The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-03-13
ALASKA DOGS DEAR BLOOD FIRIEEE E5 Him
Siberian Exile Wins Release
Through Scarlet Letter.
Convict Kills Eagle to Make Pen
Governors Wife Aids Unfortunate
Man to Escape-DetaiIs Reach
America in a Letter.

Thrilling details of the experiences
of native of Austria who was exiled
by the government of Russia to ST.
IBERIA, and the dramatic manner in
which he finally succeeded in sending
an appeal to his own government,
thereby regaining his liberty. are told
in letter just received by a Chi
cagoan from relative OF the Aus.
trian.
The Austrian, who for two years
| lived in Punishment, had left his home
country and had taken position as
| forester in a district in southwestern
| Russia.
! The details barred in the letter fol
! low:
The presence of the Austrian arous-
! ed the jealousy of native Russian
who had sought to hold the position
of forester. After a time the latter
! formulated some sort of charges
against the Austrian. Without being
given an opportunity to appeal for
! the protection of his own government,
| the Austrian was given a hasty hear
| ing, without the aid OF counsel, and
the local authorities, with whom the
disappointed Russian seemed to have
| had influence, ordered the Austrian
exiled to Siberia.
The Austrian was sent to faraway
district of Siberia and for several
months he endured hardship. Then
fortune interviewed slightly in his
favor. Through his experience in the
| forests, the Austrian had developed
into crack" shot with the rifle. The
governor of the district to which the
man had been exiled discovered this
and elevated the prisoner to posi-
tion where his duties consisted chiefly
| OF hunting game and fowl for the gov
errors family Then the governor
| discovered that the Austrian spoke
excellent German. The governor de-
cided to allow the exile to tutor his
| two sons In the German language.
| Precautions were taken by the gov
ernor, however, not to give the pris-
oner an opportunity to communicate
with the outside world. The prisoners
kind manner with the children served
| to win his way into the good feelings
Of the governors wife and in her he
gained a friend who stood him in
good stead eventually.
| For more than a year the Austrian
waited for his opportunity. Finally.
during one of his periods of instruc-
ton, he succeeded in stealing a sheet
of writing paper from one Of the
children.
On his next hunting trip the Aus
trian killed an eagle. From one OF
the feathers of the dead bird he i'm
provised quill pen.
Then he pierced vein in his arm
and squeezed out quantity of blood.
With this CHASTITY writing fluid and
his queer pen, the Austrian wrote
note to his home government at Wen
ma, describing his plight and calling
| for aid
| Another six months elapsed, during
which time the Austrian took special
care not to permit any one to discover
the letter In the meantime the
! friendship between the governors
Vile and nlmSeit rlpened.
The exile then asked her to mail
| the missive for him. He pleaded with
her not to betray him. She told him
she would do it as a reward for his
kindness with the children.
The letter-the message in scarlet
was mailed and opened in Vienna.
There was little delay An investiga-
ton was ordered at once and negotia-
lions between the governments of
Austria and Russia resulted. 1t was
explained that the local authorities in
the Russian district where the Aus
trian lad been forester had acted
without consulting the government.
! The Austrian was given his liberty
and he returned to his native home.