The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-04-01
TRYING TO PROTECT THE CIR.
suspseled Persons Arressed ny Wholesale
Tao Ways OF Russian Juries.


suspss4ea Person. Arre.,ed ny Wholesale
The Ways OF Russian Juries.
ST. PETERSBURG March 14.--The nearer
tho appointed time OF tho Cars coronation
comes tho moro arrests we hear of. The pris-
ons OF this city and OF Moscow are overcrowded
with suspects OF all sorts-persons who have
had tho misfortune somehow to arouse the
suspicion Of q policeman. a gendarrne. or a do
tsctive. I am told that among the prisoners
recently flung into cells. there arc many
against whom the only accusation ia staring
at the Usponsky Cathedral" or entering the
Kremin without business" or standing be-
fore this or that imperial palace" or walking
along tho 81. Petersburg Moscow Railroad"
and 30 on. As to real Nihilists there Is hardly
ono per cent. OF them among tho newly
arrested prisoners. 1t seems that all the Min.
istcrs OF the Gar arc panic stricken. Each is
trying, his utmost to. clear, his own
Of War has ovcrhaulod tho regiments st,.
toned in this city and Moscow. and secured
he sGvS %h al f ac'F h ""s ". wn :"
Public !nstruc,ion Il zenlonsly picking out the
baa and dangerous zero, boy. nt'oprr;ng ,IS various
Ways OF COMMUNICATION Is fast bocoin nv a
nanias on the subject 9f the SAFETY Of tho st.
men haunt him. In every railroai officer ho
sees a conspirator in disguise. He has only
S S@sSi % boz in S r % # s az he
tice Is combating tho thiri score. Of most go
cret" and most confidential orders do.
spntchcd to oil tho crown attorneys. As to the
Minister Of the Interior and tho Minister Of The
Lmnerial Honsehold, It is sad they are hone
the Chief procurenr, of the Holy Synod is af-
tectcd with that epidemic He. too. it is said
tSS ha nhSrs pHa ana his
able" Some OF the fathers falling under the
last category have been quietly shut up in COLI
sale arrests. Some say tho Ministers aro now
Of an INCIDENT to ths they t cannot ."n L be sa
cused OF carcnssness and neglect of duty
Others , assert that tho Goyernmrnt intends to
the greater safety tEere wi b.. al tho coming
Vii Ss aIls 70 free thoasani; p Persons "G now
imprisoned for no cause. and thus may get tho
credit Of being the most gracious and mag
luminous Gosudnr.
have repeatedly heard it said here that trial
hobest jewel IN the late Cznr's crown. even
equal perhaps. to the characterization act. Yctit
seems that in no department IL til" Cars ar
bitrary power 40 offensive and provoking rs in
tie Depart me, Of Justice OF the thousand.
no ono has tho benefit Of bail. Thcy viii he
kept In prison. In direct violation Of law await
ing. preliminary examination until tho end
VIII ne summary dealt with according 20 their
conduct during their unlawful Imprisonment.
Mono Of them will b.. tried by jury and very
few selected persons will play, the role Of scape
goat for the Cagr's.tribnnals. Fully twenty years
INTRODUCED in E,ssia. and yet to ills day ;hs
lutcly. knowing no law. caring for no Jury. and
dem,nnstraiinH that aatoeracy and tr" by jury
Still civil md criminal mot politicnD eases
are tried o by Jury; , hussian jnres have de-
M Al hA Var
officials do not exist for the peoples benefit.
The iuries usually decide cases solely accord
ing to their conscience and without the loast
Mr.: I.e;k1ir. q well. known Russian writer.
which he was himself thu foreman Of the Jury:
kc to Try 6 yonmg a. bG e the
pawnbrokr to cash S htS nm ' i've p.r
cont. bond. with premium for 1Sj roubics.
The broker noticed thnt the number of the
over tho tables Of drawings he found that the
genuine bond Ind arcaly lost its chance Of
value 100 rouhes. The broker arrested the
S"n sneW "n tho h Bond rS@n'r D" h"
said hc received it from His uncle. II rich man
who T@ ~ go MIN to eash It, The uncle APP
defended himself u lie WHIT sad ON nc n5I%"" OF
my poverty left the University of Kieir and
came came to III bre,tersbnrs in the hope that nv
him MS = clerk. He sent me to his broker
year. and he did not pay mo any salary Sud
denlya despatch came to me from my native
sick and that sho wanted to see me.
L asked my uncle to give me, some
sc not tor bear the Ss'IG ss Of snyn s% here
while my mother was, perhaps dying. The
sSsd Day he faye ne t bond s@Ps that
retain 80 rouhles for myself saw that tho
number was altered. an, l told my uncle tint
| Ny uncle took tho bond back saying that
son hSy .,n no mGn"y Two days passed
came. saying that there wa, no HOPE Of my
mothers recovery; and that she prayed me to
conc ,"l # h once Here the rrison"r wont BIT
body who would advance me any money. I
took the bond from my uncle and asked bro.
When the prisoner finished his defence
that tho guilty man was in the witness, box.
s to r.f the dss wep thu"
comply With tho request. The Uncle w testitled
that the bad bond was perhaps his though he
va mot mo, % it. for he h"d bonds and
this; Is the defendant guilty OF trying to cash
n ing a viii ss y ysa s %hss r S
our room ths flour me sSSn as sri wa
ont ont; NGt word word! 1t US pray And read
EMMY exclaimed Not GUILTY. Not guilty.
We all responded in "a breath, I took u pen and
wrote tho verdict. and signed my name to II.
and never did It with more satisfaction. Yet
guilty man. But what else could we do We
saw that tho principal guilty party was out OF
victim"
1t often happens that a Russian jury renders
verdict not to comply with the law but to
protest against tho arbitrary acts OF the attor-
neys ami Judges OF the Car.