God’s Playground. A History of Poland, Vol. 2. 1795 to the Present

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THE THAW AND THE JANUARY RISING^267


  1. Roman FRANKOWSKI, 22, Catholic, student at the Main School... secretary...

  2. Gustaw PAPROCKI, 19, Jew, student at the Main School... secretary...

  3. Zygmunt SUMINSKI, 19 Catholic, student at the 'Main School'... secretary...

  4. Edward TRZEBEECKI, 23, Catholic, non-registered nobleman, trainee at the Police
    Reformatory Court... secretary.

  5. Kazimierz HANUSZ, 20, Catholic, archivist... secretary.

  6. Wladyslaw BOGUSLAWSKI, 25, Catholic, student at St. Petersburg University ... press
    secretary. ..

  7. Benedykt DYBOWSKI, 29, Catholic, bachelor, teacher at the 'Main School', who per-
    mitted the revolutionary secretaries to meet in the School's auditorium...

  8. Jan MUKLANOWICZ, 30, Catholic, pharmacist... who permitted the conspirators'
    correspondence to be delivered at his shop...

  9. Helena KIRKOR, 32, noblewoman, who permitted the chief conspirators to meet in
    her house... and disposed of their papers after the arrest...

  10. Emilia and Barbara GUZOWSKA, 30,27, spinsters, who harboured the revolutionary
    Supply Department in their lodging... and frequently changed their address in order
    to confuse the police...

  11. Aleksandra WROBLEWSKA, 18, spinster, daughter of a gingerbread manufacturer who
    received and distributed the conspirators' correspondence...
    All these persons were brought before the Court on the order of the Viceroy and
    Commander-in-Chief of the Kingdom of Poland in that they all took a particular and
    prominent part in the late rebellion.


The circumstances of the case are subject to the following:


  • Articles 83, 96, 175, 196, 605, of the Code of Military Discipline, Vol. I:

  • Articles 285, 360, 364, of the Code of Capital and Penitentiary Punishments:

  • Circular of 24 May 1863 to directors of military departments.


Result: Having taken all circumstances into consideration, the Hearing finds that the
following are guilty: 1) TRAUGUTT, in that a) he killed one Kwiatkowski by a revolver
shot, for the purpose of maintaining discipline in the rebel ranks, b) commanded a rebel
unit in the Grodno area, c) left the country without permission, d)... took the chief and
independent command of the secret union known as the National Government.. .; 2)
KRAJEWSKI... to 20) WROBLEWSKA. All are members of the secret conspiracy... and in
that capacity belonged to the main branch of the Polish Rising.
Guided by the Circular of 23 May 1863, the Hearing recommends: A. that the defen-
dants 1) TRAUGUTT ... to 15) BOGUSLAWSKI, having committed offences relating to the
above Circular in the first degree, should be condemned to death by hanging; B.... to F.
that the remaining defendants be sentenced to other punishments.
This judgement is hereby presented for the gracious confirmation of the Viceroy and
Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Kingdom.
Presiding Lt.-Gen. (- ) HAGMAN
Member, Maj.-Gen. ( -) KOZNAKOV
Member, Maj.-Gen. ( -) DOKUDOVSKII
Deputy Member, Maj.-Gen. ( -) OPPERMAN
Member, Maj.-Gen. (- ) LEVSHYN
General-Auditor ( - ) POLTORANOV
Ober-auditor (-)AFANSEYEVn
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