The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-27
GENERAL DOOMSN NEPHEW
C~AUGHTAFTER DESERVING
Russian Commanders Vote Decides Fate of Young Pole
Who Quit Regiment to Fight With Compact
riots in Austrian Army.

he ranks OF the enemy on one occasion.
The General. his uncle. never heard any
OF these rumors however.
One night late in March. when the
snow still lay thick and a gale was
blowing. the very mpan 10 which tho
desertcr had belonged was surprised.
The men had changed their quarters
only the day before. having lost many
In their trenches. and had been sent to
the rear. This particular raid was sin
gularly bold, rapid and desperate. The
Russians were surprised In their sleep
and before they could gather for a stand
they were badly beaten. Blu at last
there came succor. and then there was
hard fLhting, chiefly with tho bayonet
on account of the uncertain light. with
half the little force slain. the Russians
finally got Il small band OF thor foes
into the church and there. after a hand
10 hand struggle. took GONE prisoners.
Among the prisoners was Jan Radym-
no. or what was left OF him. A bayonet
thrust had split his cheek and cut his
lips. His blouse hung about him in
tatters. In this condition he was taken
hetole his uncle, the Russian General.
The General looked his nephew over, but
said nothing.
Uncle Condemns Him.
At once OF was but six In the morn
Ing and still dark no n
court-martlal. There were hve-he him
self as chief. Capt. %Stchuk!n, Capt. Eye
doton. Lieut.. Tau and Major
Y~evseycnko. The accused was called in,
then the witnesses. Among them wal
the mar who had bayonetted his former
Lieutenant, and two others who ldenti-
fed him. The facts were plain, indis-
putable. Jan Radyinno was questioned.
He admitted everything-'n . thick
voice, for the thrust had lacerated his
tongue-but without finching.
Two OF the five in the court martial
were in favor of having tho prisoner
taken 70 headquarters, some ton miles
on; two Others, including Capt. Eye
doton. wanted sentence pronounce and
executed at once. The decision rested
with the General. He said that lnas-
much as responsibility regarding opera
tons In the woods had been conNded to
him he was in favor Of immedi ate SEN
terce. The two Captains nodded their
heads. Jan Radyrnno had been a gal
was a plain case.
SO the General in a cold, innex!ble
voice pronounced sentence. Then he
said, Us an nfterchouEht Have YOU
some wish to express" Jan Rady7nno
took one step forward. leaned hard on
the table and said Il have a little boy.
Piotr. 6 years Old, ! nsk, I command.
q 'A'iiA'iN y NHdt lt DC DIOlEnl up As n
Pole-to remember. TO love his people
ana his native land, and TO he Informed
how his father ended. That r. my last
wish. My everlasting curse on you,
uncle, n II be not carried out"
Then they took him away behind the
house. His uncle leaned agpirst tho
wall and shaded his eyes. but he said
nothing. This had been his favorlte
nephew. He san into a chair and hid
his face in both hands. lie waited. Out
side six men were digging a grave IN
The sandy soil. Jan sat ~not.onless near
by. his head on his breast, gazing a, a
faded photograph Of his little boy. At
last he lifted his head. He stood UP. re.
moved his torn blouse, and that showed
his shirt In shreds as we'll. He slowly
moved 10 the wall and put his back
against Il. The sergeant OF the firing
squad came UP with a handkerchief. Jan
motioned him away.
Then the old Gorsral, waiting. heard
the shot that meant MS nephew's death