New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01
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A POLITICAL SUSPECT" IN A RUSSIAN PRISON.

A POLITICAL SUSPECT" IN A RUSSIAN PRISON.
From Free Russia.
was taken into one of the little courts. in which
were four cells each with room 10. ten persons Inc
sleeping bers were for ten PERSONS Dut the pace U
tween he-e bo.ti- ant the wall 80 narrow as 10
make il difficult for all the ten TO walk at oen. oeE
cra OF them seneIaI s o., o. lie on ec %e in the
court some mendng their ragged ciotlhs, soio
knitting stockings. some merely wing or SnS de DO"
stroying parasites IN their hair or clothing seVeiai
persons surrounded me and asked VINO Was No" ipIS
to stay, aud where was going no on lu re-,
why | in prison that question Is consdesed In.
curiosity OF the questioners. most Of whom were IN
chains and were 70 be Transported 70 siberia Mas
me- on a sleeping berth ell wide. with dirty pillow
stuffed with straw. and no mattress or BLANKET, lor
both of which the prisoners cloak serves Inc prs
oVer who Showed me my place was the elder Of the
ward Cstaro,taD; he was very amable 10 me- ana
plenty Of room here there alc Only Yen vi u ~
ali the other cells there are fifteen mats why plW
SSS.1 he ae me me he Rd Noticed that Wore pecacs
and had therefore concluded that must ne gen,le
man and, Of course, must know how To write,
and he VA, just then very Xious 10 write petton
I. of course, consented. and asked him TO explain
NV attention was distracted by sudden sensation OF
burning all over is u tSy wn ne ar 0 Ia
nodded: nv experience was familiar to him. Never
mind" he said consolingly they only bite 80 furousY
'"' a. Sre Of nv CLOAK my shit wa literally
cred with vermln They We're N sucn s@9r ms u ss
rom them. Nv new friend ,tll trying to console mo-
helped me of with my shirt ana W, %e EN- ont ,to
70 gel warm we employed ourselves I'm clearing the
birt ~ vSrrnin BEFORE LAYING the cloak the ground
the elder held il up for me - look at ana Scei"t
20 to De almost free from tn-eriS hut aner Tt ~.
minutes he called my attention 10 a5a'h md con
%"t What condition the clothing that had been given
II, n "' Srcv, bafk win The bitter conviction that 10
,ro nseless 10 struggle against such endless legonS.
Hmt nv Instructor assured ne that there VIZ 20
20 that must niNf ptlFUN',
and that by working AZ II eighteen hour. day one
could r get ria tGr 5 but To- foow hi, advice NOD
That had any hope Of succe',: lul Ia'l ~" III
sheer desperation Int We had nor ong TO- so o,.c ~
i ana '" %e were oc up u the cell We ,,dd g I'd
some tiny lamp' ed ~th c6T Tft a 70 y % hold
Of pack Of cards and ,pen ne time IN pav sGv
n"en. me- sentinel might look in and catch tic
eamblers i'm the act. which would have resulted ~
search and The c9ncaon on 81 aam 1r gs the BEAUTIES
Dotice with a movement Of his foot. every 'imo
gamblers woud put on the most innocent air. ana
eScnpv them"ev.s in some other wav, - A. N.
ainci one moments relief from TIE t,rmrnt OF v vi,
rd drank some took OF their clothing and washod
IT, remaining naked Will" they did s.. Ile mn nr,,
Ing cmlness was SIN in the ,ns ar dov h S Ms
W.! evidently well accustomed TO the wora' anS
looked CompaSsionately upon my ignorance an.
Ss snnsS You look &' %af fS afraid Of qaa1
20 M II so gingerly, know whose CLOAK tntt l.; ~
Wopt on "A fortnight AGO there was fellow herr
lack Fool we used 70 call him qnlte na'. I'LL
yon lpow lie was always soft I'm his head ana Incn
he was ill., too: lust all over wounds ana sores iro't
head 10 foot, Well there he'd lie. and on course ne gys
III over these creatures he never trled 10 -et ~
~ them az course decent fellow wollhnt Ie'
III cloak GET into that state. hut the foo hdnt ar
~ no ie didn't seem 10 have any feeling somehow
on learning the biography Of my coaE, app Ss'srD
.o him I'm horror 70 know whether could not possibly
90. ~ changed for another He a. nrst nialntalnsn
that II was quite needless that We 'ouId E't RIA OF ,o
arin that one conh not catch diseases from cothcs
c,c hut he failed to convince NE. ~ coufs.;,,
he remarked az last. one can ger J, ca .hfc nan
nos. a In, lut n can he done here. sir, awning can
he go, for money. Wv. not only clean tlngS' you
can have spirits playing cards paper pens anu HIN
Nv cloak was changed that day Prisoners are nos
ouo,ad "a have money I'm their poSsession on, !"
arIsoner who has mOnfv 10 hi. account IN tie o'noo
con buv things IN the prison shop by orner ,,orc,
rr dealer like banker. cashcS yonr orner thpuEn
f. Goods instead OF money, and takes 20 per cent MINI
seN for trouble and risk. - ,o,,o In cor
That evening fct far less Hiscr"0i0' ia WV
sequence OF clean cloak