Mr. Peirce to Mr.
Olney.
Legation of the United States,
St. Petersburg, November 30,
1896. (Received Dec. 18.)
No. 447.]Sir: I have the honor to inclose recent
correspondence concerning Anton Yablkowski, whose case was reported in
the legation’s Nos. 144, 151, 157, 161, and 179 of September 28, October
10, 16, and 28, and November 29, 1895, respectively.
It appears that Yablkowski is now at liberty, and I have requested our
consul at Warsaw to endeavor to ascertain what has become of him, in
order to, if possible, close up the case.
I have, etc.,
Herbert H. D. Peirce,
Chargé d’Affaires ad
interim.
[Inclosure 1 in No.
447.]
Mr. Peirce to
Mr. Rawicz.
Legation of the United States,
St. Petersburg, November 11, 1896.
Sir: It is a long time since this legation
received any news concerning the status of Anton Yablkowski. The
last account reported that he could leave the Empire but was
forbidden to return, and hoped that by writing he might, through a
general amnesty, be permitted to remain. Please inform me at your
earliest convenience of the actual status.
I am, etc.,
Herbert H. D. Peirce,
Chargé d’Affaires.
[Inclosure 2 in No.
447.]
Mr. Rawicz to
Mr. Peirce.
Consulate of the United States,
Warsaw, November 26, 1896.
Sir: After receiving your communication of
the 14th instant, I have sent inquiry concerning the United States
citizen, Anton Yablkowski, to the general attorney (procureur) here
and his answer received to-day by this consulate I beg to
communicate to you in translation here below:
November 12, No. 10824.—In answer to yours of 7/19 November,
1896, No. 1751, M. C., I have the honor to inform the
consulate that Anton Yablkowski, who was under sentence, has
been, on the 11th of April last, acquitted by the highest
court and liberated from the prison at Brest Rugavsky; also,
I have to inform you that the document sent to me for him
with your letter No. 1655, M. C., on the 5th of May this
year, has not been handed over to Yablkowski. (Signed.)
The above-mentioned document is the one furnished through this
consulate by his excellency minister plenipotentiary to said
Yablkowski, with his letter of March 17. The whereabouts of
Yablkowski is unknown at present to the court; therefore I beg you
to inform me whether it be proper for us to demand the return of the
document from the general attorney or to leave it in his hands as it
is.
Awaiting further instructions, I am, etc.,
Joseph Rawicz,
United States Consul.
[Inclosure 3 in No.
447.]
Mr. Peirce to
Mr. Rawicz.
Legation of the United States,
St. Petersburg, November 30, 1896.
Sir: Your letter of November 26 concerning
Yablkowski is duly received. Referring to your letter of February 28
last, in which you state that his American passport as well as his
citizen papers are attached to the acts of the case, and that should
he be expelled from the Empire his said documents would be retained
by the court, you requested to inquire as to whether his documents
were finally returned
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to
him on his release or whether they were held by the court, and to do
your utmost to find out the last trace of Yablkowski as to his
whereabouts in Russia. If he left the Empire, certainly the police
authorities must know of it, and in any case it seems incredible
that there should be no trace of him after leaving the court or
place of his confinement.
With regard to the document sent through you to Yablkowski by this
legation under date of March 17, and which it is stated was not
handed to him, but has remained in the possession of the
attorney-general, you are requested to ask for its return to you for
transmission to this legation.
I am, etc.,
Herbert H. D. Peirce,
Chargé d’Affaires.
