The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-02-27
FLOGGED 4 WOMAN.
HOW MADAME SIGIDA DIED UN-
DER THE CXAR'S KNOUT.

DflFcS TWO Wen TO Dcnth-KusSinn II
| Atrocities.
Provided with cable dispatch Of in
PRODUCTION from Geo. Kenan, the Gel
cbratcd Siberian traveller, the London
agent Of the Associated Press called
on Serguis Etcphnian, ssthe we'll known
writer upon Russia's political and SER
ial conditions. Stephnian was asked
whether he could give any informa-
ton in regard TO the outrages in the
political prison at Kara in Eastern ST.
IBERIA, rumors about which had re-
Gently reached the public press by
way Of the Russian colony in Paris.
ONLY HINT OF THE TRAGEDY.
otcphnian stated that the reports
already published gave only a hint of
the horrible tragedy enacted at Kara.
Perfectly trustworthy information, he
said, had been received in cipher let
tcrS that succeeded in getting through
to Paris and London from cXiles in
Eastern Siberia. These letters, which
are nothing but meagre scraps of pa
per, tell the story ofthe recent horror
OLlN III llS llttlu OlUIluS, DllU OuC VINO
knows about Siberian life does not
need II circumstantial recital to un-
dclstand the cruelty of the discipline
and the agony Of suffering of which
this horror was the elimination The
full details of the dreadful story can
rot he long now in reaching the Wes-
torn world, coming so soon after the
publicity given to tho Yakutsh afro
rit If !, c,;l 10 4 I.
sense Of horror already felt by the
civilized world at Russa's treatment
Of political offenders
ONE WOMAN FLOGGED TO DEATH AND
THREEsUICIDE.
The facts SO far received arc as fol.
lows: Madame Sigida did not com
NIT suicide, as the earliest reports
stated. She died from the effects Of Il
cruel ilogGing TO which she was sub
jected. The ilogging took place Wed,
ncsday, The 9th of November. T. was
continued until under the brutal blows
the unhappy victim lost consciousness
and lay as one dead. The poor wo
man never revived from the terrible
shock, but continued to grow weaker
and weaker until Friday, when death
came to her relief The news Of her
shocking official murder produced
widespread dismay and anguish
am Ong her follow prisoners and three
of them, unable longer to bear their
wretched fatn, committed suicide by
taking poison. How they obtained
the poison is not known, but probably
they had it long time in their pos,
session and were keeping it as o last
IJ Of 10 IN
were Marie Kalush, Maria rndlovina
Karalefskega and Nadesenta Smir,
netka.
SAD FATE OF A GIRL.
Maria Kalush was arrested in | 1882
being then a girl Of Is, on change oi
dlsloyalty. Her father was u merch.
ant at Odessa. During her imprison-
ment every means was tried in vain to
extort fl ON her confession implica.
ting her friends. Az last Col. Katus
kye gen d'armc officer, brought tC
her a akillfully forged statement, pur.
porting to be confession from hcl
fellow conspirators, and promised i'm,
munity if she also confessed. Marie
fell into tie trap and confessed, and
her confession was used against her
| friends, who were sentenced to penal
servitude. When she learned they
had made no confession, but had been
convicted on her testimony alone, she
procured revolver and on Aug. 21
called upon Col. Katuskya and fired
I at him, wounding him slightly. For
this attempted assassination shc was
condemned by court martial at Odes.
sa on Sept. 10, 1884, and sentenced to
| twenty years penal scrVitude.
TORN FROM HER HUSBAND, REASON
FLEEs.
Mary PadloVina Karalefska aga was
q young married lady 35 years of age
daughter Of well known landed
proprietor in the south Of Russia
Paul VOrautsog, and n sister Of Basi
VOrautson, enc of the best know
political economists in Russia. Sh,
joined secret circle, which was sur
priscd and captured by the police il
February, 1879, and was sentenced t
thirteen years penal serVitude will
exile to Siberia for life and depriva
tion Of all civil rights. Her husband
though not present. was sent by al
administrative process thousant
miles from tho mines to which sh
was sent. The separation drove he
insane and she was put in Straigh
jacket. In 1881 she was allowed t
join her husband in the hope ofrestor
ing her reason. She recovered, Eu
the new governor separated then
again and she was restored to tn
Kara mines.
Nadesenta SmirnctZka was 33 yeal
old and astudent in a,woman's college
She was sent to the Kara mines fo
fifteen years with penal serVitudc.
HORROR DRIVES TWO MEN TO DEATI
shortly after the suicide Of Tn
three women, a brother Of Marie Ka
lush, also a political prisoner, die
suddenly 1T is not definitely know
as yet whether he too died by Doiso
, or whether his death was tho result {
overpowering grief on learning of tn
death ofhis sister.
. Another exile, named BobokOVC
| committed suicide rather than submit t
} the cruel humiliation and suffering {
1ogGing. Bobokovo was a uniVersit
! stUdent and took part in some publ
| demonstrations of the students whic
, were displeasing to tho authorize!
! lie was therefore, ordered to max
7 his abode at Pinego, a small village i
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