The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-22
BANDED TOGETHER FOR BLAckMAIL-
The Crinss Of . Powerful Orssnisation just
Broken UP In ~. Petersburg.

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their nets were fixed the fishermen by making
much nni.s md a ersot snlsshine fr,eh,anad
their prey into the nets. The Same plan is now
adopted in fishing for hush money from timid
49, ,xho ara tha s,auas ., soora,. IN r.anoa
the chantdge Is perfected to regular industry.
giving emp loyment to many thousands OF per-
sons OF both sexes. The russians copy from
the French In many ways. and the Black Band
ia one OF the WAYS.
There were brought Into court six members
OF the band. as follows: Honorary Citizen Va
silly hosutSvsky; 80 years old; retired Lieuten.
an. Ii 'ne NV i."t.on ho'oen' 20 sears ula
Alexis zaradny:a man deprived OF all rights
no,. aanri'sa -, al ri,,h,. w., n,h...I...
no" deprived OF all rights. Nictor DupetsKy.
old and retired Army Lieut. Vladimir Korni-
,oy o. soar. o,d n,1nhar y, ,hn r,.,.han.
of tho band could not be- found ' The Des
recited numerous crimes the band Ind com.
.,,,ad Ro,,n',.., "o u",n nu ..'N Ill
playing cards with a civil officer. Counsellor
Krnkoyskv in the house 81 ths latter snddenIv
ia VIC no"a' y. '.o '"'.ei '"uue,
jumped up and made n great noise. accusing
their host OF having used II pack Of marked
cards 10 swird,e them. They displayed a
marked pack Of cards. and threatened 10 dc.
nounce Mr. krukovsky before the authorities
il no would not buy their silence. Mr. Kru.
Welded TO their threats. Hs maid down 1' 90
rou6es. and gave a rromissory note Tor 1910
more. Dubetsky and Zarudny collected on the
case to ths n sH nrnInv Ind spme In e
ence with tbe police indeed. ne was q regular
1vnn"r Sis Of rich msrchnns The Woman
WAS Invited by sr,"zn"f I" house oscapisd
tered the room she occupied with Griaznofr
ana threatened to inform her husband Of, her
They dd not let her ar" 20 mntii II she had wvon
hem cheek for RI three thousand rouSs..4 and
rrng she the police
named Poh sonotrenot arr"s,ed-wsre the men
Ing to one Of tho best '. inmies Was not behas
ual adviser. a priest lie told the Young woman
that his silence would cost her "A thOusand
roubles and a letter sent To her nv the nrjast
He got both. Then he went 70 ths priost about
the matter. and when no left the clervymnn;s
house he was elev.n thousand roubIes richer
A Young man Buck reef son Of "A rich rantie.
man was enticed by Dubetsky into the COM
pany Of the KNIVES OF the band md whiIe
playing cnrds lost ali the money no could com.
mnnd about ten Thousand roubles and gave a
check for twenty thousand besides ="
Mr. Brovtsin director of the prison commit
tee was longing for the rink OF General IN.
rudny, being Il secret agent of tho police
promised to secure the promotion for the nm,
bilious man. member of the band was in
troduced TO Mr.. Brovtsin as n member of tho
Cars Government and got from him 40 900
roubles a. a loan without any recount or writ
ing of any sort Mr.. Brovtsin was so surn OF
his success that Mt the funeral OF Ivan Tour
Genen he appeared in the full blaze Of a Gon.
erals uniform. He wns sharply reprimnnded
by the Government for his presumption Poor
fellow. he lost his money and became yhs
laughing stock n the public besides. While
living in Nice Duhetsky had enticed a young
Russian. Reshetoif. into dsreputable com many.
and had shorn him OF | .. 600 francs. The Young
man could not endure his shame, and so he
committed suicide. On tho evo OF his death lie
wrote to Dubetsky praying him not to inform
The story would Xii! her"
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