Show THRASHED A PRINCESS I i Young Russians RuSia RUSi riS s Queer Qu er Way to toi i Hasten Hearing in a Lawsuit New York Sun SunAn SunAn SunAn An old case oC of private vengeance growing gr out of the laws l s delay is in the i hands of the police of Odessa Russia i for settlement Two rico men of ot high social standing are In a hospital for tor repairs I preliminary to appearing In court The trouble broke out ul one day d In the latter part of last hast July Jub when wh n the Princess wa appeared in the theOdessa theOd Odessa Od s railway station hUon to take tak a train for St Petersburg Just as she was about but to step Into the railway carriage a handsomely handsome dressed dr young y ung man armei with Ith a riding whip stepped up to her Madam I said ald he be It really dis diE distresses tresses s mo me to hurt a n ladys feelings but butHe He paused raised his eyebrows and shrugged his hb shoulders should rs in token of dire necessity hh Then Th n seizing the lady by bytho b bythe the tho th arm he administered a sound thrashing upon up n her ht r back and shoulders Fainting and the tile lad was nS hustled Into the railway r l a carriage The young youri oung man walked coolly to the quarters teka of the th railway police I lI and did related h what he had done He said he was as Ed Edward Edward Edward I ward itch h and he heI I had thrashed the princess as the result of a resolve r s l lS x S before the railway station scone Mt ne had sent to everyone who ha had nay am social standing in or about Odessa announcement cards with the picture of Prince Sergius and a 1 statement that he had by dishonest swindling methods obtained from froni him an estate worth 00 rubUs rUh for fot 01 rubles had also brought a suit gult against the prince for or restitution of ot the properly retty Tho early ent hearings brought br ugh out from the prince admissions that he had not acquired the property in a 1 strictly regular way but he utterly rl re refused r fused to give It up u on any an terms tens He lie fought the th suit by b dilatory tactics and andIn andIn andin In the midst of them he died die After AU r the death of th the prince his wife a and handsome woman showed ShOW d I aly obstinate She would not Jet let gb the property and nd she had enough to keep the legal pro proceedings proceedings dragging along at a snails 1 pace n t at last hit upon the idea of inflicting n public on her hor horwith 11 r with the Ie idea that it J would compel com l the authorities to take notice not e of the tho case and anil render a speedy d decision To Th TO make the goad of publicity more effective he sent out later another set of f announce announces announcement i ment mont cards with wih tho the portrait of the princess and a n sketch of 0 the whip and this text Princess a notorious t female cut cutthroat cutthroat I throat t was thoroughly beaten for fot 01 swindling In Odessa Ode on July JUI 27 2 1906 The hp princess princes refused to prosecute pros ute her assailant either cither for the assault or the tha cards But brought vengeance on himself by hy sending a a number of o them abroad One of or these finally reached the hands hanas of oC Antoh Anton dAlm l a Greek Grek a relative of f the thE princess princess He was IS seized witha with a rose t ra for tor or revenge re and nd posted hot foot tOot to Ode Od a where he h lay in wait walt for on the street When they the met Alm without warning struck a blow with I h a astick astIck stick which cut his head len OuCh open Ov n and knocked him down Then he be jumped on 01 the prostrate r atU beat beat him unmercifully with wih a stick upon the tho head hend and body bod until drew a a stiletto from his Ills breast brast and pulling Alm lt down on top to of tf hin plunged lun cd it I Into his hlO Both combatants were bathed In blood bloO when hen the police reached them There are arc criminal charges lodged against a both and when the trial cOmes cOmesUP up the princess will i ill have to appear apper and explain her possession of oC the disputed d I property pr lt |