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Story April 1, 1880

Morning Appeal

Carson City, Ormsby County, Carson City County, Nevada

What is this article about?

A church organist in Aratoff, Russia, confesses on his deathbed to murdering a farmer 20 years ago using the priest's stolen pistol, then framing the priest by confessing to him and denouncing him, leading to the priest's life sentence and death in prison. Compared to Congressman Daggett's gall and Bill Sharon's cheek.

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GALL.—The newspapers which are at present discussing Congressman Daggett's gall, will do well to turn to a case which has recently come to light in Russia. A church organist at Aratoff, near Kieff, lately confessed on his death bed to the murder, twenty years ago, of a farmer. He committed the crime with the priest's pistol, which he stole and then placed in the sacristy, confessed to the priest so as to preclude the latter from giving evidence against him, without infringing the obligation of secrecy, and then went and denounced the priest as the culprit. The priest, who vainly protested his innocence, was sentenced to hard labor for life, and when his liberation was applied for on the strength of the organist's confession, the reply was that he had died a few months ago. The gall of the organist above described is as far superior to any exhibition of gall which Daggett might treat us to, as the cheek of Bill Sharon is to the modesty of a country maid of eight years.

What sub-type of article is it?

Crime Story Deception Fraud Curiosity

What themes does it cover?

Deception Crime Punishment Misfortune

What keywords are associated?

Organist Confession Priest Framed Murder Deception Russian Crime False Accusation

What entities or persons were involved?

Church Organist Priest Farmer Congressman Daggett Bill Sharon

Where did it happen?

Aratoff, Near Kieff, Russia

Story Details

Key Persons

Church Organist Priest Farmer Congressman Daggett Bill Sharon

Location

Aratoff, Near Kieff, Russia

Event Date

Twenty Years Ago

Story Details

Dying organist confesses to murdering farmer with stolen priest's pistol, frames priest by confessing to him then denouncing him, leading to priest's life sentence and death before exoneration.

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