The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-10-07
TREATED AS CONVICTS.
INNOCENT JEWS ARE SENT OUT
OF RUSSIA IN CHAINS.

A Newspaper Correspondent Describes
She Humiiiating and Cruel Circum-
stances Attending the Flight Of Jewish
ExiIes-CIoseIy Guarded.
telegraphed the fact Of my having
seen Jews expelled from Moscow in
chains, but as the censorship has become
so strict l could not enter into details. /
received information that convoy of
prisoners was about to be dispatched at
certain time from the prison peresce-
luya), and | accordingly proceeded to
the spot at the time indicated. ar
rived at the small western door of the
prison as the invalids of the convoy were
being brought out and placed on three
springless carts. There were about eight
or ten in each cart mot jews, old men,
old women and others, of various ages,
plainly in extreme debility.
They seemed utterly helpless and care
less and presented very sad sight. A
few women were present, evidently in
terested in the fate of the prisoners.
They carried bags and tins, which / saw
at once were meant to be given to some
loved one in the convoy. l noticed two
of these women particularly, the one a
very ladylike person of middle age, with
regular features, telling that she was
not Russian. Her companion was a
mere girl of perhaps sixteen or seven
teen, with an undoubtedly Jewish coun-
tenance.
My information was that there would
be either two or four Jews in the convoy,
for very few now remain in the prison,
the rest having been removed, and it
was by their features, bearing and dress
/ should recognize them. While was
thus observing things around me the
procession of prisoners began to defile
from the small door mentioned. They
came two by two, chained together by
handouts, and closely guarded by prison
wardens The prisoners were Of both
sexes and varied in age, appearance and
dress. Some wore prison garments, some
wore their own clothes and some the con-
vict's dress with the yellow diamond on
the back.
TWO INNOCENT JEWS.
AS the convoy passed the group of
women alongside whom stood, noticed
a commotion among them. The Russians
CALCULATED prayers after their wont; the
elderly lady and girl became excited. l
scrutinized the prisoners closely, being
well stared at by them and scowled at
by the guard, but could detect no Jew.
Features upon which vice and crime and
misfortune and misery were stamped in
indelible stains there were in plenty, but
among these l noticed no Jewish face.
Just rs the rear was coming up, and in
the fifth row from the last, l noticed two
handsome open countenances.
These were what was in search of.
There could not be moments hesita-
ton. Here were two Jews. The one
was stalwart, elderly man, with beard
and ruddy face, on whom prison life had
been able to do little hurt The other
was likewise tall, with short black beard
and more pronounced Jewish features.
The two Jews We're chained together
Probably they are to be sent to the same
neighborhood.
AS expected, the lady and girl were
looking for these two prisoners, like my
self, and attempted to pass the bags
with the little new kettles and panni-
kins to their relatives or friends. The
nearest warder, seeing the attempt,
shouted "Neelza," or THAT is not al
lowed" and raised his drawn sword as
if to strike the girl, who was in front of
her companion. Falling back with a
sigh. the girl seemed not to despair, but
to hope for another chance, with that in
domitable perseverance so characteristic
of the race.
STRICT GUARDS.
Afterward at the railway station I
saw the same pair engaged on the same