The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-18
The Hungarian Trial.
CLOSING SCENES OF THE GREAT PROSECUTION
OF JEWS AT NYIRFGuYuIzA


OF JEWS AT METROPOLITAN.
In delivering the Judgment OF acquittal
OF all the prisoners charged with the mur-
der OF the girl Esther Solymosi, the presi-
dent read long explanation Of the
grounds OF the decision. Evidence, 1t
stated, bad been given at the trial proving
all tue accusations, one after another. TO
be bascless. There was other evidence
against the Jews OF self-contradictory or
utterly improbable character. The asser-
tons OF the boy Scharf, evinced his hatred
toward his father. as well as his religion
and his race, and was, moreover, contra
dictory. II must therefore be held null
and void. There was nothing TO show
why ritual murder Of Christians by Jews
should be committed; and in this case the
accused had not perpetratcd any murder
Everything tended TO show that the body
that had been found was that OF Esther,
but it is impossible to make a positive as
sertion on this point, owing TO the irregu-
lar poSt-mortem examination. The counsel
who appeared for Esther's mother lodged
an appeal against the judgment, but this
did not prevent the Court ordering the lib
Grafton OF the prisoners. The accused and
their counsel upon this expressed their
most hearty thanks 10 the president, who
in reply addressed to the prisoners the fol-
lowing words "You are restored TO liber-
ty, and you will now return 10 live amid
your Christian felow-subjects. Avoid
giving them any proyocation be quiet and
peaceable, in order that excited passions
NAV not be revived. For your pains and
sufierings your judges are not responsible,
but the deplorable circumstances Of the
noor fatn without frh.t
is my farewell advice"
At 4 O'Clock in the afternoon the prison.
ers were set free. They were received by
their wives and children in Nyiregyhaza
old prison. the scene being deeply affect
ing. They all left by a side door, and were
escorted on their way out Of town by gen.
darmes. Thousands OF persons were wait
ing at the principal entrance 10 see them
come out. Each Of the liberated persons
received $50 florns from the Jewish Asso-
citation and numerous gifts from pri-
vate persons. Deputations came from
all parts Of the country TO thank
DR.. E0tv0s for having removed the
suspicion which had been so long
weighing on all the Jews Of Hungary. The
boy Moritz Scharf was asked by his father
and DR.. E0tv0S whether he would return
to his fathers house or to that OF one OF
three Jews in Pesth and elsewhere who
had offered TO adopt him. The boy fatty
refused TO go to any Of them. and so re-
mains with bis present guardians until the
Government have decided what to do with
him. At Nyiregyhaza the scene was less
exciting than had been apprehended.
The mob had vented its diSsatis-
faction the previous night in an as
sault on DR.. E0tv0s, the principal coun-
sci OF the prisoners. He and three other
counsel were attacked in the open street,
but effected a hurried escape into DR..
E0tv6s's house. in which more than seven
ty window-panes were smashed before the
police could disperse the crowd. The
prisoners long continement-from May,
1882. to August, 1SS3-has left visible
traces on many Of their number. The
stepmother OF the boy Moritz Schari. aged
twenty-eight, has become quite gray. The
Je,ciSh Chronicle publishes an account Of
Esther Soymosi's death, which tends to
show that she committed suicide in conse-
quence Of the I'll treatment she received
from her mistress, Frau Hurl.