Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-23
THE LAST ACT
In q Polish yaudetta-Curtoas YArss
ofShame nnd Msraes That BeGss %
n Polish Village and Hn6eA - .
Pennay lvaaIa Town.

In q Polish yandetta-Curtoas Yaets
ofshame nnd MsrSes That BeGss -
Polish Village asd BndeA - .
Penns, Ivasia Town.
RELDs STATION NORTHUMBERLAND Go, Pa,
June 22.-A curious case involving all ths
features OF the Corsican vandetta has conis
10 light here through the death.bed cos
I, ssion Of Alexander Semil0H, . young
Poe. who died yesterday. Being told that
he 6. uld not live until daylight, Scmiloh
made The following confession In saS.
wien he was boy about seven years OF sss,
be resided with his father In the Polish
village O! siiomir. on the Kussisn frontier.
HIs istLer. 3 sister. . young married woman
h,ed in III. same town. Her bushsnd Sns
IN q army at the same time, anil She -.
sl:rd With her maids. In the fail Of the
yrsrR
Youpg Man Named RosssseH.
son Of the prefeot OF the district, betrayed
the woman. She. m q result, ended lpss
career at Baden. Baden In Q noted resort.
rpon hearing the news OF her betrayal
SsmIloh took his young son upon his knee
and made him swear TO avengs the wrong
by killing the entire Romanof family.
Soon after, the village prefsct was found
father had shot Romanod, and laid ths
pistol BY his side. Soon after, young Sem.
ioF left Sitomir, and the father enlisted
aud went 10 the scene OF the Crimean war.
Two OF ROnanOfs sons were officers In ths
Russian army, and one night both we're dis
covered
NuydeseA In Theis Tests.
No clue could be found 70 the murder
srs. For o period Of ten yeas after this
the son never saw his father, until one
night the father appeared and requested
that he ,ollow him next morning; They
started for Italy and went to BIorencs.
There o brother OF Romanof was an at
tsche Of the Russian Legation, and the
father and son determined 70, slay him.
One night a. they were walking along tbs
hrno they espIed the object Of their search.
accompanied by another gentleman. Pol.
loving him in pursuit they sooa tDn'd"''t
him in sight OF his companion, whom o.
Serlilof hsd In his grasp. Cd Bemilos
was arrested and
ExsoaSsl Ess Ghs gsL3s.
Xoung aemiloa sscsred asd joined .
trigand band, which he sosn lef., snd.
RonaaoG family hsa left. Some Of tstm
were sIiIed % 6ihssia fSg treaeoo, end
soon died ffom the hasdsb.ps Of tbaf rag
oroos cline. One nsmbsr csms % Amss'
ics. and thithsr youns 6smileA c.Is.
Afesr sesraAipG fDI yssS1 bs iosno =
bad gone 70 the mining region ThA 0ne
be found near hefs, living stons ~
euising himself, Gomilo6 psrfectse bse
plsp,. One night LoAoski, The last OF ths
Rs0AaAH1ssSe
ditaspesrea No notice vss TAXA 81 NJ
his IeiehSoss, sudden dissppsssssces sstnG
oanmon. s<miloH thea came hsse. Hs
Urg.anes sstisSed, be became . G'oomy,
usfo,e man. snd tool up SnAstsn vita
tn. rss, Of biz country msn. he gsve Dc.
\ scrip,ioz Of tbs spet whess hs bad baried
Lot1ski two ysafs sko, and following The
directions. . party vent 70 the plsos snA
lug up the skeleton OF man With Ieres
tnBe sill sticking In his body: Esfiy this
| moyninY semiiof bseathsd his lest. The
| ru,ious story hes caused great deal Of 81.
| element and there ID no DOUBT Of il su'
| thssticiiy.