Mohave County miner., 1889-06-01
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MUv Justice nliscasrsss In xsasas-,Rhs
Tate Of 'saspects."
Mr.. Borodin, q we'll known writer ter tho
Russian magazine, "Annals Of ths Father
las,d," was banished TO the provinces OF va
kutsk on account of the ''dAngsrous' and
"pern!cious' character Of q manuscHp<
fos,nd In bis house by the police during .
search. This manuscript was . copy Of an
article upon the economic condition CT the
pr,vince OF viatks, which Mr. Borodin had
cent 10 the above NAMED magazine, but which
up 20 that time had not been Published Mr..
Boroiin went TO Eastern Siberia In con-
victs gray overcoat with yellow ace Of
diamonds on his back, and three or four
months after his arrival In Yakutsk be- had
the pleasure Of reading In the ANNALS of tho
Fashsriand" the very sams article for which
he had been exiled The minister Of the In
terror had sent him 10 Siberia merely for
having In his possession dangerous" and
.prnicious" manuscript, and then the bt
Petersburg committee OF censorship had Ger
tifisd that another copy Of that Same n,aiau-
S.ript WAS perfectly harmless, and had al
io~ed 1t TO TO published, without the change
Of u line, In ono Of the most popular and
widely circulated magazines I'm tho empire.
A. gentleman named Otchkin, In 1oacc'w,
WA, exiled TO Siberia by administrative pro
oes, in 1853 merely because, 10 adops Tia
language OF the order which was iascsd f0s
his arrest, be was suspected OF an intsnttea
70 Iut himself into an illegal position" In
high crime which Mr.. Otchkin was "sus'
pccted Of an Infection TO commit was tAs
taking Of fictitious name In place OF hia
OWL Upon what ground he was ''suspscaSa
Of an intention" 10 do this terrible thing hs
never knew.
Another exile Of my acquaintance, lir.
Y---, was banished merely because he was
. friend Of Mr.. g, who was awaiting
trial on the charge Of political conspiracy.
When Mr.. Z---'s case came to judicial
Investigation he was found TO be innocent
and was acquitted; but in tho meantime Mr..
Y---, merely for being friend Of this lin.
noc'snt man, had gone to Siberia by admins
trative process.
In another case a young student, called
Vladimir Sidorski Il use fctious namel,
was arrested by mistake instead Of another
and q different Sidorski named Victor, whose
presence In Moscow was regarded by sone-
body as ''prejs'sfeial to social order.n vlatli-
mir protested that he was not Victor, that
NC uih hoS 1he" Fbtolt hud tuut hl5 aiItsb
In the place OF Victor was the result OF O
stuTid blunder; but his protestations were OF
no avail. The police were too much occu-
pied in unearthing "conspiracies" and look
Ing after Enthusiastically" people to. devote
any time to troublesome veriacation Of sm
insignificant students identity. There must
have been something wrong abous him, they
argued, or he would not have been arrested,
and the safest thing to do with hins was 10
send him to Siberia, whoever no might bc-.-
and 10 Siberia he was sent. When tho con-
voy officer called the roll Of the outgoing ex-
lie party Vladimir Sidorski failed to answer
to Victor Sidorski's name, and the officer,
with curse, cried: "Victor Sidorskil Why
don't you answer to your Manner
ut Is not my name," replied vhdinsir,
'and won't answer to 1t. It's another ST.
dorski who ought to be going 70 Siberiap
"What IL your name thenr
Vladimir told him. The officer cooliy
erased the name "victor" In the roll OF tho
party, inserted the name "vlAdimira and NJ
married cynically: "It doesn't mako Q id
bit Of differencsr-Georgs Ksanan In Tss
Century. H1'F