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BOTCHKAREVA MADLY LEAPS INTO RIVER
TO A VOID CAPTURE BY BRUTAL HUSBAND
Prominent Figure in Rus
si an Revolution Con
tinues the Tragic Story of
Her Early Married Life
Rescued After Attempted
Suicide, She Seeks Di-
. vorce, Then Runs Atvay,
to Fall Into Hands of
White Slavers
Cepirioht, 11), tu Frederick A. Stokes
(This story, told by Marl Botchksreva,
and transcribed by Zsano Don Ltvlnp, Is
published by Froderlck A Stokes Company
undtr tho title of "Ysshka.")
THIS 8TAIITS THE STOUT
In the rarlr summfr of 1917 tho world
wm thrilled br a news Item from retro- .
STM annonnrlns the formallnn hr one
Maria llotchknreva of a somen's lighting
nnlt under the nnme ot "The Itattallon of
Ieath," With this nnnounremrnt nn oh
seiire Russian pensunt girl made her
ttebut In the Internntlonnl hall of fame.
Tula Is her story told by herself. The
first Instalment told of her early child
hood. While still a rhlld she heeamo
helper In a little tillage store. At fifteen
she became dissatisfied with her lot and
procured a position so domestlo In a
well-to-do family, where the sou of the
house wins her heart and then deserts
her. Phe marries a man In her own class,
who beats bcr, and she leates blm.
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
T WAS then free to go to Barnaul,
and I resumed my Journey. When I
arrival there my sister quickly
found employment for mo on tho
steamship. The work wus compara
tlvely easy, and my life rapidly took
a happier turn. It waa such a relief
to bo away from tho drunken, brutal,
savage husband.
But the relief was short-lived.
Afanasl came to my mother after my
disappearance to lnqulro for my
whereabouts. She evinced surprise
upon hearing of my flight, denying all
knowledge of my destination. He re
turned to our house again and again.
One day In his presence tho mail
carrier delivered a letter from Shura.
He eelied It, and through It learned
that I was In Barnaul.
One morning, as I was standing on
the deck of the ship, which was an
" chored In the harbor, my eyes sud
denly fell on a figure approaching the
wharf. It was n familiar figure. In
another moment I recognized it as
that of Afanaal. My blood froze and
my flesh crept as I sensed what was
coming.
"Once fallen Into his hands, my
existence would becomo one ot con
tinuous torture," 1 thought. "I must
wive myself."
But how could I escape? If I were
on land I might still have a chance.
Here all avenues aro closed. There,
he Is already approaching tho gate
to the wharf. He Is stopping to ask
i question of a guard, who nods
affirmatively. Now, he is walking a
little faster. His faco wears a grin
that strikes terror Into my heart. I
xm trapped But no. Just a
moment, Ataxias!. Don't celebrate yet.
I rush to the edge of tho deck, cross
myself and Jump Into the deep waters
of the Ob. Ah, what a thrill It is to
diet So I have outwitted Afanasl,
after all. It's cold, the water Is cold.
And I am going down, down I
tun elad. I am triumphant. I escaped
frorjl the trap Into the arms of
dfath.
I awoke, not In Heaven, but in tho
hospital. I was observed Jumping into
the river, dragged out unconscious,
and revived.
The authorities questioned me as to
the cause of any attempted suicide,
arid drew up a protocol. I told them
of my husband, of his brutality, and of
the utter impossibility of living with
him.
Afanasl was waiting in the ante
room, to see me. -My auempi at
drowning had upset him tremendously.
It aroused a sense of shame in him
Touched by my story, the authorities
went out and angrily rebuked him
for his maltreatment of me. He
pleaded guilty, and swore that he
would be gentle to me In the future.
He was then admitted to the ward
ln which I lay. Falling on his knees,
he begged my forgiveness, repeating
his oath to mo and professing his love
for mo ln the most endearing terms.
kV.Hla pleas wero so compelling that
finally consented to return home
ith him.
For a while Afanasl was truly a
different man. In spite of his coarso
habits, I was deeply moved by his
'aVforta at tenderness. However, that
not last long. We resumed our
of drudging toll. And vodka re-
d lta grip on him. Once drunk,
ould turn savage again.
adually life with Afanasl grew as
erable aa before my escape. That
,er I turned nineteen, and I saw
of me nothing but an Infinite
a of dreary years. Afanasl wanted
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'rihkt infuriated him. He made it a
yblt to torment me dally, holding a
settle of vodka to my race. Deriding
'"jfclor niy efforta to lift myself above
By environment, no resonou iu uiuna
"j4 tricks to force the bitter drink
wn my throat. One day he even
VtMi.ever ma with a bottle of vodka
: tf three whole hours, pinning me
: to the ground o tnat 1 waa un-
t move a muscle. I remained
bio.
