The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-05


as retaliation for any violence committed by the In
surgents nasmuch the insurrection has during
whole winter, and. In fact, ever since Despotovich
took the command remained strictly she defensive
have taken down the evidence OF twenty OF the
Victims choosing generally fathers OF families for the
purpose, and as saw these at different places
on Auslro- Hungarian and some on insurgont terri
cory, and as on all material points tho evidence is
snguarly corroboratIve, l think you may rely
on tho accuracy OF my report. After exam
lning several Of the refugees at Srob. on the
Croatian frontier, and others at different places
among the mountains or tree Bosnia among which,
with this object, have made four days marchh
started from Sienza Grad, tho cxtrcme outpost of tho
insurgents in this direction, TO make my way IL posi-
bic 10 tho actual scene OF the Oohievo outragcs In
the insurgent camp at Scnitza Grad every con-
spired 10 dissuadc me from my project. They said
that, though The ruins OF Ochievo deserted by
the Turks, marauding bands Of ashi-bazouks still
lurkcd IN the neighborhood, and that only DAYS
ago somc haystacks height above the villages
al hitherto escaped had been burned by these
gentry. Then the elements unfavorablc. II was
necessary To enter tho Turks parts Of Bosnia to
the INNATE, but tho rain ana me tng snow had SO
swollen tho river always rapid that the lords had be-
come impracticable. swan tho rivor ana secured
guido, who agreed TO conduct me TO the scene OF Tho
ourages
ONLY RUINS LEFT.
After q weary ascent and partial descent OF
neck arrived NJ the OF the Outrages and
found that all that the various witnesses had described
to mo as touching the destruction Of property
strictly true. A moro hide0us sceno of havoc have
never seen and mover wish 10 see again. Two home
scads alone remained unburncd, saved from destruc.
tIon u Is Supposed bv their Mohammcdan landlords;
but these were partially wrecked and entirely
guted All the other houses were burnt TO the ground
though here and there or two OF the wickerwork
storchouses Tor maize. usual among the Bosnians had
been merely r1cd of Their contents and not fur
Their DESTROYED; tho Turks had sls few OF Of
havoc oven moro melancholy was It's two
fold character There were first the blackoned toun-
datons Of the h0mcscads burned the other day, with
the fresh smell OF iro upon them, and side by side
with these the debris Of tho iormor village, burned by
the Turks the oath Of June OF last year Tue foun
datons OF the former homcsieads werc larger well
moro numerous than those OF the huts which tho
returning refugees had vcntured rcbua, formed
a striking commentary the slrattcned circum-
stances Of the unfortunate people In the former
ory ames the Village On rather .wo vases
Just destroyed rcckoncd twentyone burned huts and
two unburncd, which agrees with the number oi families
mentioned 10 mo by name by variety OF witnesses.
The havoc Of tho most thorougbg0ing kind Every
little article OF domestic that had been carried
on--pots, pans, rags OF sacking and cothcs-wcrc
scattered about pell.mell broken, and trampcd
under foot Hero and there maize beans had boon
scattered tho ground In The process Of carrying tho
plumber OF. To discover tho little boards OF money
which the rayah families might possess the piagcrs
huts and in one saw the ac ual hole from which tho
hoard OF the most well-to.do family-amcuntiDg, SO
my guido declared to fs IN paper money. but this Is
probably an exageeration-had been grubbcd out by
tho bash-bazouks
THY YOOLisHLY
will now give you the results of the evidence
have collected from victims to tho actual
at Great aud Little Ochievo and two ham.
lets situated in the ncghborng Cerljevitxa noun.
tairs-namcly, Klckovacha and vaganatz Regarding
tho Ochiovo outrages have examined thirteen wit.
Knranovoh-I saw at Serb. on tho Uroatian Ioraer;
one. Grcqor Pavcllch, at Lapaz, also within the
Sero snpKa Milan Kodcn. Milan Karsnov,ch Jova
Tankosch, Stefan Karanovich. Mihailo Rodch and
Bazc Karanovch--at sienitza Grad. in free
amt Vyif0 nj Nnca
Karanovich at BobolJusha, also in irce Bos.
