The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-13
TIE u HUNGARIAN 10XsrInAoY.

BrutIsh PanatIeiSin Cnder tho Cutie Of
ChristtnnIiy-IhsP Pope for tue PerJur.
cd scoundreiA.
Chicago 7IibnEe.
On more than one Of its features the trial
Of the Jew SCharf and his associates at
NyireghyhaEa, Hungary, for the alleged
murder q the Christian girl, Esther Soly-
m ri, $50 % oil the NEST extraordinary on
record in auy country. The horrible charge
brought against the prisoners In itself is
unique. Il Is well nigh.lncr0dible that
such charge should bt brought In these
days Of civilization and liberal opinion, or
that any one should believe such a crime
as that which isAlleged could be committed
The religious fanaticism, as developed IN
the trial, which Is not yet concluded, Is no
more remarkable, however, than the brutal
and disgusting manner In which the prose
cution has procured its periured testimony.
In all Its features the trial IL 80 revolving
TO Justice that It Is astonishing the Govern.
mtnt allows II to proceed any further.
Esther Sylmoal was young Christian
girl living ut TpEa E:Elar, who disappear.
ed In April, 1882. Search for her was IN.
avaihpg and various theories were adopt.
cd TO account for her absence. At last a
runner spread about that she had been muf-
dered by the Jews in order to secure her
blood for the least Of the Passover, the ian.
atical villagers putting credenCa in the old
medieval superstitiOn that Jews drank
Christian blood at this feast hen they can
obtain 1t. Suspicion fell upon MoriiE
SchaIf, and he aud bis family were arrest
AL 4 ftar ka hta 1,aAn a
iession, In which he declared he looked
through the keyhole Of the synagogue and
raw his lather and other Jews murder the
girl and catch the blood. Upon the
strength Of this confession the prosecution
commenced It's case. The details Of the trial
are revolving, II 10 held before q Hagit,
trate who has already been punished for
murder, aud the defense have shown to
the Government that this magistrate ex- |
tOrted the confession from the boy by
threatening him with lifelong imprison.
ment and by falsely telling him that his |
father had confessed the crime, and also |
that this magistrate signed numerous de.
positions Of witnesses though he was net
present ut their examination. II has also |
been shown that several priests, prior 10 |
The arrest OF Schaii, iLAamed the Ignorant |
people against the Jews by coyertly chRrg.
log them with the murder, and that they
bad taught the same people Ii was not
wrong 10 testify falsely against Jews. A
curious detail u the alleged crime was
the finding Of the corPse oil young
woman in the river near the vii |
lAge some time alter the murder was
committed. Though the body was not that
~ EathuF knlyunyRi Nha nlnfhaa tF,hn II |
wlrt hers. Tue boy Schari then confessed
that be bad seen the Jews dress this corpse
In ENhers clothes and throw Il into the
river, with The intention oil passing It of as
heIs. Thereupon y number Of Jews were
arrested for this Oiense, and while in pris.
on tortured In the most inhuman manner
by the authorities TO make them confess.
They were compelled TO drink huge guam.
tiliss Of water, were stripped and merCiless,
ly dashed, dragged by the hair to the gal.
lows and threatened with hanging, com.
PEELED 10 stand for 4 long time aud look at
the blazing sun. So inhuman were the
atrocities that many OF the wretches were
ready to acknowledge anything rather than
endure such horrible punishments any
longer.
The defense las utterly dIsproyed every
statement made by tic prosecution.
1t has shown that the confessions we're oh,
rained under torture, that many Of the Wit. |
nessea deliberately peIiurid themselves,
that the authorities OOnsptred TO force
conviction by compelling witnesses 10 ties.
tiiy as they were instructed, and that the
magistrate before whom the trial is pend.
log ia convicted murderer. More than
all this, and what would end any case in |
any other civilized country, numerous
Yilnesse9, among them Esther's own broth.
els and sisters, have testified that they
saw her day or Two after the time when
the boy scnatf says that he saw the
J VS. kill her in the synagogue, Every
phase OF the trial Indicates that In SOME
parts Of Europe, IN Hungary at least, the
people are btlll rs ignorant, snperstitious,
and iauAtical as their Middle-Age ancea.
tons we're, and that their hatred taSasis |
Jews Is Just as blIuf, Naligniht, and IN:
reasoning. The EoYefnmept Itself Is tired |
81 the farce, aud Tue prominent law oticerE
u the Grown hRve not hesItateA to say
that they believe the whole cafe is q pure
fabrication. OF course there can be no
COW. elton for murder, and the prisoners
will DO discharged, but II the magistrate
and the authorities, who have engaged in
this Infamous conspiracy. are rot ppHisht |
by the government for lhelr conduct the re
Il little Justice In Hu1gafy. SO far as the
people Rte concerned, their ignoTahCs and
superstition are simply hopeless Of cure,
but tue ssouadICls Wild have played upon
them ought 10 10 made 10 suffer the same
.onures they have inflicted upon the Jew
iRh DriElnert |