Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-01-26
Treated AS CONviCTS.
.nnocENJ JEWS AIS SENT cu1
or hUssiA N CHAINS.

4 Sewnpxpes Correspondent Describes
the BsmIisatIng and Cvae1 csreuns- I
ss.pee~ Attending the vIisha u sswssh
EnIIss- Closely Guarded.
telegraphed the fact 81 my having
seen Jews expelled from Moscow 10
chains. but IS the censorship has Become
20 strict could not enter into details. l
received Information that 4 convoy Of
prisoners was about to be dispatched at
certain time from the prison (peresce-
luyaJ. and accordingly proceeded 70
the spot at the time indicated ar
rived at the small western door If the
prison as the invaiids Of the convoy were
being brought out and placed on Tires
springlcss carts There were about eight
Or ten in each cart tnot Jews). old men.
old women and others. Of varions ages.
plainly in extreme debility.
They seemed utterly helpless and cars
iess 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 I saw
n once were meant 70 be given TO some
loved one In the convoy ! noticed two
q these women particularly. the one :
very ladylike person 81 middle age. with
regular features. telling that she WAS
not Russian Her companion was
mere girl Of perhaps sixteen Of seven
teen. with An undoubtedly Jewish conn
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 u
was BY their features, bearing and dress
| should recognize them While was
thus observing things around me tho
procession of prisoners began to detile
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 convey 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
indelibie 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 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 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
neighborhood
As respected. 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
saw the same pair engaged on the same
mercifnl errand, but whether they sue
ceeded or not | do not know. con
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 write. in chains. to the
| destination assigned them.
The names of these two Jews could
1 get if 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, more probably, having given over to
their dear ones the money they possessed
they are ANONYMOUSLY herded with
criminals, and chained like them
/ once thought of taking camera t
photograph them. but do not think the
evidence SO obtained would be stronger
than that now given 1t is not easy tt
photograph particular individuals in &
crowd in motion, nor can it be don.
without exciting notice. As was tire,
times warned by the sentry that it wa:
not allowed ito look" as he p-.. Z: prob
ably should have been expelled like 1
Jew if had been caught phetographins
what the Russians consider is privat,
affair of their own. Having seen wha
have recorded, no honorable person car
dispute the evidence | have only seer
two, that is true, but had | been ad.
mitted into the secret of what was going
on earlier should have seen many
Moscow CIR I,ondan Naws