Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-05

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~ kegosE1a- = terrible nlarter vas lately
e'ol1EzlltSe1 A h4ss-z8 peasant. s1o aad
been ~ tie village ~ sell pair u oxsas
sas returning h9zns ~lgh hls dauseter. .
gtrl of fourteen years, hen on ~ ~Ay as
stopped Al kobzea "a drinking ho0se)
three miles from town. Ia the place wsrs
several sssplcioas-leokiag persons, ~ao
noticed the peasants money when be paid
lf0r his drink TIE uns0specting man lefE
the houss aad ~ent oa ais way. Soon
after under cover u the darkness. hs ~as
assaulted aud killed. Aftsr riding ths
corpse The murterers threw The body of
their unfortunate victim int well The
glrL, NO ha1 been a witness Of her fathers
murder, returned - the house where her
father had stopped, and informed the
owner " what had occurred. He told ths
girl u keep quiet, AMI persuaded her 10
stay Al hls place during the night, and hs
would see hat could be done Ia tie morn
ing. Hardly Lad be aud lis wife had time
u pat the giFl % bed with bis own daugh
ter, a girl u the same age, before Tie
mardereTs returned
The kObaehnik (saloon-kesper) acquaint-
Ell them Of the girl's return, whereupon
they ayOwed their intention Of completing
their bloody work BY cutting the throat OF
the innocent child. The kObaehnik object
ed 70 this mode OF dispatching the giri, as
the body might be discovered, and bs an
easy means Of identifying him as an ac-
eessOry 70 the murder OF her and her
father. tie proposed TO burn her alive ia
the bread oven.
To this the others consented, and ac-
cordingiy he ordered his wife 10 prepare
for the burning Of the girl When the
oven was ready be directed his accOmplicas
70 take the girl, who was lying on the out
side OF the bed, with a y yellow handkerchie ef
bound around her head, aud throw her into
the oven At the same time he cautioned
them 10 be quick in their work ia order TO
prevent her making an outcry. The girl,
nervous and agitated by the dreadful wor K
Of the night, had not gone 10 sleep. She
breathlessly listened TO the preparations
OF the villains for her own murder. Quiet
ly rising from the bed, she looked about
for a means OF escape, but saw none except
a window, which was fastened with a
large nail, the only other means OF exit
being the door through which she had been
brought, and which led directly 10 the
room the murderers were in.
The terror stricken girl looked about in
hopes Of finding some weapon Of defense
70 use as a last resort. There was nothing
IN the place but a cup filled with water.
Involuntarily she grasped it, then laid il
down. Suddenly an idea seemed to seize
her. Turning toward the bed she united
the yellow handkerchief about her head
and tied it on that of her sleeping COM
| paniOn, taking care To draw IL well down
on her face 50 as to conceal tho features.
! Then grasping the sleeping girl by the
shoulder, she rolled her over till she rested
on the front OF the bed. Then the des-
perate girl crawled over To the inside and
waited. The murderers. acting on the
description given by the kobachnik, seized
the girl with the yellow handkerchief
over her face aud threw her into the oven.
After completing their terrible work they
went TO sleep, thus giving the other girl a
chance 70 escape. She Immediately made
her way to town and gave information to
the police. No time was lost, and posse
of officers, under the guidance of the girl,
soon had the murderers in custody.