The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-06
ALLEGED RUSSIAN OUTRAGES.

HOW THE BULoARIAYs TREATED TIN ISRAEL
TIES AND TURKS OF KAzANLIx--PooR IMIrA-
TON OF TURKISH INSTRUMENTATION
CHARGE OF COMPLETELY ON THE Pact or
THE RUSSIAN OFFICERS.
WASHINGTON, Dec s. 1871
The Turkish Legation furnishes the following state.
ment made by the fugitive Israetes or Kazanlik ON
their arrival Ut Treste:-
On the 18th OF July. 1877, . rumor about the ad.
vance OF the Russian army having been circulated Ut
Kazanlik the NOLAN medans aud tho lsraelites In
great terror assembled just At the time the entry
OF the enemys forcos into their city, and wont to
meet them, preceded BY q white flag, to ask mercy
and protection. On tho 10Th (thc day foowing) the
Russian army entered In the business quarter and
seized the money ana the goods found the stores Of
the Israees and Mussulmans. On tho goth the Il u.s.
sian police dsarmed the jewish aud Turkish populn.
ton aud gave their arms 10 the Bulgarians-conduct
which clearly manifested the internal Idea tho
sacre and which confirmed but too we'll tho next
day upon the poor Turks and Israeiites. The FIRST
victim among tho latter was called Jeudah Assah
merchant OF that city, who cruelty cut In pieces
OWING to his refusal to tell the Busarians the place
wncre he had concealed his money. His brother. in
hope Of saving Jeudah, informed the miscrcanss Of
the spot where 900 Turkish pounds wcrc secreted
and as a reward be was arrested by tho DuIgarans,
but owes his life to has,y flight Crueltss followed
zach other every day until the aotb the sackng
and destruction Of tho stores belonging to
the Israelites and the Mussulmans began.
SEVENTEEN JRws MURDERED
On tho 1st q August tho enomy entered the Jewish
quarters, where thoy arrested four Israeltes named
respectively Jacob Levy, Bohor Levy, Joseph Cosn
aud Samuel Garnet They all taken out OF the
city, where, after having been beaten and outraged,
the Tree and the last cruelty assus
sinatcd 0n the 9th they entered the synagogue and
lreated those had sought refuge u the build
Ing sixteen Of whom wore dragged into the court
yard where, alter suffering thousand tortures, they
were murdered and their bodies lett without burial.
The names Of the sixteen vctims OF this inhuman
butchery were abraham Garnet 10 years old; Behor
Berani, 90 years; David Beram, Jr, IL years; David
Ayt IL years; solomon bcram, 20 years; Ham BE-
ran 10 years Sutana Berah, 90 years; Jcudah Levy,
AZ years mis- Abraham, Is years Eilezar Fare
ZaheL 80 years; sebon Hahn, A years; Re-
bora Saranga, II yenrs; behora Judah Levy.
20 years, and Bchor Garnet 40 years.
SAVED RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
the murder OF these seventeen INDIVIDUALS TWO
Russian soldiers aided by furious Bulgarans, dragged
during tho night, they were obliged 10 remain IN tho
camp. The next morning seven Cossacks iook these
poor people Brcerl Beressc, where they received
some water They aftcrward robbed OF the little
which they still had. Their tormentors 10 compel
them to give up their clothing, evon drew their
swords hut A. that momen, Two Russian soldiers ap-
pearsd, who put stop TO the Infamous proceeding IN
accordance with tho pardon granted those uniortun-
ates by General Gourko.
II s evident however that all acts OF cruelty TO the
lsraslites were melted and tolerated By the CON-