The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-08
rho sIood.H anler. Of Nyireghyhaza

The 0utefS VI
The Nyireghyhaza murder case, recently
concluded by the acquittal Of the accused,
excited great interest in this country. But
we can hardly appreciate the excitement
It caused in Europe. 1t was in fact not
only the trial Of whole community, but
it was by popular feeling turned into a
trial OF a whole religious system and a
whole race.
A writer, who shows no kindly feeling
for the Jews, admits that the onslaught
was marked by great barbarity, and that
"the Austro.H Hungarian authorities were
Obliged to take very forcible measures to
prevent a general explosion Of an anti
Semitic crusade which would have swept
the Hebrews out Of all Central and Eastern
Europe, where, as race, they are hated
with a hatred such as Americans and
Englishmen can not conceive" Evidences
OF this hatred have not been wanting. II
has made itself felt in the indignities and
inhuman atrocities to which the Jews
have been subjected in the name o.
Christianity. Happily Americans are
strangers to these scenes and for the most
part, to the unchristian spirit which in,
stigates such assaults.
The writer referred to quotes some
atrocities With which the Jews are charged;
but he is forced to admit that In this case
Of Esther Salomossy the trial was a travesty
OF Justice, that the presumption was in
favor of the accused, but that the whole
atmosphere, including the court room, was
poisoned with malice and a fair trial was
impossible. Counsel for the defense, ap.
preciating all this, appealed to the court to
admonish witnesses that they were Obliged
to swear to the truth "even where Jews are
concerned" A Christian witness showed
the local feeling by replying that ''periury
is no sin where q Jew can be .he only
sufferer by it" This is a fair indication OF
the spirit Of the prosecution. The ac-
cused Jews were to DO convicted II they
could be, no matter whether they were
guilty or innocent.
The Rabbits son, a boy OF fourteen years
OF age, swore that he saw his father in the
Synagogue holding a basin to catch the
blood while another man cut the girls
throat. The boys testimony, as the cable
reported it, bristled with malice against bis
father, and yet 1t a wisely reasoned by
some Of the learned professors that the
boy was too young to lie! The prosecu-
ton broke down and the accused was &C.
quilted; but that does not quiet the ex-
citement. The girl disappeared, and a
body was found which some witnesses
swore point blank was hers and Others
were as positive was not hers, and there
remain people who believe that she was
sacrificed by the Jews. This belief does
not rest upon testimony; 1t is a continu-
ing evidence OF intense hatred Of the
Jews.
It may be confessed that there is not a
high civilization where this crime is said to
have been committed. Jews and Gen.
tiles are living in a state Of compromise
between sarbarism and a civilization
which is now TO reach its full dawn. 1g-
norance and misery are the common herit-
age, and even a "strong government" is
not able to inspire respect for human life.
But this social condition is no more the
fault Of the Jews than Of the so-called
Christians, who have shogna thirst for
blood that would do credit to Vampires.
The affair OF the trial is a great disgrace to
Austro-H hungary, which PROCESSES to be a
civilized nation.