The sun., 1913-12-10
ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE
FROM SIBERIAN EXILE
Nine. BreshkOvskaya Eludes
Guards, but Is Caught by
Russian COnstabulary.
LONG IN PENAL COLONY
Famous KevolutiOnist Came to
New York in 1906 to
Tell Of Suffering.
LONG IN PENAL COLONY

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. s.--Arme. Cathe.
rine Breshkoy skaya, the little grand
mother" Of the Russian revolutionists.
who was sent to Siberia for the second
time in March. 1910. after a trial behind
closed doors against which may promi-
nent Americans protested In a petition to
Car Nicholas. attempted to escape on
December I. She eluded the guards and
was free for three days. but was finally
caught on December 4. Half dozen
persons have been arrested charged with
having assisted her in the attempt.
Nine. Breshkovskaya has been confined
to the penal colony at kirensk. A20 miles
northeast of 1rkutsk. since her convic-
ton. Particular attention was paid TO
keeping a watch upon her by the guards
of the colony. for the officials feared that
she would attempt to escape III order TO
reassemble the scattered members OF her
group. The story OF the attempt at lib-
erty is told by the NOroe Vremyd. The
newspaper says that Nine. Breshkovskaya L
had gone to dinner. under police guard. at
the home OF another political exile. NJ.
Nladimiroff. She remained there until
after dark. Nladiiniroff then emerged from
the house supporting figure. apparently
that Of an aged and sick woman. and
the police escorted the supposed Nine,
Breshkovskaya back to her quarters.
The deception was not discovered until
December 4. Then 1t was found that a
fellow revolutionist and exile. NJ. Anfr.eT,
had personateI Nine. Breshkovskaya on
the return from Nladimiroff's house. wear
in;, her clothing. and that 1t was he and not
the woman who since then had remained
in bed in Nine. '..eshkovskaya's lodging
Meanwhile Nine. Breshkovskaya, in
mems clothing. had disappeared. Th
chief OF the local police attempted to
send out an alarm to the country round
about. but found that all the telegraph
wires leading out of Kirensk had been
cut. Repairs were made and communlca
tion established with Irkutsk and troop
and police were despatched to search the
countryside.
A group OF constabulary finally found
Mime. Breshkovskaya in II conveyance In
which she was being hurried toward
Yakutsh on the River Lena. She had a
counterfeit passport and supply
money in her possession. She was
brought back to kirensk and the guard
over her was increased.
Nine Breshkovskay visited New York
IN 1906 and made several addresses. in
clud!ng one at Cooper Union. on condi-
tions in Russia. She took back with he
tlU.OuV COntTlDuth mere 10 tne TeNoiu
tiOnary cause in Russia.
She was arrested in August. 1907. or
charge Of belonging to IAN illega
party" and was thrown into the fortres:
OF st. Peter and 81. Paul No formal
charges were prepared against her fol
two years and . half It was said =
the time that one of her chief offence.
had been her activity in America an,
that, unwilling to base tn. prosecution OF
this the authorities We're hard pressed
TO find a charge on which TO try" her
The peasants almost worshipped her an
would no, betray her revolutionary work
Az.ff. "A police spy finally gave informa
ton upon which charges We're prepared
against her. and Nicholas TsChaikovsk!
another reVolutionist, VINO had returned
to Russia from London. was arrested.
Petitions were drawn up In New iorl
and other American cities and, signed b,
many men of prominence, were forwarded
to the Russian Government through th'
| Russian Ambassador at Washington 1r
spite of these efforts to save the aRet
woman and Tschaikovsky. the trial wal
begun late in February. 1910. The chic
witness against Tschaikovsky was
Russian convict. who had been brought
from Siberia ON four earlier occasions
| to give testimony in political cases. Th'
court finally dismissed the case agains
Tschaikovsky. hut convicted Nine. Bresh
kovskaya and sentenced her to perpetua
exile at kirensk.