The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-09-15
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The scowl that swept over the dark face
Of Count Suvorot showed how the barbed
shaft OF words had pierced him. and adj
dressed his contreres he said
"Did not say that these Jews had be-
come insolent? and here, out of the mouth
OF ono of their shining lights we have dir
ect evidence fit; for this man who thus
dares to insult us, who are charged to adj
minister impartial justice, is guilty of the
crime ofmurder.
Jeff lay their hands, at his bidding, on the
old Jew and forcibly remove him from the
court. And as he went he raised his
hands, joining them as if in supplication,
and said with a suppressed fierceness-
"As surely as the sun shines when the
sky is cloudess, the jews hour Of ven
geance will strike. Then let Russia treni-
BILE for her people, who now groan beneath
barbaric despotism, and whose souls can
hardly be called their own, will rise in
their might and fling off the accused yoke
which brushes them into the dust, even as
the slaves of old Egypt We're crushed"
This little speech fell like a bombshell on
the slightest loophole of escape for the ILL
starred Arama it was quite closed now, as
with brutal roughness he was thrust from
the court, and being llaced at once i'll
drssky, was driven under a strong escort to
the fortress fist. Peter and Paul. A man
who had the daring. to nse such seditious
language was considered so dangerous that
only the strongest dungeon i'll the fortress
was likely 10 keep him quiet.
The disturbing element of the court hav-
ing thus been gotr of the business proceed
cd with an affected solemnity that was very
much like blasphemy. Peter Alexieif, the
Chief of the Police, was then examined,
and he testified to the quarrel in the
bazaar between the Jew and Christian
and how, with ferocious violence, the
Jew had slain the Christian without any
provocation. At this the wrath of the peo-
pie had risen, and before they could be
called to order they had rushed to the
PeterSburgskaia and attacked the Jews
houses. But even then they would hardly
have procee led to the length they did had
no. Aaron Arama unjustifiably fired upon
them Staying an honest moujik named
Skayronsky. The mob revenged this
murder and the result was the lamentable
loss of life that had occurred.
Such was Alexieff's lying version of the
affair, and he turthera added that he had
lost not moment in getting his men out,
and then finding that with the force at his
command he could not cope with the rio
tiers, armed as they were, he had invoked
the aid of the military, and it was only by
that means that the riot was suppressed.
Alter this evidence of the Chief of the Po-
lice, 1T was not considered necessary to pro-
coed any further 1t was very clear to the
court, (which had carefully and imparti-
ally inquired into all the details OF the riot,
that the Jews had broken the law in the
first instances; and that not only were they
not entitled to any compensation, but the
ringleaders were liable to fine and inpris-
onment, and would have to be dealt with
by the police. As for Aaron Arama apart
from his having defied the law of the coun-
try in which he lived he had grossly and
shamefully insulted the Court of Inc uiry,
and had given utterance to language SO out
rageous, that it was painfully clear he was
a very dangerous person. and likely, unless
dealt with severely, to cause dissatisfaction
amongst the peaceful subjects of the great
and humane Gar, who was ever striving TO
make his people happy and contented."
As soon as eyer this bombastic decision
of the court was delivered the police
swooped down upon the Jews, and arrests
were made wholesale.
The following day Peter Alexieff sat in
his bureau, and to him entered Pavloff in
obedience 10 all order he had received.
"What news. Pavlof?" asked the chief.
Il have discovered the hiding place of
the Jew'ssdaughter."
'Ah, that is good,n exc aimed Alexieff,
with a slight smile Dissatisfaction. Where
"At the house of Nekrassof, the mer-
chant
exeff, elevating his bushy eyebrows in
amazement
Even so, your greatness"
"But Nekrassoff is Christian"
'That also is true, your greatness; but he
was much indebted TO Arama and he has
given Rachel shelter"
Alexieff bit his lip with vexation, and,
running his fingers through his hair,
| said--
"Nekrassoff must be watched. You un-
derstand?"
Perfectly"
"And it is a pity that we cannot place
Rachel under arrest. Is it not possible? |
say, is it not possible, Pavloff having re-
gard to all that has taken place, that she
may have given utterance to some sedit-
| ious language, and that witnesses could be
found who could testify to it?"
''Truly, little father, she has uttered
many dangerous sentiments, and there be
those who will swear to having heard them.
! But it may SO happen that we shall be
saved any trouble, for Rachel, as report
] informs me, is stricken with a serious ILL
ness of the brain, from which she is not
! likely to recover"
Alexieff smiled again as he bent oyer his
desk; and he remarked;
'tYou are very conscientious and clever
! agent, Pavloff; and what of my son2 Does
j he know of Rachel's retreatP'
mo; I have no evidence that he does"
| 1t Is We'll. Won may go.
Payloff retired, and then Alexieff penned
| despatch to the chief magistrate of the
! city, saying that by means Of his trusty
agents he had learnt that most deter
mined attempt was to be made by the Jews,
by means Of heavy bribes or otherwise, as
1 circumstances might dictate, to release
Aaron Arama, who beyond doubt was
secretly then ea ea to the 50 ohls aeh Tna
easiness in the Cars kingdom: It was
therefore advisable that steps should be
taken to have Arama removed to the greater
security of the State criminal prisan OF
Schlusselburg. and should his greatness the
/ chief magistrate think proper To issue the
necessary papers for this purpose, and I'M
trust them 10 his humble and devoted serv-
ant, he would see the order duly carried
out.
When the dispatch was finished, Alexeff
] summoned one oil his trusty attendants and
babe him convey the document to the chief
magistrate This having been done, there
/ ply camel back in the due course, and
/ Peter Alexeffl Chief of the Police, was
authorized and instructed to lose no time
III having the dangerous conspirator and
criminal, Aaron Arama, removed to the
ancient prison fortress of Schlus elburg,
where he would be kept and safely guarded
until brought up for trial.
The fangs OF mine enemy are crushed
now for ever" muttered Alexieff with a
tritimphaht laugh; as he pro, eeded to St.
Peter and Paul with the chief magistrate
warrant in his pocket.
His exultation was fairly we'll justified;
for in such country as Russia, where the
administration ofthe law was an outrage
on justice, nan like Aaron Aranla,
aga list whom 1t might be difficult to get
such proof as would warrant his condem-
nation, could be kept in prison indefinitely
kept there until lie rottcd body and soul,
or went raving mad with the horrible sill
ence and unbroken gloom Of an under
ground dungeon, Alexietf being low
! minded min without anonnobling traitin
Ills composition, hated Aaron Arama
| With d Bitteriiess that struggled to
find c&pressidh in spbiecting hifiito all
l'ihe indignities and torture thafeould be In
| fieted on him. And he knew that when
once the great gates OF the lonely and water
engirt fortress prison OF sehluselbnrg had
closed upon the Wretohed man his Ii e
would practically end. 1t is true he might
continue to live OH for months or years,
but IL would be living death, TO which
tile mystery and eternal silence OF the grave
would be u thousand times preferable