The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-29
from the Levant Herald.l

from the Levant Heralu.l
A singular trial for murder has taken place
ut Missivria and has ended in the acqulttal OF
the prisoners-two brothers, who were &C
cused of the murder of their uncle, rich
old Odessa merchant ..
The old man having retired from active
life and wound up his business, returned from
Odessa some years ago, and settled down in
Missiyria, his native town. Here he gave
much in charity to the poor, and behaved
handsomely to his nephews, with whom ne
lived. and whom he helped out OF poverty
into a respectable position in local trade.
Three wears ago the man suddenly disap-
peared. No serious inquiry, however, was
made to ascertain what had become OF nun.
His uephes vs. made liberal donations to the
churches, and inherited, or rather approPr-
ated, the cid mans wealth. Probably they
would have been left entirely undlsturbed IN
the endowment of their riches but for cir
cumstance which, for q time, must have
caused them some trouble and anxiety.
On certain day in the early part Of this
year an old woman asked for an audience with
the cadi, and. on being admitted, made a
deposition as follows cit was dark, stormy
night" the old woman said. "The wind had
several times blown in my window sash, put
ting out my lamp, and causing the embers OF
my fire to fly about the room. Suddenly
amid the bowling Of the storm, heard .
shrek, then moan. Strange sounds fol
Eoweds which seemed to come from the house
.of nv neiphbor, the Odessa merchant
crossed myself, and drank little raki to keel
nm nv courage. and then remembered tina
there was q crack in the wall Of my closet
through which l could see into the house o
INV neiohbor, the merchant Thither l went
and applied my eye to the crevice in the mus
wall. and this is what saw !:
..Two men were pressing down PILLOW
ypon the face of another man, whom the.
kept PROSTATE, and woman was Folding
light. The old mani recognized him.wa
very Astrong, for he overthrew ms nePnews
Altho,,al his throat was cut and blood gushe
from tss wound. He would have escaped
but the woman struck him in the face with
chair. His head was bent forward, as thong
ae could not keep it in its place on accoun
of the cash across his throat. Still his eye
dashed life; he staggered toward the window
but there he was again struck down by III
aephews Then they sawed away at Ri
throat till the head was separated from I'll
.srunk.'
THE accuser went on to say that she threa
.ned the murderers with disclosure OF tn
mime which she had witnessed. but that the
,romised her thu ,h-money;" that, as sh
vas noor. she agreed, in consideration thereo
4, hold her tongue, and that she Washed tt
Mood from the floor of the room where Il
oiS man had been put to death. The '.husl
money" however, had not been paid, an,
As She was starving. she determined to NAL
Known her story. The story was made know
u March or April but no proceedings we
taken until August The accused parti
were then arrested, and confined in Zapte
coda" The old woman, too, was put
prison, and was logged and half smother
between mattresses night after night until Z
trial ended, and the persons whom the y,
populi still stigmatizes as murderers were
clared innocent