The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-30
AN EXILE'S STORY.
Russian Tells of His Experiences in Siberia
Where He was Under Surveillance.

W utTt he was Unuer surveillance
Especial to THE Observation-Disclosures Dispatch.l
New YORK, Oct. 29.-There arrived in
New York from abroad last week a Rus
sian, who until recently was political ex-
lie IN Siberia for four years His name is
Dr. Isaac Aaronovich. He is cultured, and
has high reputation for legal ability in
Russia; besides, he is doctor of medicines.
He has contributed to Russian literature
and speaks several languages f1uently. He
is guest of DR.. Wohlmann. DIR. Aarono
Wen told his story to reporter today. Il
shalt begin,'' said the doctor, sby saving
that George KEENAN, has told the truth.
Inc men OF whom be speaks in his lectures
nave met IN exile DR.. Dolgopoly, upon
whom atroeious cruelties were practised.
and who was taken from one Siberian place
to another in the dead OF winter, while i'll
and dressed in his night clothes, knew in
tlmately when | was a student at ST.
petersburg in 1879
inspired by love of authorship 1 had
written little pamphlet entitled What is
Constitutionalism! criticising in a youth
III way some features of the government,
L mad TINS printed at the office of the Zemb
Jdcotl0 radical paper, the printing place
OF which was secret. There was a re-
ward OF 4. ZOO roubles offered by the police
Tor the location of the press rooms of the
liberal organ. detective in the guise of
workineman induced myself and friends
TO print an appeal to workingnlen adyo-
eating big strike and the Office of the
paper was ralded. | was exiled from St
PETERSBURG and placed in my native town
under strict police surveillance as a. sus-
plclous and dangerous character Nothing
couio De proved against me except my un-
fortunate literary effort 1 organized a
reading class in my village and we met
once a week. was guilty of translatinp
the terrible book called Buckles History
OF Civilization. To this owe my exile to
Siberia; 1T was in 1881. | had been mar
RED short time and was sent to Siberia
for an indefinite term, we went from
Mini ovgorod to Siberia and soldiers ac
companied me all the way Every forty
miles there was relay of horses and an
other wagon. | was not allowed to seep
anywhere on the road but had to do the
best could by getting maps in the bottom
OF the wagon. The jolting was frightful.
II at last reached my destinasion.
alotorysk, small village As | had
really committed no very grevious crime. I
was simply under surveillance We were
an interesting little community. There was
ME- Machlet, writer of considerable abil-
lty, who tried to found a Russian COLONY in
Kansas. His wife has been exiled for an
indefinite term Korolin, also a well-known
writer, was with US. Then here was for
time Dr. Dolgopoloy, Remnants friend He
suffered severe imprisonment. When he
was first exiled he was placed in small
Siberian village, the priest of which was
afflicted with cataract of one eye. Being
celebrated specialist, DR.. Dolgopoloy volun
teered to treat the unfortunate man and he
cured him. This was a crime, as the exile
had been forbidden to exercise his profess
sion, and he was obliged to undergo a long
Imprisonment for the offense We became
small Utopia. We shared our money
with each other, the rich exiles supporting
the poorer ones. After four wears of this
existence was pardoned, free to go home
again, but always under strict police sur
veillancen