The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-02
their persecution of tho Jews is not selfish object


On May ~. about seven o'cioox In the afternoon,
the cny tuat Il thtoxiy pOpu.ated with jews The
stu0eutt eld gone thlther, mad dashed In the VIM
Jews, broken down the doors, be ten men and wo-
men, anu nld not spared even old people and cnii-
0ren. ABOUT thirty guards unler the command OF ai
omcer went thi.hcr, but the students had already
streets: Taey halted 10 front OF the open shop Of Q
coniectloner Lower down In the street stood about
agents. One Of Ss Se anu Of me
mob stood arm IN arm with the commanding 0fficer
OF ,, .ne attachment Jew who cnsnced 20 pass re-
ceived such blow with cudgel on the head from
bim that ne fell to the ground and had be carried
away, while the guards. AZ though by word OF COM
group OF stadents tn.re ringing bravo p'--
and so the affair was allowed to pass. The writer
was eye witness TO this scene.
The Jewish residents were, OF course, IN the
greatest excitement At first they wanted to get
together anu resist. but at every point where so
group they we're dispersed by the police. 1t was
only ON the so.caled Leipsic bridge that aDout
tempt 60 prevent piage. YET hardly FAD the Pre-
Iect become aware OF this ere he advanced upon
,e rem a. .ne mead Of numerous body OF agents
WIN Drawn swords ana charged upon the clerks,
my OIL whom were badly wounded The remainder
BY this time the shouting and uproar had spread
over the town. and all The windows were stofined.
Inc students hurled stones AT the windows, broke In
dwellings OF the Jews beat every living creature
mat tney found inside most cruelty, and destroyed
sSe .ney c9aid ay rseir MAIDS Upon Nenee
mothers nor the heartrending cries OF The children
suticed 10 restrain them.
t1heye blood Uas MOI shed! The moulded count by
hundreds
And what did the police do against all this No.
thing They made things worse than II they
had done nothing; had they not interered at
all The Jews, who are here more numerous than the
Christians, could have defended themselves. But
TINS IL something that ought moi to happen where
there Is good police
tep cOud be dttacled separately and De rttttesssy
ami t!oolt,VstAy assaulted.
" Is true tnat the police did make prctence Of
following the jew hunters but not one OF the latter
was arrested, although the number OF the agents
and guards greatly exceeded that OF the rioters.
On the contrary IL seemed as though the police and
soldiers we're there only much as TO say by their
hardness, that the rioters bad plenty Of tIme an
could easily draw OF into another street For, in
reality, The students stormed everything before
them IN the vanguard ana the police and soldiers
did the same In the rear The pandemon'an racket
ald huz2aing OF the students lasted until midnight,
rs also nd the despairing lamentations or the
defenceiess Jewish residents. Every jew VINO
aGemp.ed TO defead himself or his dwelling was
struck and arrested.
ON the 8Olh OF Nay about eight A. NJ, there was
another disturbance. haobe gangs set ON BY
others and attracted by the prospect OF pnnder re.
vcded to them by the excuses OF the students on
the preceding days, were led by SINGLE students
against the jews All were armed witt clubs. IL rs
true that the Police Preecs appeared with several OF
has mel, and was followed by military officer and
thirty OF tine guard the latter instead Of SELLING
the rowdies aud protecting the de .Sss, struck
and beat the Jews themselves. Many OF the latter,
who were standing al tne doors OF their own dwell
lnGs To repe their assalant5, We're arrested Dy the
PrcieCtS orders
Tne succeeding night quite Unexpectedly passed
without any disturbance, ana the city Is Lively
AGAIN; yet the greatest excitement still prevails
among The jewish p0pu ation--nOt 80 m'lcn on &C.
coant oil wnat mas . areaay happsned Us ,nrougn
preaching night IS looked forward 10 with fear and
trembling Not family venture as yer to pass the
night In their own dwelling The project OF the al
mn stratioI, VINO thus far has shown great lack OF
energy Is now going continually through the streets
TO tranquiize the excited public. He has called to-
getner some lGD border troops from the Deighbor-
hood and nIty mounted men. About forty men had
already arrived from poroh0l, so that he has alto
gether about 800 soldiers on mana, including the
guards previously stationed at this place, and the
arrival OF some hundreds OF cavalry II hourly ey-
pected. These troops VIII DC kept here, IL Is sail,
until after The elections. ana even longer should tue
peace or the CITY demand 1t.
Sacn Is the narrative published IN full by the VI
enna press and it seems Of last TO give us coherent
picture OF the reality or Thu. Roumaniaa aiar,
which has caused 40 mucn excitenen6 throughout
bo,h CarisieD,.om and the israe!itlsh brotherhood
Another Account OF the Assault on the Jews.
From Galignani's Messenger, June 1917
A letter from Bucharest IN The VaterioBd, OF VI
emma, says:--
The excuses winch recently occurred at Butou-
chang have given cue press, particularly the iSf1ee
AiIaf,ce an opportunity for uispiaylnR a declana-
tory eioguence as 10 he cruel treatment which the
Jews undergo In Rormanl2 and The barbarty and
Ill VIII of the government As thes prints do not.
however, menton the motives which leu to the at
tack al Boioucbay, permit me 20 TO al up the blank
and inform you though somewhat late III The day,
OF how things began. band OF dishonest Jews,
VINO had come from SoutZa 10 that place, made some
purchases rom Wallachian peasants In tavern near
the market place. The price OF Tie goods was paid
by the buyers IN ROumanial. Austrian and Russian
money. One OF Inc peasants, VINO had sod se:era
sacks of corn, finding among the thaiers which ne
mad received piece when nc considered
! suspicious begged the purchaser to cnange
IL for an0tier. This request, though made
very quietly, nevertheless raised terrific
uproar among the lsraejes, who began 10 Cry out,
pretending that The bargain nad been concluded
and thar the piece Of money was good; ana, whiie
creating great noise and agitation, they endea-
vored TO leave the tavern and get away. This the
other party opposed, and the more 50 that during
the tunult the purse OF one OF them had been alb
strscted This not having been found, and the bad
com not having been exchanged, d sluabDle re-
suited between the two parties, III which the Jews,
being IN greater force, came of best; but, ON the
peasants being reinforced The right assumed larger
proportions and transferred 10 the street.
Then stones We're thrown on the Wallachi8ns from
the top windows OF houses lsyaly Inhabited by
Jews. This eXasperated several soumaniaDs. who
had hitherto remained simply specla ors ana they
Joined In the conflict, which extended all over the
Jews quarter, ana ended TO their dlsRd vantage.
But IL Il entirely false that there was any oi them
KILLED.