Milford chronicle., 1908-01-10
rHRASHED A PRINCESS.
Young Russians Queer Way to Hasten
Hearing In a Lawsuit.

Young Russians Queer Way to Hasten
Hearing In a Lawsuit.
An odd case of private vengeance
growing out of the laws delay is in
the hands of the police of Odessa, Rus
bia, for settlement Two men Of high
social standing are in a hospital for
repairs preliminary to appearing In
court.
The trouble broke out one day in the
natter part of last July, when the Prin-
TESS UrussOwa appeared in the Odessa
railway station to take train for st.
Petersburg. Just as she was about to
step into the railway carriage a hand
somely dressed young man, armed
with a riding whip, stepped up to her.
MADAM" said he, 'it really causes
me distress to hurt a 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 a sound
thrashing with the whip upon her back
and shoulders.
Painting and hysterlcal, the lady was
hustled into the railway carriage. The
young man walked coolly to the quar-
ters of the railway police and related
what he had done. He said he was
Edward Narzissowitch Jokitsch and
he had thrashed the princess as the re-
suit OF well considered resolve.
Some time before the railway station
scene Jokitsch had sent to every one
who had any social standing in or
about Odessa announcement cards with
the picture of Prince Sergius Nicolal-
witsch Urussow and a statement that
he had by dishonest and swindling
methods obtained from him an estate
worth 100000 rubles for 24,000 rubles.
Jokitsch had also brought a suit
against the prince for restitution Of the
property. The early hearings brought
out from the prince admissions that he
had not acquired the property in a
strictly proper way, but he utterly re-
fused to give 1t up 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, a young and handsome woman,
showed herself equally obstinate. She |
would not let go the property and she
had influence enough to keep the legal |
dragging along at snails
pace.
Jokitsch at last hit upon the idea of |
Inficting a public chastisement on her, |
with the idea that it would compel the
to take notice Of the case
and render a speedy decision. To
make the goad of publicity more efec-
tive he sent out later another set Of
cards with a portrait Of
the princess and a sketch Of the whip
and this text:
princess Jewrosinia COnstantinOwa
UrussOwa, a notorious female cut
hroat, was thoroughly beaten for swim
Hing in Odessa on July 27, 1906"
The princess refused to prosecute her
lssailant either for the assault or the
ards. But JOkitsch brought vengeance
IN himself by sending number Of
hem abroad.
One Of these finally reached the
lands Of Anton d'Almeit, a Greek and
relative of the princess. He was
eized with a rage for revenge and
,osted hotfoOt to Odessa, where he lay
u wait for Jokitsch on the street.
When they met A1meit without waru-
ng struck JOkitsch a blow with a
tick, which cut his head open and
nocked him down. Then he jumped g,
n the PROSTATE hOrsewhipper and beat
i'm numerically with a stick upon the S
cad and body until Jokitsch drew a
tlletto from his breast and, pulling /
lmeit down on top of him, plunged 1t
ltO his side.
Both combatants were bathed in +
lood when the police reached them.
here are criminal charges lodged Q
gainst both, and when the trial comes q
p the princess will have to appear
nd explaiP her possession of the dis
uted property. ty.-WashingtOn Post I