MA ON the approach OF tho Turks, on June
Austrian soil, leaving their homes 10 be burned and
pilaged. The extreme misery, however, OF the retu-
gees this part OF the Hungarian frontier. tho APP
proach OF winter ana tho mpossbility OF procuring
fodder for the cattle they had succeeded in carrying
return from their Mohanmcdsn landiords-namcly.
MuJo Kurtaghick, Osman Aga Andjich aud NedJm and
Isna Bcgs Kacnovich, all resident IN KuIcn vakup.
Tho begs, who are beginning TO suffer severely from
OF sers TO supply their needs, promised the
Ochievers that they returned they should DO unmo-
osted and accordingly most OF tho families nctuay
did return and rebuilt their burned cottages Tho
names OF the heads Of the various families who
turned and the numbers OF each family given
US follows-
David Karanoyich, II; Dsmisn Raranovch 10; Djuio
Il 4' rsri Blaze
III Trfan sharntz 49, Icro sharats y Mihailo kodich
ass 81 r.
S Gaf" rsnAosSS 81 Blaze sson,eA s. mi sssseS
Total. 23I.
On Saturday, March 10, q body OF bnshi- tazouks,
estimated By the villagers az about q hundred, under
the leadership Of All Beg Trorka MuJo Beg BDano-
vich and Ali Bog KuIenovch (who, however, arrived
late the day. made their appearance in tho
lower village They plundcrcd The house and barn Of
David Karanovcb, seized all his corn, the clothing
they found tho house, and, II his deposition made
correct, took from HIM forty-ivc goats about
fifty sheep, eighteen oxen and horse They robbed
in The same way three other families They then pro-
ceeded 10 the house OF tho village elder or knez the
elected representative OF tho community, who
PM nj of n tah
tiles. " hat follows ! have from his wifc basin.
bazouk seized INN on ei,her side, while a third
despatched him with pistol shots. Another member
OF the family, rcto Karanovch, was wounded IN the
arm. but escaped. The head OF the murdered Knee,
Vase karnnovich was then cut OF and carried away.
The women girls stripped OF the girdIcs and
other ornaments that they possessed, aud the rrcgu-
KIND when stopped by tho timely arrival OF Ali Beg
Kulenovich, VINO succeeded on this occasion IN re-
their booty 10 Kuen yakup, carrying with them in
triumph the mead OF tho village elder Another Of my
Witnesses. Gccjor rovch'ch, Of Borichevalz, who,
though q CHRISTIAN, is employed on various crrands
across the Croatian border ny he Turks OF kuien
vakup, happened 10 be there when tho murdcrous
gang returned, The Mudir said that " was no use
kicking head about the streets, and that they had
better give IT TO The Glaour to bury which he accord
ngly did.
Meanwhile II was mootcd that might in Ochievo
whether fly at not but the Weather was bit,
tcry cold. fierce bora the tempcs uous north wind
OF lllyra WINS blowing and the snow lay deep; 80 y
was decided 10 postpone their departure. Next day
SunLay) TURKS appeared again. but IN larger num-
bers. According TO all accounts there were from 200
to 800 Rcds and IRON 400 TO 800 hi-bdzouks The
leaders were the Kamaknm oil Pettovaz, the Turkish
| Project aud the supreme governments official OF the
district, while Ali Trovka and All kulcnovch rep
| resented tho bcgs The troops came from Kulcn
| Vokup, Petrovatz and Bieaj. Then followed a
scene OF iudscim,naic plumber and rap'nc. An
attempt was made seize the house fathers OF tho
village, but. warned by the fate OF their KNEE, they all
succeeded In escaping. Many OF the girls and women,
| however, ie into the hands oil tho maraudcrs; tho
glrdcs and ornaments were torn from those who still
possessed them; the more youthful among them wore
set apart Tor worse tate According to tho lowest
estimate OF them Tell victims 10 Turkish lust; nc-
cordng TO the wife OF tho village cldor who probably
knew more than the mon, about nftecn They wcro
very rctcent about names and would not press
this point TITO Turks pursued tho refugees TO
| tho Inmate. nring them on the way; aud
tho two cartridges that picked up formed strik-
ing confederation OF this part OF tho evidence
| The river was happily low and easily