The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-20


LONDON, Feh.2 l.-Provided With . cable
dispatch of introduction from George kim
nan, the ceisbrated Siberian traveller. the
London agent of the Associated Press
called this morning on Sergius 6tspniak,
the weIl-known writer upon Siberian poll
teal and social conditions. Stepnisk,
when asked whether be could give any in
formation In regard to the outrage In the
political prison At Kara in Eastern Siberia,
replied that reports already published gave
only a outline Of the horrible tragedy
enacted At Kara
Perfectly Trustworthy information, he
said. had been received in q cipher letter OF
al the story in its main outline. The full
details are dreadful. and cannot now be
long in reaching the Western World, COM
ing so soon after the publicity given to
Yakusakas ct Roc;ta. The facts. 50 far -
recsived. ere - follows: Nine. 6agada did
NOS commit suicide. - the earliest reports
stated. She died from the effects of cruel
logging 10 which she was subjected. The
logging occurred Wednesday. TWAS con-
tinued with brutal blows until the victim
lost consciousness and lay ~ dead.
The news Of her shocking murder pro-
ducsd widespread dismay and anguish
among her female fellow prisoners. and
three Of them, unable longer 70 bear their
wretched treatment, committed suicide By
poison. The names Of the women were:
Marie KaIuihya, Maria Paoioona Kara
liefsjka and Nedooxjda Smirnithkaxa.
Marie Kaiujhya. . girl Of Is, vas
arrested ON charge Of disl0yalty. Every
means tried TO ext0rt . confession or
the implication Of friends was futile until
Colonel Kasanski brought her forged
statement purporting TO be confession Of
her feslow-conspiratOrs, and promising
immunity Marie fell into the trap and
confessed. and her confession Vas used
against her friends, who were sent into
penal servirude. When she learned Of the
deception she procured revolver and
tried to kill him. For this she was sem
fenced to twenty years penal servitude.
Marie Paolaoona karaliefsjks was .
young married lady. about IS years Of age,
Of good family. In 1871 she was sentenced
20 thirteen years penal servitude. With
exile to Siberia for life. for belonging to =
secret society. Her husband Was sent .
thousand miles from the mines. The sep
aration drove her insane and IN ISL she
was allowed 70 Join her husband. Hope
restoring her reason. she recovered, but the
new governor separated them again and
she was returned TO the Kara mines.
Aedooxja Smirithka Was IS years old and
. student in the Woman's college. She
was sentenced to fifteen years with penal
servitude for life
Shortly after the suicide Of the three
women. . brother Of Marie Kaiushaya,
also . political prisoner, died suddenly.
Another exile named Bisikoo committed
suicide rather than submit to the humilia-
ton and suffering Of fiogging. The logging
of Sgida occurred under orders issued b
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Baronkoff. governor
general Of the province of Amor, In which
the prison is situated The orders directed
that the secret edict Of March, lSSs. signed
prisons for the empire. should be undinch-
ingiy enforced.
This edict was 10 the effect that political
convicts should Be treated by prison Of
ficials in precisely the same manner -
criminals condemned for common-law of
lenses. In what particular Madame Sagada
transgrcssed the prison rules Is not clearly
explained. but the fiogging Of . sensitive,
cultured woman 20 death for any lack Of
conformity to prison regulations Stephniak
thought would impress the world with pro
found horror Of the political prisons Ut
Kara
Stephniak said he had in some way
learned that political exiles imprisoned q
Saghalcoo had also been subjected to fioe-
ging. They we're constantly in dread of
similar torture to that inflicted on Madame
Sagada. Stephniak thought it likely thai
the publication Of the facts would force the
superior officials Of Russia 70 take some
notice OF affairs. bat the Jogging and ali
ether hrusalifies were entirely due 10 direct
orders from the general government ~ ST.
Petersburg.