The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
BY la aiARauIsE DE FoNTENoY.

~ USSl<1so CiEtfNi.' ~. Sts-(-f :,
ID namely. Vera sassoulitch. whose Sc
acquaintance happened 10
make in rather odd FASHION.
in Geneva. in 1880, is now dying IN
one OF the most luxurious OF the prs
yate hospitals OF st. Petersburg,
whittier she has been recently con-
veyed by her many friends. from the
institute or home tor indiSent authors
which literary people in Russia man
tain in their metropolis. Vera Sas-
sou!ltch, il may be recalled. hrst at
traeted the attention OF the outer
world to the existence OF ,the Nlniilst
party In Russia IN 1873. by shoouus
and dangerously %oundlng the iate
General Irepon, who was at the unle
Chief of Police and Governor OF 81.
Petersburg she had been aroused
against MIN by the stories or Inc
severe iiogging inflicted in prison upon
one of her teIow stuusnts OF the mas
cuIine persuasion, VINO hid been ar
rested under suspicion OF being con-
nected win the Ninilist propas anda,
and who had conducted himself IN such
an insuboroinate fashion IN prison as
TO cause him to incur noggIng. Tor
which General Irepou may OF may no'
have been directly responsible.
Vera Sassoulitcn is sister OIL the
General Michael Sassoulitch VINO was
one oil the principal commanders OIL the
Russian forces IN the war with japan pan
where he behaved with great gar
lantry, and had TO be invaliued nome.
dangerously wounded. lie had asked
the crown TO be permitted TO cAaAse
his patronymic OF SaSsou!ltch at Inc
time when his sister Identified her
SELF with the Nihilist movement But
Alexander III. declared that II was
name that had been borne with honor
by number OF so!uiers and states
men whose names inquired IN the pages
of Russian history, and tnat SINGS ne.
the general-at that time colonel
had greatly distinguished himself Dy
his bravery in the Turco-Russian war
OF 1877, he must insist on his retain
ing what was after all most valued
name.
Vera Sassoulitch was placed on trial
for her attempted muruer OF General
Trepoff At that time the Muscovlte
authorities had not arranged 70 con
tlde, as nowadays, the tr!a! Oh Nlnilists
to courts mart,ai tnat alone nave power power
OF INJECTING the death penalty, wnlch
is abousned in Russia as lar as c!gii
and ordinary criminal courts are con
cerned. She was therefore Drought
before an ordinary criminal tribunal az
St Petersburg. tried pun!lcty,, aisu' !. ~
quilted By, the jury. She left the court
a free woman, ana before the govern
ment had recovered from lts aston
ishment, and had given orders Ior het
rearrest, she had made goou ner ea
cape and found refuge at GENEVA
where she was wont 10 meet her com
patriots and especially those who sym
pathzed with the Revolutionary cause,
in little bookshop kept by a RUSSIAN Ian
university ex-protessor, who. sold put
few books, and an equally small
amount of stationery, but IN whose
back rooms one could always ma Some
OF the most interesting members or the
Russian revolutionary party.
pected to find woman Of fascinating
beauty, but who ! found was entirely
deficient thereof. impressing me, now
ever, ny the gentlepess OF her az
meanor. the kindness 81 ner ese =;
her speech, has had many tenihine
followers, including Countess SOPHIE
Perowslla, who gave the signal TO the
assassins of Alexander H., on the paAh
of the Catherine cana! az ~. - Fe tsna
Wenidiktoff. and many others, VINO,
condemned to death by court-martlal,
eXpiated their participation In Nihi4lst
outrages on the galloWs. Vera S a,
present Emperor some years ago per
mitted her to return to Russia Tree
from any molestation on the part OF
his police, Who curiously enough. WeEe
commanded at. the time ~ another
General Trepoff. son Of the genera!
whom she endeavored to Kill. sup
porting herself for time by writing
childrens stories. free from any poiit,
teal significance, she eVehtuaity Iounu
thor s where she was treated with
the utmost Kindness, and Will PROD
ably have breathed her last, q VIC
tim to consumption, before this letter
appears in print.
Duke Helie de Talleyrand-Perigord
husband of Miss Anna Gould, ex.count-
ess Boni de Castellane, has, from
legal point Of view a very fair case
against his German . relatly YES f wno
the enjoyment of his rights as Prus-
sian Duke Of ssgan II H. io fntb that ana ID
n wear before his marriage to the
Amsrlean tsa hG n dc meas ess
ING Of his German relatives an agree
haa been reached ts rrb rssa IF ahs shs
lance lance to the Dukedom Of sagan. IN
way as wno 70 exclude m,s ftm- b avg
thsrefrom. The Indispensable paternal
consent to this barring hin, from the
entailed German properly and Duke