The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-08-02

MOSCOW, Russia, Aug. "A
young Russian lady named Olga
Netchkof, the daughter of a Russian
general residing at Moscow, has been
arrested here on charge of partici-
pating in revolutionary propa ganda.
She was conveyed to the police
station in the suburb Yakiman, where
she refused to give her name and
address. The police official there
Beat her.
Three robust policemen fell upon
the girl to obey orders. Seeing that
she was helpless she cried. Il give
in" and in order to shield her father
from annoyance, gave a false name
and address. Her replies appeared
suspicious to the police, and she was
dragged round to all the police sta
tons in Moscow for examination.
Miss Netchkoff thus describes her
experiences:
! AT noon detective in plain
clothes took me to a house which
had a queer appearance, and did not
sentry before the entrance let us in
and locked the door behind us. We
were in a narrow dark passage from
which flight of steps led up into
the first floor
Here | noticed a policeman who
was quite drunk and could not walk
steadily; my escort and this police
cod l,-,y 60, a
the flight of stairs. l did not quite
understand what danger threatened
me- but l instinctivcly resisted. The
detective who had brought me to
the house left me alone and ran up
the flight of stairs. The drunken po-
liceman made further efforts to drag
me up the stairs. but l fought des-
pcrately to defend myself.
stop your struggles said the
policeman with grin. 4 have orders
to do what like with you and it is
useless to resist. We always treat
revolutionary young ladies in this
way here
Il extricated myself from his
craps, and rushed towards the door
shrieking for help. | demanded that
the door should be opened and that
higher officials should be called, but
in vain. The drunken policeman
pursued me and renewed his attack.
When | saw that there was no pros
pect of rescue beat my head
against the wall in the hope OF
smashing my skull and escaping dis
honor by suicide At last | fell down
exhausted, but without losing con-
sciousness.
AT this moment | heard another
voice saying, Leave her alone, she
is made with fear ana might die.
That might be unpleasant The
man fetched a doctor, who had me
conveyed to room. The policeman
and the detective who had brought
me- there kicked me In order to COM
pei me to stand up, but l had no
strength to do so. The detective be-
laborcd my face with his fists.
after the doctor had revived me
| was placed in cell and left there
without food or drink. The warder
gave me- - peace, but opened the
door of my cell continually and an
noycd me with his insults. lie also
beat and kicked me. During the
night | was taken back TO the police
station at Yakiman ana put in a cell
together with "A female thief and a
woman of low repute, Here | saw
terrible scenes
remained In this confinement for
three days, during which l was half
starved. beaten, kicked, insulted and
submitted to mdescribahle indigni-
ties. on the third day | mentioned
my real name and address. where
upon the police were somewhat
alarmed was, however, placed in
| solitary confinement and detained
under arrest FOR further week,
after which | was released"
| Afterwards IT tranSpired that there
I was no ground whatever for the