The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-10-27
HiiiiLIsT DEGAIEFFS ESCAPE.
horrible Accounts of the Prisoners Condition
I'm the siberian Mines.

i'm the siberian Mines.
Tho New York Suns st. PETERSBURG
correspondent tclegraphs that he learns
despite official secrecy, that the police
have received a full confirmation from
Siberia Of the reported escape of Nj.
Degnlct1, the famous Nihilist consDirator
who planned and assisted in tho murder
of Lieutenant Colonel Sudeikin, the cleft
of police, and one of his staff, nearly
three years ago. The police have traced
Dcgaicif to Geneva, and have yoinlv
tried to whecdlo the Swiss government
into cXtraditing him.
Inc police arc getting nervous over
.hc frequent escapes from Siberia tbis
year. The few who have venturcd TO
return to ST. Petersburg have been re-
captured, but the majority have made
their way to Geneva and London, and
the plotting against the government has
been renewed with redoubled fcryer
Since June Mt least twenty Siberian pris-
ohcrS nave escaped, including two caval-
ry officers and several students, some of
item escaping by way of Cambodia.
The precautions which are observed
throughout Siberia are SO stringent that
inc government Is persuaded that the
escapes could not have been effected
without connivancc with the prison
officials.
So great n commotion has been caused
by these repeated Jail deliveries, that a
special comlssion has been sent to Siberia
to inquire into their causes, and to re-
organize the entire system of prison
government. Anumbcr of high officials,
under whose charge the escaped prisoners
were, have been suspended, and some
officers, who were either criminally neg
ligcnt or else assisted in releasing the
prisoners, have been arrested and thrown
into prison.
The refugees report that the Siberian
prisons and mines are crowded with cy-
lies. Disease is rampant, and scurvy is
especially severe. The mortality, tIey
say, is frightful. The Nihilists are great
ly excited and rcjoiced over the many
escapes, but declare that they will not
strike again until they arc sure of their
mark.
NJ. Dcgaieff, alias Jablonski, the Nj
hilist, whose escape is related above, has
had an eyentful and chcckercd career.
He had been identified with Nihilism for
many years, but did not como promi-
nently into notice until the murder of
General Strcinikoff at Odessa. For his
connection with this crime he was trans
ported to Siberia, but escaped and
returned to st. Petersburg. There he
protested TO have renowned Nihilism
and offered his services to Lieutenant
Colonel Sudeikin, the chief Of police for
tho District of st. Petersburg, and soon
became his confidential spy. On the
night Of December 19, 1888, De
gaicti was seated in n room with
Colonel Sudeikin and his nephew,
an assistant detective, when, at a
signal from DegaicM, the door was
suddenly thrown open and n shot fired
ut Colonel Sudcikin, which was immcdi-
ately followed by IL blow on the head
with n crowbar. Sudeikin seized two
heavy candlesticks and managed to Sc
vcrely wound one of his assailants before
he was finally overcome by the superb
ority of numbers and stabbed to death.
Meanwhile his nephew IA struck down
and left on the floor MORALLY W unded.
Degaicif, with tho assistance of the other
Nihilists, removed their wounded accom-
plicc, and all made their escape.
Degaieff made his way TO Geneva and
aftcrward to London, where he intended
to embark for America. He was de-
tanned for some reason, and when next
heard of had been captured on Russian
soil and sentenced to Siberia for life.
The murder of Colonel Sudeikin was
attributed to revenge for the arrest Of
Nine. Wolkenstein, who went to st.
Petersburg from Kharkof for the pur-
pose of numbering tho Car. Her arrest
was due to the energy of Colonel Sudei-
kin and his nephew.