The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-08
Yakutsk settlements to make some pur.

come 10 the police BtatlOn. Weth0ugh,
that there must DO some misunderstood
ing, rs We were waiting by the orders Of
the Chief OF Police. Olesof turned on
/ his heel saying, Then understand you
) won't come We said no such thing.
IA company Of Cossacks numbering
over n hundred men, under command oi
an officer named Karamzin, then ap,
peared, battered down the gates OF the
court yard and fifteen or twenty OF them
entered the house, while the others sur.
rounded 1t. The officers who entered
with the soldiers were Chief OF Police
Souchaker, Capt. Washer, the local com.
mander Of the whole Cossack force In the
town, and Olesoi, the Police Overseer.
karanzin, In command OF tho company,
also entered and told us he had the Gov.
ernor's orders to take US TO the police
station. We tried to explain our side Of
the case, and said that we had not
assembled there for any other purpose
than TO receive the Governors reply,
but we would 10 to the police station,
ouly asking that karamzin withdraw his
troops. The Chief OF the Police then
said TO karamzin, 'What ia the use OF
your talking with them? Do what you
were ordered to- karamzin then cried
out 10 the Cossacks: Take them!
MASSACRE OF TIE ExILRs.
ave were assembled In room about
twenty feet square, and had gathered in
one corner, from which position the Cos.
sacks endeavored to oust US by striking
us with their cubbed rifles and pricking
us with their bayonets. Some women,
being wounded quite severely, began 10
scream. Cartridges had been served out
to the soldiers the night before, aud they
fired point blank into tho miscellaneous
crowd OF men and women. Five exiles
had revolvers which they had bought rs
a means OF protection on their journey,
and not for the purpose OF resisting the
authorities. Nicolai Zolof drew his re.
volver, sprang upon the divan and
shouted: stop! stop" The firing then
became general on both sides. After one
or two volleys the soldiers Withdrew
from the house and the whole Cossack
force outside then poured in their fire
through the doors and Eschur, one OF
our number, rushed into the courtyard
crying: surrender, but was shot
dead short distance from the steps.
Podbetski, who heard the firing and ran
to the house to see what was the matter,
was shot dead ut the courtyard gate. He |
was not implicated in the affair in any
way, and was within two months OF the |
termination OF his exile. Joseph Estre-
vich, already wounded, rushed into the
courtyard, fell and was repeatedly bay
oneted as he lay on the ground. As u
result OF this atiray, six OF US, including
one woman, wer6 killed outright. The
woman's stomach was all torn open by |
hayonet; all the rest Of us were more
or less injured.
"At the first lull in the firing upon the
house Zolof ran out iuto the court yard.
1t does not appear for what purpose. |
There he saw Governor Oshtokin, who |
had arrived, and whom he doubtless be-
lieved to be responsible for the killing OF |
his friends. He drew his revolver and |
fired twoS shots at the Governor. But
for this there might have been no more
shooting. Zolof, however, wounded the
Governor, and the soldiers recommended |
firing into the house. After two or three
volleys this firing was stopped by Capt.
Vashei."
The Government casualties were one
soldier killed and the Governor and
soldier slightly wounded. The exiles
killed were Serglus Pix, Sophie Cure
With, Pani, Pot6etski, Peter Mokhanof,
Gregory. Shura and Jacob Notkin.
Twelve others were severely wounded.
TRIAL OF THE SURVIVORS,.
Three months later the survivors were
tried by court martial on the charge of
armed resistance. This court martial
was composed as follows: President,
Lieut.. Col. Savitski; Capt. Korsakof,
Capt. Tiagunof, sub.Capt. Yermakof
and one Fedorsf. The trial began on
the 9Th Of June. The following cues.
tions were put to each OF the prisoners
at the trial by the presiding officer:
"What is your name, age and relie-
ion ?" and the prisoner replies.
''Do you observe the ceremonies OF
religion ?"
"Since the day OF our arrest, no."
ado you adhere to your statements
made at the preliminary examination ?"
QhG statements were read over again 10 |
the prisoner). He replies, eyes"
"You are accused OF armed resistance |
to the authorities. What have you to
say?"
"Upon what is this accusation
founded?"
"The Court is not obliged to inform
you"
The Prisoner-Presence in the house
is not proof of the accusation. was
there, but l did not make any armed re-
sistence. l do not know why l have
been implicate d in this affair.
The C0urt-1t is out OF place 10 teach
the Court. Speak more briefly. Have
you anything more to say2 Al think
not. r...
The Ofiicer-You can 60.
beyond this" says one OF Mr.. Ken
mans correspondents, "the prisoners
were allowed to say nothing in their
own behalf"
Three OF the prisoners were hanged.
kohau Bernstein, who had been severe.
ly wounded and was unable to stand,
was taken to the scafold on bed from
the hospital, the moose put around his
neck and the bed taken from under him.
He was choked to death. Fourteen
others, including four women, were sem
fenced for different terms ranging from
ten to fifteen years.
~ consider that this information re-
ceived from Russia" said Mr.. Kennan in
conclusion, $50 minute and circumstan.
tial in every detail, and knowing the re.
liability OF its source, to be a complete
aud conclusive answer to the recent
strenuous denials Of the Russian Gov
eminent, which were published in the
New York Tribune auout two weeks ago.
MI. Wm. Tallett, the President OF the
great Howard Association OF England,
says that every effort will be made to
bring this matter before the Interna.
tional Prison Congress, which will meet
in St. Petersburg. II the Russian Gov
ernment will permit it, and be ready to
meet the issue, ! will undertake to prove
to this Prison Congress every charge
that have arrayed against it in the arti-
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