Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-11
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money ran out the soldiers frequently
soon became a mass of bruises and
cuts. At last. after a month and
half, warder told him he could go.
NONE OF HIS BUSINESS.
But now, perhaps you will tell me
why l was brought here?" queried
SZymanski.
THAT is no business of yours: so il
you don't want to be shut up for an
other six weeks make yourself scarce"
Which he did. He arrived home much
to the joy of his wife and family, who
thought he had been taken from War
saw, having been told at all the prIs-
ons that no man named Szymanski
was there.
Some weeks after he was called 10 the
local branch OF the Azov bank to make
some brass rods. The porter eyed him
with interest, and, when he was go
ing out. beckoned him aside.
"You look thin and hard-up since you
were here last" he began. Has any
thing happened to you?"
I've been in prison and don't know
what for" was the answer. Perhaps
you can tell me-"
The porter nodded. well, you see."
he said. ut was like this. The other
porter who lives here. used to keep
bombs In an attic under the roof. When
some of them exploded. Just six weeks
ago, the police came and searched my
lodge, Among other papers they found
your telephone number and your name
on slip OF paper. II you remember
/ wrote II down In case we should want
TO get you for job. They asked me
where you lived and what you were.
ana when j said L didn't know, beat
me till / remembered They must
have arrested you the same night"
BARBARoUs MISTAKE"
This sort OF thing-the police call II
Neutrality-suspicious. so often that some
people VIII not leave their cards In
other peoples houses. or their addresses
either. 1t II by following this system
that tho prisons are crowded with men
and women who never have had the
Temoteat connection with politics. only
| the other day an engineer was measur-
| ing pavement IN Odessa for new gas
pipes. A member OF the secret police
| saw him, and, without waiting to ask
! questions. arrested him. The unucky
| man was In prison for three days be-
| fore anybody would listen TO him They
| then discovered that he was a servant
| of the municipality and let him go with
| the curt explanation OF "pOmililis"
| owe made a mlstake.D They had
beaten him well before arriving at this
| conclusion.
HUMAN LIFE CHEAP.
But worse things than this happen. A
hoy named Adolf Abramowicz was In
prison al Blalystok awaiting trial on n
charge OF plundering government
spirit store. He was put In a cell on
the first floor overlooking the street
HIS sister used 10 walk up and down
IN the street, hoping TO be able now
aud then 10 exchange Il few words
with him. They did this for several
evenings, the brother appearing AT the
window whenever the wardens outside
the door We're doing, one evening
they were talking and did not notice
mat soldier was on guard at the cor
ner OF the street. The man came up,
pushed the girl aside and shouted 10
the prisoner III you don't 20 away
from the window IN give you taste
| OF my rifle" Adolf answered him,
Yen VIII not fiighten me like that be-
| cause ] expect | shall be hanged before
| long anyway" The soldier fired aud
| the prisoner fell back dead, shot
through the brain. The soldier was not
even reprlmanded.
STIFLlNG PRISON QUARTERS.
| In kieff the unhappy prisoners are
| being put out of the way In another