The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-04-29
THE RUSSIAN scAPEooAT is A
SAD AND BROKEN NAN
Loss OF His Uniform His Greatest
Humilistion-W Watches From His
Window the Winter Palace
Where Ne Was a Guest


you want"
II wish to see General Stoesscl
answered Have you permission
said the voice Here Is my ticket
said. producing card on which
II was stated that the commander Of
the fortress Of ST Peter and st
Paul had he honor to accord me-
leave To sor the uoblcman 'Stocss'l
The gate In the high stone wall was
opened and soldier appeared ~"
exam ned the ticket carefully ana
then showed the way to the rcCcp-
tion room in one II the buildings
in the court beyond Il was desert
ed. but as We passed an iron grat.
! In gin wall saw that in the ad-
! joining court were number of
gcntarm"s and jailcrs.
THAT is whore the political pris-
onors are kept" said the soldier
and. he AIDED with malicious
CLEAN in his eyes. they require more
Z care thdu our lot mere.
The reception room was small
vaultcd apartment, furnished with a
table and few chairs. On the wall
hung copy OF the prison rules.
Several smartly dressed SOmen had
already arrived and General FoCk,
who recently wounded General Smir
non in duel. came in, few mo
ments later with cycral officers.
We had not to wait long for C>n-
eral Stoessel. PunCtually at / o'clock
he came into the room. lie was dress.
ed in black trock coat. His voice
was weak and he looked older and
more wrinkled than when he was
on trial a few months ago He is now
: a broken man who realizes that he
, has lost IN the game of life.
ON. yes. one can live here, and in
sufficient comfort" hc replied TO our
inquiries about his life, but It is
vegetable existence More than
| anything / feel the loss of my uni
| form For forty years have worn
| the dress of an officer aud now /
| am not allowed to put ON the coat
| of common soldier or to use a
| military cap The rule here, how
ever is NOT severe The prison food
| ls good though simple. and the GOV.
rruor Is most cousidcrate"
In the fortress Stoesscl has got
10 know his fellow prisoners Admi
ral NeboEaton Captain Lishin and
Captain Gergorcn. They cnerally
dine together and no doubt fight
again and win their lost battles.
How do you spend the day"
was asked
7 "lt begins very early Tor 81, Pr
. trrshurp, he replied At . O'Clock
, they bring the samoyar and take tea
, The authorities do not provide bread
. and W. have to buy that or our
. solves After light breakfast
. dress and go out fer walk in th,
, little garden A. o'clock | and m,
= other officers imprisoned In IN,
fortress dine together and after th,
meal ! always nud my wife vlit'u
20 see me. We have only the righ
10 receive friends once week. hu
the clar has accorded m. tho sp,
cial privilege TO see my dear wife
every day she remains until o'clocl
and is not permitted Do stay longer
When She is gone stroll In th
garden tur a little while and thrl
settle down tO work. | am wrl,u
my members and at present am cr
gagged In describing the recollection
of childhood And | shall prove tha
those who declare that am @
Jewish origiu are base caumluators
Storsscl prunouaccd the Ia phms
in voice full Of anger Then he 3,
sumcd iu his ord nary feeble ton,
when I arrived az the fortress u
preparation had been made for my d
ceptiou ard / had To remain an no,
in the courtyard waiting for them
take the THINGS ont of the room
another officer who is imprison,
here in order TO make room 4,
mine The truth / that SO man
persons are at present ncarccrat,
in the fortress that the authorize
do not know whore to put them