Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-02-24 | Page 23 | Empress Chafed in Her Prison

EMPRESS CHAFED IN HER PAiSON Ale Alexandra andra C Could uld Not Bear Restraint Russia Feb 24 By tho the Alexandra the late empress of Russia never ceased to to chafe under udder her Imprisonment imprisonment imprisonment imprison- imprison ment in this city where she was finally executed but the late Emperor Nicholas' Nicholas showed more calmness and indifference to to hIs fate A booklet recently issued by P P. P Bykoff f former chairman of the I I I soviet gives many Intimate intimate intimate inti Inti- mate glimpses at the Imperial family during the months they were prisoners of the bolshevik In this city just precedIng preceding preceding pre pre- ceding their execution in July 1918 When the czar and his and part of his family were transferred from to by the soviet government a residence in the center of the city was assigned to them It was in the basement of this building buildIng building build build- ing that they were shot A half prison regime was yas established which did not interfere with the activities of the imperial Imperial imperial im Im- I family in their own quarters Before the were permitted permitted permitted per per- to enter their new quarters the guards searched them tem Alexandra Alexandr protested bitterly and offered physical resistance The emperor submitted willingly but was gr greatly atly perturbed l. l He paced the room while the search was proceeding and exclaimed The devil knows what Jt tt means I Up to toi now we have met courteous people and have had decent treatment I According to Bykoff the soviet of- of ado U tt t clear to tho the that they were not at Selo and threats to isolate the the emperor emperor from his Ills family If 11 he offered criticism silenced silenced si- si i him Nicholas soon realized we we were not trot joking says the book and submitted uncomplainingly gly to tho the denan demands s 0 ol t the o commandant in charge of the house He Ho made few efforts to chat with the guards but Alexandra never ceased ed breaking rules Tho The were permitted to to select their own hours for fort walking Jn In tho garden where all sorts of tools were a available if they cared to take more vigorous ph physical exercise Two vP meals a day were WelO supplied to them to-them tb o-tb them from tho best soviet kitchen in Eka Elta and they were were given a gas gasoline gas gas- oline primus or ot- stove upon which they could heat their food Food packages forbidden to the imperial family but Bykoff says Tho The sisters In the local con convent ent an annoyed annoyed annoyed an- an noyed the gu guards ds greatly by sendIng parcels of ot b and amid other delicacies delicacies delica delica- cies cles which were distributed among the soldiers I On Easter the Im Imperial family asked permission to attend church This rei request re- re i quest was denied but a priest was ad adI admitted ad- ad I matted to their quarters to hold serI service service ser ser- vice and eggs and nd special cakes were I I sent to them by soviet officials I i I I I