Show SHOT execution of tho the revolutionary lien lieu tenant soukane 07 W U telegraph to tho the herald ST pi april lieutenant Sou kanoff van nas ashot on friday mor morning nin at Cron cronstedt stadt he lie had written i to afe the emperor u ro saying lie would ra rather ther die d e th t i an ge endure en rd ure the life of a convict iio ile only begged that ho lie might be spared the of dying at I the he hands of a hangman and be allowed to fall like a soldier er this request aest was granted on Thu thursday I ho ra was told to prepare re ar f fur pr execution lie ile simply rep replied ie i S at it is is well I am ready at the next morning lie loft left the fortress of st peter and st paul whither he lie had been transported aaen after trial with thre eother nihilisms nihilists lists sentenced to death with him but since reprieved the day was ivis just dawning as ho he crossed crowed the lie neva in a closed ambulance on hia ills way from Pete rhou station he lie was escorted by three gens darmas dar during tho journey ne y lie maintained absolute silence 11 lie was dressed in a prisoners suit wearing gray trousers trouse re and mid jacket and a cap with a sort of a aak peak at the back covering hia his nee neck k A rough coat was thrown over liis his bho alders the city was avas quite hashed at this early hour of the morning and sou kanoffe ka passage was not remarked r at the station the train was composed of two first class and class carriages the prisoner got into a second clasa clam carri carriage with the gens darmos dann ca major general maroff Jo chief of gens darmes brigade and several other officers or soldiers soldie entered tile oilier carriages ar a and the train started on r I its t dismal d i iia journey JOurne at the train journeys reached yi oranienbaum where tho the party alighted and walked a few hundred at steps starting for the steamboat pier where two small steamboats were whitin waiting to take them across the ice encumbered river in half an hour they reached tile custom house on the other side aide Sou kanoff still made no sign all was silent and the scene was very solemn the sun began beran to ris riso to over the distant baltic and the gens d abines arines arms gave Joinar Joi naron offa a receipt forthe for alie prisoner and the generals mission terminated the deacon church was awaiting the prisoner at the landing Sou kanoff the priest and two gens darmos darmes got into into another ambulance and drove off escorted by the rest odthe of the gens dearmes dar ata at a quarter to they arrived at the fortress barracks and were greeted by a loud flourish of trumpets an crowd had collected to sec see the execution the roofs and ramparts wore black with human beings the military element however was predominant the place of execution waa was occupied by detachments of naval forces before whom tho the an prisoner wal walked ked with fiands unfettered accompanied by tho the priest the attitude of the troops was respectful solemn silence prevailed th the prisoner a halted a few paces distant from rom the black post to which lio lie waa was to bo be fastened and awaited tho tile platoon told off for the execution it consisted of two non noncommissioned commissioned officers and ten marines behind these were stationed another marine and noncommissioned officer who were to give tho the coup dc de grace should the first discharge not kill the prisoner instantaneously behind these again were three soldiers to receive the bod yand ono one commissioned noncommissioned non officer who was to bind the prisoners eyes A surgeon wa was also on the ground the reading of the sentence occupied twenty minutes the priest was praying the icicle time when the reading wae was over Sou kanoff said to the priest that lie implored gods pardon for his sins and twice devotedly kissed the bible and the lie crucifix tendered liim him tho priest then withdrew the prisoner was then bound to the post liis ilia eyes were bandaged bandage dand and a sort of white wh ie t ell emise was thrown over him Sou kanoff calmly said raise the bandage I can see the twelve ann then leveled the their A ir pieces at him the officer dropped a handkerchief twelve sharp reports followed and the unhappy man inan fell he ile was killed instantaneously the tie III bod body was thrown into a giace giave grave dug 19 in ay advance adrance the trumpet sounded the troops filed off to their quarters quarter while awhile the crowd quietly dispersed it is said that mother was vas present pre sent ut the execution this is not so she only heard of it in the evening |