gave false names, were brought
before the military tribunal at Odessa, and
on the lst Of April we're sentenced to be
banged. General StrelnikoH7s funeral took
place with great pomp on the I'd inst, at
the Cathedral. The hearse was escorted
by large detachment OF infantry and ar.
tillery and was followed by thousands OF
spectators.
The execution OF the murderers took
place the next morning, after the sentence
had been approved BY General Gourko,
At seven o'clock on that morning the
prisoners reached the place Of execution.
wearing on their breasts placards, on which
was the inscription State Criminal" The.
hangman, who had, US usual, been brought
from his prison at Moscow, and had arrived
during the night according to custom, was
dressed in the red shirt OF the Russian
mouJiks, the wide trousers tucked into
high boots The scafold, which was ap.
preached by five steps, was rough platform
resting on trestfes. Two gibbets rose above
It and two black posts. The local author.
lties We're stationed in circle around the
scaHold. The arrival OF the prisoners was
heralded by the shrill sound OF flies and
the beating OF drums. Each prisoner was
attended by priest On ascending the
steps they were received by the haugman
and bound to the posts. The death war.
rant was then read by the military
attorney, while the executioner placed
short ladder under the right hand
gibbet. The usual white shrouds were
next thrown over the heads of the CON
demned men. One Of them mounted the
right hand ladder, followed Immediately
by the haRgman. When the prisoner was
exactly under the gibbCt the rope was
slipped round his neck outside the linen
shroud. The execntioner then jumped
quickly from the ladder, which he in
stantiy withdrew from beneath the mans
ieet:: While one prisoner hung struggling
in the last convulsions the rope was put
round his companions bead in the same
manner. In three minutes the execution
wds over.