Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-02-21
A DARING RESCUE.
Hon Russian Terrorsts Got Ten O,
Their Brethren Out of Jail.

ineir brethren Out of Jail.
Lille the Invention Of romancer Is
fbe following true incident from ON ar
ticlc by Leroy Scott in Everybody's
Magazine, illustrating the resourcef,ll-
hess and cool nerve of the Russian ter
rorists:
In Warsaw year ago one of the
most skillful, most daring, of recent
terroristic plans was consummated-
without shot or the loss of drop Of
blood. Ten political prisoners in Pavy.
Rck prison We're condemned to death.
and group of Warsaw terrorists de-
termined to rescue them or to die try
ing Toward midnight, about thirty
hours before the time set for execu-
ton. the voice of the chief of police of
Warsaw called over the telephone to
the assistant prison warden: Get ready
these ten prisoners'-giving names and
dates and arrest-'for immediate trans.
fer to the citadel Gendarme Officer
Baron Rudberg will call in half an
hour with the necessary orders and
will take charge of the H nsfer.'
THAT gruff, authoritative voice was
Individually the chiefs (the imitation
was perfect, so the assistant warden
began hastily to prepare the necessary
papers. Within the specified half hour
Baron Rudberg' was ut the prison
with six policemen. The latter We're
left inside the. yard, ut the prison en-
franco
cursiDg the revolutionists. Baron Rud-
berg-very stiff, very insolent-proceed-
ed to the assistant warden and deliv-
cred the orders for the prisoners. The
minutes while the warden was exam
lining the papers were hours of rack
ing strain to the terrorist beneath Bar
on Rudberg's mask. If there were
any flaw in the forgeries he and his
comrades would die with the ten. But
the fOrgeries were perfect.
The warden humbly begged pardon.
but his papers We're not yet ready.
Baron Rudbers abused his slowness
with true official arrogance An hour
passed-two. This delay had not been
counted on. Momently the baron ex-
pected some telephone call. some DO
lice visit, that would send them ali
to death. But finally the formalities
were completed and the prisoners or
dered from their cells.
1.-The prisoners, OF course, were en-
trely ignorant of the scheme for their
rescue. When the ten were all brought
together one OF them recognized the
baron, and so sudden was the idea
that here was a plot for their deliver
ance that he could not mask his face
The baron Saw-the look and trembled
lest others had also seen 1t. Immediately
he burst into new abuse Of the warden
which turned all eyes TO that official
and reduced him to crinCing apology.
1.-The ten prisoners were led down to
the entrance, where the six policemen
and the black prison wagon were In
waiting. The policemen, with all the
characteristic brutality of the Russian
police, showed Into the wagon the ter
prisoners, still ignorant of their fate
taking care that their comrades did not
attempt Il desperate dash for liberty
Then the gates were thrown open and
the wagon ratified out
"As they were going through q quiet
almost homeless street one of the DO
licemen on the back step called out
Hold! y wheel is brokenr The wag
on stopped, and the driver climbed
down and stopped to examine the indi
Gated wheel. Suddenly he was caught
by the throat and thrust in among the
prisoners. Then the horses were driver
TO secluded country house. Clothes
money and passports were furnished
them, and Immediately all concerned
were hurrying toward the frontier"