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bondage. Again the thought of cscaji- spend several hours at u stretch
ing wormed Itself into my mind. The (there, concealed by the legs of some
tlrst requlslto was, of course, a pass-, kind passengers. In such a manner I
port, so I went secretly to a lawyer for ' Journeyed for four days, finally reach
udvlce, and ho undertook to obtain one . Ing my destination Irkutsk.
for me legally. But hard luck attend-
cd me. When tho pollco constable I
called to deliver tho passport to me
Afanasl was at home. My scheme wus
discovered and I trapped. Afanasl
Jumped at mo and bound mo hand and
foot, deaf to my entreaties and cries.
I thought my end had arrived. In
silence he carried me out of tho house
and tied mo to a post.
It was cold, very cold. Ho flogged
me, drank, and flogged me again, curs-
ng me In the vilest terms.
"That's what you get for trying to
escape," he bawled, holding the bottle
to my mouth. "You won't escape any
more. You will drink or you will die!"
I was obdurato and implored him to
leave me alone. Ho continued his Hog
ging, however, keeping 1110 for four
liours at tho post, till I finally broke
down and drank tho alcohol. I be
came Intoxicated, btaggercd out into
tho street, and fell to tho pavement
In front of the house. Afanasl ran after
me, cursing and kicking inc. Wo were
quickly surrounded by a crowd. My
nolghbors who knew of his cruelty (0
me, came to my defense. Afanasl was
roughly handled by the people, so
roughly, indeed, that ho left mo In
peaco for some tlmo afterward.
Christmas was fast approaching. 1
had saved, llttlo by little, fifty rubles,
nvery kopeck of that money was
earned by extra toll during the night.
It was all the earthly possession that
I had, and I guarded it Jealously.
Somehow, Afanasl got wind of Us hid
ing place and stolo it. Ho spent it all
on drink.
I was crazed with fury upon dis
covering tho loss. What tho money
meant to me in the circumstances Is
difficult to describe. It was my blood,
my sweat, a year of my youth. And
he, the beast, squandered It in one
orgy. Tho least I could do to my
torturer was to kill him.
Frantically, I ran to my mother, who
was struck by. tho expression of my
face.
"Marusla, what ails you?"
"Mother," I gasped, "let me hao an
ax. I am going to kill Afanasl."
"Holy Mother, havo mercy!" sho ex
claimed, raising her hands to Heaven
and falling on her knees, exhorting mo
to come to my senses. But I was too
frantic with rage. I seized an ox und
ran home.
Afanasl returned, drunk, and began
to taunt mo with tho loss of my
precious savings. 1 was whlto with
wrath and cursed him from tho depth
of my heart. He gripped n stool und
throw It at mo. I caught up tho ax.
"I will kill you, you blood-sucker!" J
screamed.
Afanasl was stupefied. He had not
expected that from me. The desire to
kill waa Irresistible. Mentally, I al
ready gloated over his dead body nnd
tho freedom that it would bring me. I
was ready to swing tho ax at him.
Suddenly the door flew open and my
father rusher In. He had been sent by
my mother.
"Marusla, what aro you doing?" ho
. cricd out, gripping my arm. Tho
break was too abrupt, my nerves col
lapsed, and I fell unconscious to the
floor. Upon awakening I found pollco
authorities ln the house, and I told
them everything. Afanasl was taken
to tho pollco station, whllo the pollco
officer, a very humane person, advised
me to leave town to get away from
him.
I got my passoprt, but my money
was gone. I could not afford to buy
a ticket to Irkutsk, where Shura had
moved from Barnaul. Determined to
go at all cost, I boarded a train with
out a ticket. The conductor discov
ered me on the way, and I cried and
begged him to allow me to proceed.
He proposed to hide me ln the bag
gage car and take me to Irkutsk, on
condition that I Enraged, I
pushed him violently- from me.
I will put you off at the next sta
tion," he shot at me, running out ot
the car. And he kept his word.
Nearly all the distance to Irkutsk
was yet beforo me, and I wanted to get
there without selling myself for the
price of a ticket. There could be no
thought of going bock. I had to get
to Irkutsk. I boarded the next train,
stealthily crouched under a bench, as
It moved out of the station.
Ultimately I was discovered, but
this conductor was an elderly man
and responded to my tears and lm
ploratlons. I told him of my exper
ience with the first conductor and
of my total lack of money. He al
lowed ma to proceed, but as soon as
an inspector would board the train the
oowJuotor -taiould signal to me to .hide
A LITTLE HAPPINESS
ARRIVED in Irkutsk without
money. All I had was what I wore.
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I went to look for my sister, who was
In poor circumstances and sick. Her
husband was out of work. Ono could
not expect an enthusiastic welcome
under such conditions. 1 Inst little
time in rooking employment, and
quickly found n place as 11 dishwasher
at nine rubles ii month. It was nn
unbearablo task. In a filthy holo pat
ronized by drunkards. Tne treatment
I received at the hands of tho clients
was so revolting that I lett at tho end
of tlio first day.
On the third day I found work In
a laundry, where I had to wash nun
dieds of pieces daily. From five in
tho morning till eight In the evening
I was bent over tho washtub. It was
rough labor, but I was forced to stay
at It for several weeks. I lived with
my sister In ono small room, paying
her rent. Presently I began to feel
pains in my back. The hard work
was telling on me. I resolved to leave
tho laundry, although my sister op
posed It. 1 had no money saved.
