Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-09-19
Persecution OF the Jews I'm The
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concerning the calumnies at Damascus, po,
was hatched, and they agreed to send away prizes,
who belonged to the French quarter, in order to
accuse us Of having murdered him.
They alleged-lst, That the priest entered the
Jews street the day he was missing (the street was
thooughfare.) and was not seen to leave it.
The Jewsanswered, that he left the street Ger.
tany on the other sde--but this would not satisfy
them.
The Jews assembled in synagogue, and decrcel,
under pain of accommodation, ,hat any one who
knew of, or had seen the priest, should declare it.
A Jew, who feared God, answered directly, that
he was dealer in tobacco, and lived in the suburbs
Of the city, one hours distance from the Jews quar-
tiers, and near TO dusk he the priest and his
van, leaving the city, passing near him towards the
fields; and he said to the servant of the priest,
"Come here and buy some tobacco, as you usually
do"
Tho servant answered, Il am busy now ano-
ther time will"
This evidence reached the French consul who
Immediately caused this Jew 10 be scourged ill he
expired (Goe will avenge him so that he should
not relate this, lest it should be proved that he e
priest) left the city that night.
He also got hold of prisoner, "a Tur&,) who
was In prison for sum of money due 10 the Pa.
cha, and ~ho to get himself out of prison, offered
to prove the Jews guilty, tha, they would Re.
him free.
This TUX had already tIed TO get he money of
Jew namcd David Arar, under threat ,h,t if he
did not give it, he would accuse him Of murder.
Arari thought that ifhe did give it, it would be
proof Of guilt and refused to give him anything.
Then this Turk seized Jewish ba ber who had
already been severely tortured, and said to him.
"Ihey will torture you more and more; whv should
you die?-Say David Arari invited you 10 his
house to kill him (the pres) and then you will
receive money and honors." And he by these
means and by threats, persuaded him till he was
conn eled TO say that David Ara'i called him to his
house. and he found there six others of the chief
men of the city, and David said TO him, Come
here and kill this priest wh) was bound before
him, and they paid him his reward.
Now, one of the seven persons denounced by the
barber as being of those present at the murder with
Arari, was good and upright man named Joseph
Leniado; they seized and imprisoned him.
He answered, 'On the very night the barber
states that at David Arari's house, have two
Christian witnesses that were with me the whole
night, and never left them. They were travel
lers lodging at my house, and left two days after for
their own city.
But these wicked accusers would not wait ill
the Witnesses arrived, although couSer sell,
to fetch them, to have their evidence. But they
smoe and scourged him till he died und,r ,hei
hands. Oh Lord, behold thy servants blood pou.
red out, and avenge it on them
All this done that the two witnesses NIGH
not al pear, aud falsify the BARRIERS evidence.
This subomer above named, suhorued and enti
ced, with promises and threats, the servant # DA.
vid Arari to confirm the BARRIERS statement and
they scourged and punished their victims with
blows and fire, and water.
They then began to search the houses, search
after search, but they found nothing. Now The
brought md disposed in some Jewish premises
and they suspected SO it was, for the Jews tol,
the watchman who watched in the Jews quarter
that he should be vgilant to look TO this, and he
therefore, looked well after all the Christian passen
gers that went near the conduits. When ths
Christians saw that this watchman hindered them
from their evil purpose, they imprisoned him, ard
smo,e him ill he died under the rod. See, oh
Lord, and behod thy servants blood poured out!
That night they did this wekedness they depo,
sited bones in the conduis, (there being no Jewish
watchman,) and tie morrow they went and
searched this conduit and founI the Old bones, and
caused great cry, and most Of the ply sicians
agreed that they were the bones of qaadrupeds
bu, one physician doubted, and said, 'Perh4ps they
are human boxes, but they DID, his is eyi
den, they could not accomplish their wicked pu
pose till they had murdered the watchman; and j
is fully believed by many persons that they got III,
priest to go away in order 10 the Jews, anC
when the truth and fair trial Is had, all will b.
proved. will no longer DIVE on this matter bu
will relate what has occurred since the order Of tn
Pscba Mohammed Ali to the Pacha of Damascus
that Be should no longer torture or question tn
Jews; and this he has obeyed.
But as this Pacha of Damascus has been the il
diyidual through whose authority the evil has bee
perpeuated. he endeayors to sustain the falsehoo
by artiiee.
And as soon as the edict came from Egypt IL
Christians, all being melted by their leaders, 70.