Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-06-01
A DARING RESCUE.
Row Russian Tcrrorists Got ZEN OF
Their Brethren Out OF jail.

Their Brethren Out of Jail.
1u,o tho invention of a rOmancer Is
The following true incident from an ar
ticle by Leroy Scott in Everybody 5
Magazine. illustrating the resourceiul-
ness and cool nerve of the Russian ter
roristS:
"In Warsaw a year ago one OF the
most sl,illful most daring, of recent
terrorlstic plans was conSumma'eu-
without n shot or the loss of drop OF
blood Ten political prisoners III faVy-
ock prison were condemned to death'
and a group of Warsaw terroristS de-
termined TO rescue them or TO ule Try
ing Toward midnight, about thirty
hours before the time set Tor eAecu-
tion the voice of the chief of police Oh
Warsaw called over the telephone 10
the assistant prison warden; Get ready
these ten MISUNDERSTANDING names ana
dates and arrest-for immediate trans
For 70 the citadel. Gendarme Officer
Raron Rudberg will call in hair an
honr with the necessary orders ana
| will fake charge of the transfer
THAT gruff, authoritative voice was
Individually the chiefs the imitation
was perfect so the assistant warden
hogan hastily to prepare the necessary
papers. Within the specified hail houi
.Roron Rudberg' was at the prison
with six policemen. The latter were
loft inside the yard, at the prison en-
trance - yawning, smoking sleePliS
cursinr the revOlutioniSts. Baron huu
berg-very stiff, very insolent-proceeu
cd TO the assistant warden ana ueIlV
cred the orders for the prisoners. 1n'
minutes while the warden was exam
+ ming the papers were hours OF rack
e mo strain TO the terrorist beneath Gar
5 on Rudberg's mask. If there Wei'
t any flaw in the forgeries he ana III
comrades would die with the ten. bu
the forgeries were perfect.
"The warden humbly begged PARDON
e Int his papers were not yet ready
5 Baron Rudberg abused his slowheS
/. with true official arrogance. An hon
q nassed-two. This delay had not pee
q counted on. Momently the baron eA
nected some telephone call, some pc
lice visit. that would send them a
70 death. But finally the formalltle
were completed and the prisoners U
E. dered from their cells.
c 1.-THE prisoners Of course, were Il
rs tirely ignorant of the scheme LOT 'ne
wv rescue. When the ten were all Drousi
al together one of them recognized u
IL haron. and so sudden was the lu'
II; in that here was a plot for their deilVe
ny ance that he could not mask his lac
&c Tho baron saw the look and tremDl'
lest others had also seen 1t. immaculate
no hurst into new abuse Of the warde
which turned all eyes to that olncl
IN and reduced him to crlnging apology
,Gi .The ten prisoners were led down
lis tho entrance. where the six pollcem
he and the black prison wagon were
waiting. The policemen, WIN all
characteristic brutality Of the Kussl
police showed into the wagon the I
60 prisoners, still ignorant of their fa''
tic taking care that their comrades did
II attempt a desperate dash for liDer
p Die Then the gates were thrown open d
the the wagon ratified out.
"As they were going through qui
/. almost homeless, street one Of the
licemen on the back step called o
ion Hold! A wheel is broken? The WI
hen hen on stopped, and the driver clint
cal. down and stopped to examine the IN
n @G Gated wheel. Suddenly he was eau
tiers by the throat and thrust in among
: as as prisoners. Then the horses were drl'
con- to a secluded country house. Clot
money and passports were furnlsl
d, them, and Immediately all concerl
were hurrying toward the frohtler'