The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-03-10

The Russian Jews, three hundred ~ number.
who arrived here yesterday are comfortably
housed m cola renns slvania Railroad Depot,
West Philadelphia. They express themselves
a. overwhelmed with the cordislity Of their re-
ccption. Some Of them tell fri9htiul stories
IL the per-eeuti,n- 10 which they were sub
jccicd IN the o'd country.
Abraham Shcctncr, only short time since
prosperous shoemaker IN Warsaw, about :
year ago had bis home entered BY mob Of
dren ana bore them IL the outskirts Of the
hamlet. while ths father, frantic with Hr.ei,
vainly followed, pleading for his loved ones
The jeers anil fcofl- ~ the incarnete fcnds
were the only reply 70 hi supplicatisis. On
reaching the suburbs 81 the hamlet street
form group 81 the mother and children: The
innocent victims were bound 70 the stake,
their clothing saturated nith oil. fagots placed
around their feet. and the torh applied Al
most within touch ol HE hand the father was
bound 10 another stake 70 witness the hclli.h
torture Of biz wife and children, who n vain
stretched out their hands % him who could NC
longer AFFORD them succor The flames burned
out With mock solemnity Shcctncr was re-
leased and informed that he was - Liberty %
take charge Of the charred TRUNKS Of what but
few hours before constituted his loved and
Nnrtulic KiskofF. lass or eight years, and
the picture 81 health, tells the following sto'
~ oil the unnatural cstrangement 81 son
and father through the son embracing tile
faith OF the (ientiics Her father was watch.
maker. aud engaged with him was son named
Cabassa. who thought his father treated nm
unklndly. Cabas-a embraced the faith 81 the
Gentiles and spent his leisure time IN their
society. His father demonstrated with him.
but ID no purpose. The son had become en-
amored OF Gentle maiden. One afternoon
| the son left his home, and on the night q
| the same day returned with party of1tnti!t
| companions The father was taken from his
| bed small iron was heated to white heat
and. while the other torinentors held the fstl
or as III wise. the son thrust the iron in' p III.
1 fathers eyes. The next day the sou mtfr.e!
/ the Genti.c. and within year the father died
ia poverty. The unfortunate child i with
|! her uncle and aunt.
1 Israel RAJ AMOR was III Odessa when the
| persecution commenced there In May last
l He <ay~ that ne isants attacked their houses
| and riTed thcm Of their entire contents iht
| men we're bcaten and some killed. Women
| and CHI .lrtn were assaulted. Even nnW en'
babes were thrown out ~ npper-stQrA win
dows ana their brains dashed out on the pare
ment below. A wealthy farmer named he
/ raski oiIered.1rOn 100 rouhIes 10 the howlin-
4 mob who hAd attacked his dwelling 70 SPAR
/ his wife and daughters from outrage but th'
ficnds assaulted his family and beat him 81
| most 10 death
Isaac Nizier. Of Warsaw. SAYS violent dem
/ onsirations occurred IN December last Gil
/ zcns al first attempted 70 defend themselves
/ finding II was useless to appeal ~ the author
| tiles. They armed themselves v!thvinhs. Ans
| for q time were successful n rcfellng ~
| mob: but when this fact became known 20 IN
| authorities the police swooped down upo'
l them and demanded their arms, which Ner
i given up. Then the prosecuted PEOPLE wcr