The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-18
THE JUDENHETZE.
Horrible Outrages Against Jews
in Russia.

The ZdTid newspaper gives an ac-
count of a shocking tragedy which
occurred IN the neighborhood of the
town of Loubna. On the night OF
March "a, three soldiers of a lancer
regiment quartered in the town
entered the establishment OF Jew
retailer of spirits of the name OF
Malinoff. The hour being late, the
family, consisting of nlne persons,
had retired to rest with the excep-
ton of the eldest daughter, girl OF
eighteen. The soldiers asked for
fourpenny worth of "vopky," with
which they were duly served by the
girl. When the liquor had been
consumed she asked them to retire,
as the hour was so late. Her guests
did not hurry themselves, but pres
emily two of them went out. The
third remained, and approaching
the bed where the owner of the
establishment was lying asleep, he
woke him up and demanded his
money. The terrified Jew sprang
up, but before he could take a sin
gle step the soldier fired two shots
with his revolver, and the wretched
man fell a bleeding corpse before
his daughters eyes. The screams of
the girl awoke the whole family.
Her mother, who was in back
room, and whom recent events had
taught to expect violence and out
rage, seized her two young children
and hid one of them in an empty
box, which she shut and locked, and
the other under a couch. She tried
herself to escape through a window,
but the soldiers were on the look
out, and, rushing after her, they
caught her and beat her until she
fell sehseless, and as they supposed,
dead. Then the murderers returned
to the house. There they found two
boys, aged IA and 10, standing awe
struck and atfrighted over their
slaughtered father.
The barbariaDs were unmoved by
this pitiful sight, and the boys
speedily shared the fate of their
parents and fell dying on his corpse.
Now the murderers began to search
the house, and soon discovered the
child whom the mother had con-
cealed i'll the empty trunk. This
unfortunate infant they kicked to
death with their spurs. Having
thus disposed of the whole family
exceDt the eldest daughter, the
ruffians next turned their attention
to her, and under threats of the
most fearful consequences should
she refuse, they BID her inform
them where her fathers money was
to be found. The trembling girl
disclosed the hiding place of the
little store which had been saved
as the result of the industry and
thrift of the family, and forty
rubles and seven silver spoons
became the booty of the
assassins. 1t might haye
been supposed their evil passions
would have been satisfied with the
crimes already committed, but the
unfortunate girl soon found that
such was not the case. The Tuffians
indeed spared her life, but they
brutally outraged her before leaving
the house. Having thus wreaked
their will on all the members of the
family they at last departed.
The worst feature in the whole
affair has, however, yet to be related,
and will show how little mercy the
Jew can expect, even from those
whose duties should speedily teach
them compassion. On leaving the
scene of their atrocities the soldiers
discovered that the mother of the
family, whom they had left for
dead, had recovered conscious
ness, and was endeavoring to
get away. to seek assistance in
the neighborhood. They fired at
her with their revolvers, and sue
ceeded in wounding her, but she
nevertheless struggled on and got
out of reach. The wretched woman,
bleeding and covered with wounds
and clothed only in the night-dress
in which she was sleeping when the
attack commenced, sought the pro-
lection of a monk who lived close
by. The monk got up on hearing
her cries, but when he opened his
door and discovered that it was
"only Jewess" that sought his pro-
lection he refused assistance or re-
fuge, and the people of the neighbOr-
ing village the next morning found
the wretched woman living all but
senseless and dying in the
roadway.