Having had experience in concrete
work, I applied for employment to an
asphalt contractor. Ho was kind
enough to give me a trial as an assist
ant foreman on a Job hu was doing
at tho Irkutsk prison. I was tn tako
charge of ten men and women la
borers. When I began I was met by nn out
burst ot mirth on all sides. "Ha, ha,"
they laughed, "a baba assuming 11
foreman's place!"
I paid no heed to tho ridicule and
proceeded about my business quietly
and gently. The men obeyed, and as
they perceived that I knew what I
was about, began oven to gain respect
for nic. I was given for that tlrst
test tho preparing of a floor. Stretch
ing myself on tho ground with the
rest ot tho party, planning and work
ing. I managed to finish my task it
couple of hours ahead of my schedule,
and marched tho men triumphantly
out of tho building, to the utter amazo
ment ot tho other foremen. My boss
was all merriment.
"Ixiok at this baba!" ho said. "Sho
will havo us men learning from her
pretty soon. Sho should wear trou
sers." Tho following day I was put In
charge of twcnty-flvo men. As they
still regarded mo as a queer novelty,
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I addressed a little speech to them,
telling them that I was a plain peas
ant worker, only seeking to earn my
bread, I appealed to their sense of
fairness to co-operate with me, Send
ing for some vodka and sausages I
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wife, who was a very kind soul, told
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and no other rest. I.Ike a pendulum,
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young, beautiful, elegantly dressed, her
ringers and neck adorned with dazzling
Jewels. Sho was so tondcr to me, eyed
me carefully, asking If I was married.
"I have been," I replied, "but I
escaped from my husband about two
years ago, Ho was such a brutal
drunkard," I was then In my twenty
first year.
Tho lady, whoso name was Anna
Petrovna, gave mo ten rubles to puy
the ront I owed. I met hor at tho,
station, whero she was accompanied by
several men friends, and wo started
together for Stretlnsk, In a second
class coach. I had never been In ono
beforo In my life. Nothing occurred
on the way. I was well fed and nicely
treated by her. Sho spoko to mo of
their business, and I got tho Idea that
her husband kopt a storo. Upon our
arrival at Stretlnsk we were met by a
man and two young women. The man
was Introduced to me as her husband
and tho two women as her foster
daughters. Wo drovo home, where I
was assigned to a neat llttlo room,
I was getting uneasy. Things looked
suspicious. "Where Is the storo7"
I Inquired,
"In the market," was the answer.
Anna Petrovna took mo by tho arm
and caressingly suggested:
"Marusenka, won't you dress up
nicely? Wo will havo guests tonight."
And she handed mo some very dainty
and light garments, not nt all befitting
a servant. I was amazed, nnd objected
strenuously.
"I never wore such bizarre clothes,
Anna Potrovna. I am a plain working
girl," and I blushed deeply. V was
both ashamed unci afraid. I had a
premonition ot evil. And when sho
handed mo a very decollete gown I
becamo thoroughly frightened.
But Anna Petrovna wus persuasive I
nnd persistent, and I wus finally In
duced Into putting It on. It was so
transparent that my checks llamed
with shame. I refused to leave my
room, but was forced by Anna Pc
trovna's coaxing to follow her. As I
stepped on the threshold I saw several
girls seated freely with men, drinking
beer. A young man was standing
aside, evidently anticipating our ap
pearance. He moved toward us. Anna
Potrovna had apparently promised mo
to him.
Stars were shooting beforo my eyes.
I lost all my submlsslvcness and
meekness. Seizing my clothes, I tore
them wildly into shreds, stamping
with my feet, cursing, shrieking and
breaking everything that I could get
hold of.
This outbreak lasted but a moment.
Everybody In the room was too stupo
fled to movo beforo I ran out of tho
house, wrapped only in a shawl. I
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hastened to tho police station at a
paco that mado peoplo In tho streets
think that I must bo mad. Arriving
there, I mado my complaint to tho
officer In charge.
To all appearances he was llttlo
touched by my story. Whllo I prayed
for mercy and relief on my knees
beforo him he was regarding me with"
amusement. Ho drew me near him.
I was shocked and overwhelmed. Ho,
whoso duty It was to protect me, was
clearly ln nlllanco with tho white
slavers.
"You aro all scoundrels and mur
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ought to bo ashamed to tako advan
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Ho grew angry and ordered me
locked up for the night. Tho cell
was cold, dark and dirty. I had left
my shawl upstairs. Enraged against
tho authorities, I broko all the win
dows and hammered continuously nt
tho floors and walls till I was set
free ln tho morning.
But my troubles had only begun.
I had no placo to go. For two days
I wandered about town day and night.
I was starved nnd worn out. Then
I knelt on tho bank of tho river and
prayed for half an hour. I prayed
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It seemed to mo that the Lord had
heard my plea and I felt relieved.
A woman In popular terminology.
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