True crime · 18.06.1923
Grave robbers dig into the wrong grave at Torma
Hauarüüstajad kaevavad Torma kalmistul vale haua lahti
On the night of 17–18 June 1923 a grave in Torma churchyard was dug open and the coffin broken, then the grave was filled in again with nothing taken. The robbers had been after a young woman buried nearby with gold rings, a gold bracelet and a silver watch on a gold chain, but in the darkness they had opened the neighbouring grave by mistake. Two local men were suspected: one had been seen heading that way late in the evening, and one had watched the jewellery go into the coffin at the funeral. In December the Tartu–Võru court sentenced both to the penal company.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Ööl vastu 18. juunit 1923 kaevati Torma kalmistul üks haud lahti ja lõhuti kirst, kuid midagi võtmata aeti haud uuesti kinni. Riisujad olid otsinud kõrvalhauda maetud noore naise juurest kuldsõrmuseid, kuldkäevõru ja kuldketiga hõbekella, kuid pimedas sattusid nad vale haua peale. Kahtlus langes kahele kohalikule mehele: üht oli nähtud hilja õhtul kalmistul selle haua poole minemas ja teine oli matusel näinud, mis surnuga hauda pandi. Detsembris karistas Tartu–Võru rahukogu mõlemat vangirooduga.