Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-25


the criminal, Nifont obeyed the call.
just then a messenger entered the
court room, and approaching the judges
bench, handed Governor Dumbrowski a
sealed note. Dumbrowski opened il
hastily. A smile Of triumph overspread
his hideous couutenance as he read the
contents, which consisted OF single
line.
"Your request is granted"
VALEsKA.
Turning to his associates on the bench
he said: II have just received advices
from Moscow: Dolgopolof will not be
tried to-day. Let him be remanded to
prison."
The judges silently acquiesced in
their superior's decision, and Nifont
was conducted back to the dungeon.
vainly trying to find the solution for
this strange proceeding.
fastening to his Office DombrowsM
found Marie waiting. Dashing off u
few lines on stamped paper he handed
it to her.
Take this to your mistress, and also
this packet" he said, land tell her to
leave the rest to me-"
"My mistress told me to give you this
key" replied Marie, handing Dombrow-
ski door-key, land to request you to
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"I'll be there, my Jewel of maid"
replied Dombrowski, attempting to
pinch Marie's cheek, which attempt,
however, proved failure, as the girl
slipped quickly out of the door,"
Next morning early risers in the
neighborhood of the Dolgopolof resi-
dence were surprised to see the form Of
a man lying in. the doorway of the
house. A crowd soon gathered, and
when several of the more curious made
their way into the grounds they were
Mortified to see pool of blood collected
near the prostrate man. The watch was
hastily summoned, as no one dared to
move the dead body, which lay prone
upon it's face, and a cloak thrown over
it so as to effectually conceal the head.
When the "pisars," headed by the
"Chinovnik, - arrived, the crowd, which
had now grown to large proportions,
made room for the officers. The Chm
ovnlk stepped forward and turned the
body face upward, throwing back the
cloak as he did So. A cry OF horror
went up. That CHASTITY face was famil-
lar to all. 1t was Imri Dombrowski,
governor of liver. A small dagger, n
woman's weapon, was driven to the hllt
into the left breast OF the governor, and
told the tale at once. A stream of blood
followed the withdrawal of the dagger,
and showed how true the blow was
which penetrated the heart, and must
have caused death at once. The officer
examined the weapon carefully; on the
hilt, which was of pearl, the name
"Valeska" was engraved. Dispatching
"pisar" to the Jail to notify the officers
in charge of the murder that had been
committed, the Cbinovnik searched the
premises, with the aid of the Cpisars.
Nothing was found which could furnish
a clew to the perpetrators. No one was
| about the house, and everything was
in perfect order and giving no evidence
of struggle. When about to leave the
sitting-room, which was the last apart
ment visited by the chief. he noticed
piece of paper lying on the table. Pick
ing it up he read:
Il have killed Imri Dombrowski with
| my own hand because he was bent upon
| my destruction.
''VALEsKA DOLGOPOLOF."
The official put the confession into
his pocket and stepped out into the
grounds where the messenger. since re-
turned from the Jail was awaiting the ap-
pearance of his chief. The Chinovnik
was surprised to learn that Nifont Dol
gopolof had been released from the Jail
| the same night wherein the murder
had been committed, under an order
presented DyiValeska and signed by the
man who now lay cold in death. A sot-
mia of Cossacks soon arrived and trans
ferred the body of Dombrowski to the
palace of justice. The news was spread
like wild fire and soon the murder was
upon everybody's tongue. Investigation
by the authorities after many months
gave no clew to the whereabouts of Nj
font and Valeska. All that could be
learned was that on that eventful night
or rather morning, they had boarded a
train on the NikOlaievsk railroad, and
there all trace of them was lost.