Terrible Tragedies in Siberia

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 124, 12 April 1890, Page 4

Terrible Tragedies in Siberia

Twp let^ers^haye just been received *t Lon^ij, frpm Zotoff, a Nihilist murdered in "fei^eria. tbev. tell of tragedies most 'bprfibie. .' we were thirty prispner^ ; huddled Tjp m, a barracan Y^tu^f; he.says^ , , ' Our treatme^itjWis unbearable. ■work was very bard and on starvation, diet. Upon the least pretence we were placed^ia^ a^dark;. csll for weeks at a time. But,.thj^);.mjg|tt |hay ; e been borne had. not. Governor Ostaschkin, in February, l*8ft;; issued an.l order denying us the privilege- of . receiving money fjppnKoaE friends^ and, allowing us but fiye^bundiPpf * * The priaoriera 1 ifetndnstrated 1 and asked theoiGovernor to' rescind h'iej order. ' Tiie^ Governor considered ;tho petition-;in tthetligiit rofiiaiiebellipnvcontinued Zotoff, . ' and h©> ordered «very on^jof uk/tobe put imirona. ,A few hoijrs kterfwe,were(Rgain called into the yara, sfhen|Liettten?int Plespff ; and a strong force of soldiers marched us into . the rl police ; building. ■, ; ; Wi\eni «ome of us said that we-, were to wait for a fingl decision from the, Governor Plesoff thundered,7f \Vhat !; ypji' Refuse to ob'ay orders ?' . . * Plespff^hen/gave the, signal to the «oldiero, who immediately aurrpunded the helpless band of ptteoners The > tK>mmao|derr^--the- 1 -Bpidi6rß;:W.aß'.Lieur-' tenant Kajcapohm, aqd 3 hfijitogethejiwith Major Mjaschiff, marcHed. the prisoners back to the prison yard. " ' G^yeviJ^ them,, . boye,' JLieuten- . ant Ear§pchin. .said. Imqiediately/ the 6ordiers}^attjacked the ., prispners; with their bayonets, Sevej^'l' include' ing twp_ wotnen, were,pierpea tHrougK. The wftliaea'were bri tlieiir knees begging for mercy. when^heioWifr^thrust their polished bayonets through them. Thena;Vol^of^^|iSi; •■ ; 1 We. tvied * tp 5 ofeak'.' ihfqugh thejlr Tanks, bnt 'most, of" us .were killed, although we cried for merc^. ; ComTadfe .^chur felL.on his knees '"before tho Lieutenant; and ' Karanchin' fire*! twp' shots into his brain, Holding his ■.▼ictWs- hetifji with one band 7 so that lie vcukliiot niiss.' • ■ v .