The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-11
THRAsHED A PRINCESS.
Young Russians Queer Way to
Hasten Hearing in Lawsuit.
New York sun.)

| An old case of private vengeance
growing out of the laws delay is in the
hands of the police of Odessa. Russia,
for settlement. Two men of high social
standing are i'm a hospital for repairs
preliminary to appearing in court
The trouble broke out one day in the
latter part of last July, when the
/ Princess CrussOva appeared in the
Odessa railway station to take a train
for st. Petersburg. Just as she was
about TO step into the railway carriage
a handsomely dressed young man
armed with a riding whip stepped up to
/ her.
Madam said he. 1T really dis
tresses me to hurt lady's feelings.
/ but
! He paused, raised his eyebrows and
shrugged his shoulders in token of dire
necessity. Then. seizing the lady by
the arm. he administered sound
thrashing upon her back and shoulders
Painting and hytericaI. the LADY, was
hustled into the railway carriage The
young man walked coolly to the guar
tiers of the railway police and related
what he had done. He said he was Ed
ward Narzissowitch Jokitsch, and he
had thrashed the princess as the result
of well-considered resolve.
Sometime before the railway station
scene Jokitsch had sent to everyone
/ who had any social standing in OF
about Odessa announcement cards with
! the picture of Prince SerSius Nicoli-
witsch Urussow and statement that
[ he had by dishonest swindling methods
obtained from him an estate worth 500,-
GOO rublt.s for $4,000 rubles.
Jokitsch had also brought suit
against the prince for restitution of tbs
property. The earlv hearings brought
| out from the prince admissions that he
| had not acquired the property in q
strictly regular way but he utterly re-
fused 10 give II uD on any. terms. He
| fought the suit by dilatory tactics and
in the midst of them he died.
After the death of the prince his Wife
asyouhg and handsome woman. showed
| herself equally obstinate. She would
not let go the property, and she had
influence enough to keep the legal pro.
! ceedings dragging along at a snaiPs
pace.
Jokitsch at last hit upon the idea oi
inficting 4 public chatisement on hel
with the idea that it would compel tbs
authorities to take notice of the case
ard render a speedy decision. To make
the goad of publicity more effective, ht
sent out later another set of announce
ment cards with the portrait of tbs
| princess ana a sketch OF the Wflp ftl1t
this text:
Princess Jewrosinia Canstantinows
| U'russOwa, a notorious female cut
/ throat. was thoroughly beaten fol
| swindling in Odessa on July %, 1906"
The princess refused TO prosecute hel
| assailant either for the assault or tn.
cards. But Jokitsch brought vengeance
on himself by sending a number Of
them abroad.
One of these finally reached tn,
hands of Anton d'Almelt. a Greek and
a relative Of the princess. He wa,
seized with a rage for revenge. anS
Fposted hot foot to Odessa. where he la,
in wait for Jokitsch on the street.
When they met AIneit, 1ithou
warming, struck Jokitsch a blow with
stick. which cut his head open AM
knocked him down. Then he jumped OF
the PROSTATE horsewhipper ana bea
him numerically with stick upon TIT
head and body until Jokitseh drew
stiletto from his breast, and pullin,
Almeit down on top of him plunged i
into his side.
Both eombat9nts were bathed il
blood when the police reached them
There are criminal charges lodge,
against both. and when the trial come
up the princess will have to appear an,
explain her possession of the dispute,
property.