St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-20

observed that they had been especially
ordered by the chief of the police not to
20 in body to the government offices.
Then you refuse to follow ME"
shouted Olessotf, and he turned his back
upon them. The eXiles tried to make
aim understand that they were only
puzzled by the contradictory character
of his request and the instructions they
had received from the chief of police.
Therefore they only asked for some eX-
PLANTATION. The police officer. however,
left them without deigning to reply.
BUTCHERED IN COLD BLOOD.
A shocking scene now began, for a
few moments later the house was sur
rounded by soldiers and policemen. The
scene that enSued is thus described by
one of the victims. On looking out of
the window, | perceived a detachment
of soldiers advancing. When within a
hundred yards of the dwelling they
charged, flung themselves against the
door, which at once broke up into
splinters, and gave them admittance
into the yard. The house was in
Stantly surrounded, and the yard
thr0nged with troops and policemen.
We had hardly time to open the door for
them. Led by an officer they rushed
into the rooms and we were crushed
into a corner. There were about seventy
soldiers, commanded by Officer Karam-
tine. The commander of the garrison,
NJ. Nageff, was there, and also the
chief OF the police, NJ. Soukhatcheff.
together with numerous policemen,
Cossacks, etc. When the house was
filled with all these people we were
summoned to allow ourselves to be con-
Quoted undert scort to the police bureau.
kohaD- Bernstein, addressing the officer
karamtine. and speaking in the
name of all his comrades, replied that
they were perfectly willing to 20, and
this of their own free will: that they
were more DESTROYS than any one else
of knowing the reply the governor
meant to make to their clifton; that all
this violent display of armed force was
absolutely useless, and constituted an
uncalled-fOr insult to the eXIles, for
they had done nothing to pro-
woke such measures. The officer
seemed inclined to admit the force of
this reasoning. but the chief of the po-
speaking to the officer Karamtine,
shouted: ''You have done enough talk
ing; do what you have been ordered"
1 he officer, evidently in state of great
excitement. mechanically repeated,
''Wlll you follow us; reply, yes or no. -
1eS, yes" cried several of the eXiles !;
give us only time 10 put on our over
coats" But the soldiers did not wait or
listen: they sprang upon the unfOrtu-
nate exlles aud struck them
WITH THEIR BAYONETS
and the butt-end of their guns. In a
moment several men fell among those
who were the nearest TO the soldiers,
and then shots were fired, and this
again and again. 1t is impossible for
me to describe the scene which fol-
lowed. or what felt at this moment. l
do not understand how it was we were
not all killed; that some of us escaped
seems a miracle. The soldiers, after
the first attack, rushed out into the
yard, but the house was bvmbarded
from all four sides. The bullets came in
by the windows, and even penetrated
through the thin walls. There was
no shelter anywhere. We all went into
the largest room of the house. and some
of us tried to escape by the back door,
but had hardly opened it when they fell
back dead and pierced by several bull
lets. ChOur, mad with terror. sprang
into the yard. shouting: Enough!
enough. We surrender; but a pistol
shot, fired by the officer, Karamtine,
brought him down. Podbeisky. poIit-
ical exile, who lived close by and was
quietly sitting i'll his room, came run
ming out when he heard the re-
port of firearms to see what
was happening. He had hardly
reached the court occupied by
the soldiers when he was shot and
killed. The commander OF the prison,
Wager, himself terrified Ivy this Slaugh-
ter, had drawn his sword, and running
in front of his soldiers tried to make
them cease firing. At this moment Gov.
OStaShlne arrived in person, and per-
ceiYing the exile, IotOtf, who had come
out OF the bombarded house, he fired at
him twice with his revolver and
wounded hun. AT this example the fire
OF the soldiers was renewed with greater
energy. Their fury seemed unlimited.
Joseph EStrowitch, who was wounded
and was motiOnless Oh the ground, as
attacked by the soldiers and bayoneted
several times.
CRIPPLED OPEN BY THE BAYONETs.
One of the eXiles, named Iotoff.
happened to have revolver. and this is
how he himself describes the use he
made of it.
There were heartrending cries in the
room. jumped on the sofa. remem-
Der vaguely that fired upon an officer
who had leyeled his pistol at me, but
could not ay whether he or [ fired fisst.
What L saw and felt was the shots and
the bullets from the soldiers. Soon
lost consciousness. When came back
TO my senses, | found myself living on
the floor. l rose with difficulty, and saw
thai the soldiers had left the room. In a
corner l perceived Pix, whose body
rested against the wall, his head fell on
his chest, and there was pool of blood
by his side. On the floor, close by, there
was revolver. [ thought he was
wounded, and fastened to the next
room to get some water, but, altering
my MIND, returned to lay him down first
on the sofa. When. however, | raised
his head perceived he was dead. He
had, above the left eye, a CHASTITY hole.
from which blood and brains coed and
fell on his chest. Profoundly upset by
this horrible spectacle, L hurried
to the next room. There, on all
sides, on the ground and on the beds,
| saw the wounded. who were groaning
and praying for water. Some of our
friends had gathered round. and tried
to help them. Some one having said
that there was no water in the house.
but some ice in the yard, [ ran out to
fetch some. In crossing the third room
| saw lying undressed on the bed
Sophia Gourewitch, who had been
ripped open by the bayonets. One of
our comrades was placing pieces of ice
on the side of the enormous wound.
HER FACE WAS DEADLY PALE,
and she could hardly speak. ''Zotoff,"
she murmured. goodbye. am suffer
ing horribly. In mercy give me some
poison" felt as if was going mad.
and fled back to the first room, where |
heard my companions loudly demand
ing that medical aid should be sent.
Some Of us thought of going to the sol
diers in the yard and asking them fol
medical assistance, and accordingly
went in that direction, but when | ap.
preached the yald door 1 saw,
behind the soldiers, the hat
and head of O>tashine, the
governor. at that moment could only
think of the body of Pix. Of my com.
rades who were dying in agonies, OIL
who were crippled for life. Their dis
tressing cries still echoed in my ears
and there, just in front of me, stood the
| man who was the cause Of all this blood.
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