The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-09-02
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WEDNESDAY,, SEPT. 2, 1891.
TREATED AS OONVIOTS,
INNOCENT JEWS ARE SENT OUT
OF RUSSIA IN CHAINS.

Vt hCoSlR TN CHAINS.
Newspaper Correspondent Describe,
the Illuminating and Cruel Circurn.
stances Attending the Flight of Jewish
Exiles-Closeiy Guarded.
Itelegraphed the fact Of my having
seen Jews expelled from Moscow 10
chains, but as the censorship has become
so strict could not enter into details. ]
received information that convoy of
prisoners was about to be dispatched al
certain time from the prison {peresce.
luya), and ! accordingly proceeded to
the spot at the time indicated. l ar.
rived at the small western door Of the
prison as the invalids of the convoy were
being brought out and placed on three
sprtngless carts. There were about eight
or ten in each cart (not 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 / noticed two
OF these women particularly, the one
very ladylike person Of middle age, with
regular features, telling that she was
not Russian, Her companion was
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-
yict's dress with the yellow diamond on
the back.
TWO INNOCENT JEWS.
AS the convoy passed the group of
women alongside whom stood, noticed
commotion among them. The Russians
calculated prayers after their won't; the
elderly lady and girl became excited.
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
tndelible stains there were in plenty, but
among these | noticed no Jewish face.
just as the rear was coming up, and in
the fifth row from the last, noticed two
handsome open countenances.
These We're what was in search of.
There could not be a moments hesita-
ton. Here were two Jews. The one
was a stalwart, elderly man, with beard
and rudy 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 were chained together
Probably they are to be sent to the same
neighbofhood.
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-
k1ns 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 u
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
saw the same pair engaged on the same
merciful errand, but whether they sue
oeeded or not | do not know. / could
not help them, but only might have
compromised them with the authorities
by inquiries. After travelling by railway
to one OF the western provinces within
the pale the Jewish prisoners will be
marched on, presumably, as they are at
the moment l write. in chains, to the
destination assigned them.
Tho names of these two Jews | could
get II it were necessary, and know that
they are not charged with any offense,
but are merely being sent away by the
cars ukase, and not having money
enough to pay their railway expenses,
or, moro probably. having given over to
their dear ones tho money they possessed,
they are ignominiously herded with
criminals, and chained like them.
once thought OF taking a camera to
photograph them, but do not think the
evidence so obtained would DO stronger
than that now given. 1t is not easy to
photograph particular individuals in a
crowd in motion, nor can it be done
without exciting notice AS was three
times warned by the sentry that it was
not allowed "to look, as he put it, prob
ably should have been expelled like a
Jew if had been caught photographing
what the Russians consider is private |
affair of their own. Having seen what |
i have recorded, no honorable person can |
dispute the evidence. have only seen
two, that is true, but had ! been nd
mitted into the secret of what was going
on earlier should have seen many
Moscow Cor. London News.