"It was I—" commenced Raskolnikoff.
"Drink."
With a movement of his hand the young man pushed aside the glass which was offered him; then, in a low-toned but distinct voice he made, with several interruptions, the following statement:—
"It was I who killed, with a hatchet, the old moneylender and her sister, Elizabeth, and robbery was my motive."
Elia Petrovitch called for assistance. People rushed in from various directions. Raskolnikoff repeated his confession.
Anton Chekhoff
The Safety Match
On the morning of October 6, 1885, in the office of the Inspector of Police of the second division of S—— District, there appeared a respectably dressed young man, who announced that his master, Marcus Ivanovitch Klausoff, a retired officer of the Horse Guards, separated from his wife, had been murdered. While making this announcement the young man was white and terribly agitated. His hands trembled and his eyes were full of terror.
"Whom have I the honor of addressing?" asked the inspector.
"Psyekoff, Lieutenant Klausoff's agent; agriculturist and mechanician!"