The morning call., 1891-09-19
A NARROWING TALE.
The Pitiful Story of a Crippled Russian

The Pitiful Story of Crippled Russian
jew.
The New York Evening Post tells this
story of the outrages upon Russian Jew
WHO lately landed in New York: Some OF
these unfortunate people tell narrowing
tales of their treatment by the Russian
Government and dread the idea of being
compelled to return to that country and
renewed prosecutions. One man who will
surely be debarred IS Lazarus katzur, q
peddler, who came from Slabotky. He is
cripple. and his deformity was occasiOned
by the brutality of some Christian neigh
bors. According to his st ry, lie
started out for the next village one
day with his pack on his back and some
few miles out he was beaten and robbed
his goods were taken from him, and he was
compelled to return home without them
His report of the occurrence was appa-
TeBtly not believed by his employers, and
that night he was beaten. His cries at
tracted other villagers who, upon learning
the nature Of the supposed offense for
which he was being punished, joined in the
brutal treatment, and finally left the poor
fellow almost dead Twice this was re-
peated. The third time he feared TO make
q report of the occurrence to his employers
and remained away until nghtfall, when,
under cover Of the darkness, he made his
few belongings, left the town. He was re-
captured ten miles from home in house in
which he had obtained shelter. Both he and
the man who had given him shelter were
takon from the house and strung up by
the arms to tree. Tnsy were then dubbed
into Inconsistencies. Katzur was then
taken down, but his benefactor was left
hanging. and his beating was continued
until he was almost dead. BE was left hang
ing when the party started TO return to
Slabotky. KatzuTs return to the city so ex-
cited the inhabitants that they all gathered
around him and threw stones and mud at
| him. Many OF his best friends, for their
| own safety, were compelled to maltreat
! him. His punishment at his home was even
more brutal than on the high road His
| hands and feet were tied and he was hung
to tree head down, while his naked body
was lashed with stout whips. The au-
| thOrites of the place made no attempt TO
J put q stop to the brutal exhibition. and
when one of the mans friends appealed
TO them for help for him, he, too, was
beaten. When the civilians had finished
| with KatZur the police took charge of him.
and he was sentenced 10 baniShment in
| Siberia. He was not imprisoned that night,
| but left at his own home under guard. The
| guard believing him to be too badly hurt to
| escape abandoned his post. Despite his in
| juries KatZur did escape, some of the friends
| who had been compelled to beat him earlier
| in the day assisting him. No attempt was
made. so far as he could learn, 10 follow
| him, and after suffering hunger and thirst,
and untold tortures, ne managed after some
| weeks OF tramping to reach Hamburg. From
this place he WAS assisted to Liverpool, and
here he boarded the Etruria. The thought
that lie Will not be permitted to land here
has made him diSconsolate. and he VOWS
| that he will never return. He SAYS that in
Immigration authorities are driving him to
| his death,