The evening world., 1894-04-28
SEEKS GRESHAM'S AID
A Naturalized Citizen Says He
Was Imprisoned in Poland,
Alleges His Family Is Now Held by
Russian Authorities.
He Demands Damages and tho Re-
turn of Money and Valuables.

IN an afldlvit forwarded yesterday to
Secretary OF state Gresham at Washing
ton. Andrew Kumwoski, thiry-six years
Of age. u 1876 Avenue a, a naturalized
citizen. who was born In Poland and Is
an honorably discharged United States
sailor. details serious grievances against
the Russian Government.
He states that he, his wife and four
children. when the yreturned to POLAND
last year on visit. were imprisoned,
despite the production OF his papers
and the certificates of the Russian
Consul In this city. and that he was
kept In prison for many days. All OF
his property was cotiscated, he alleges,
and his money was taken away from
him as fines. For about five months
he was under the surveillance OF the
Russian police, and only by bribery did
he succeed In escaping across the from
tier to Austria. leaving his wife and
children In the hands of the police.
kumoroski asks the United states
Government to secure from the Russian
Government the release and the restora-
ton to him OF his family; damages for
and their imprisonment, and the return
of his money and goods.
Kumoroski sets forth in his affidavit
that he was naturallzed oct. 8. 1855. In
the Court OF Common Pleas. .Cumber-
land ounty. New Jersey. In July. 1850,
lie eIlllsttu III bTdNtStIll, E4Iik "a ilt az q
sailor on the United States steamer:
Wyoming. He was transferred and
served On the United States man-of-war.
Nlpsic' ouinnebaug and Lineoln. He
United States steamer Lancaster. In
July, 1883, ut Hamburg, Germany.
In August, 1883, he married his present
wife, an Italian girl, In Nice, and secured
to America, and up to April, 1893, worked
for leading, electrical companies In New
their employ many years. When he de-
cided to go with his wife and children on
a visit to his mother In Poland. the Rus
necessary for him to take to Russia was
his citizenship papers. The Russian Con.
sui also correspeonded with. his Govern.
ment about the case.
The Russian reply was that, II Kumor'
oski desired to visit Poland, he could dc
so II he went ther wiethin six months
from the date of the letter, but II he
went there later he would be arrested
and sent to Siberia.
Kumoroski stated that he accepted tn,
conditions. was given. a certificate ant
In September. 1899, he sailed with hi.
family for Poland, taking with him $40
nnd a quantity Of electrical machiner,
valued at several thousand dollars. or
Alexandrowna, he states lAat he and hi
family were arrested and thrown init
dirty prison cells, and his papers declared
to be OF no value. The prisoners wer'
by the head Government official there
On various p%retexts his money, he al
leges. was esized and corfiscated as fin
money. His property was also taken an
lost to him on the same grounds H
and his family. after many weeks deten
ton. were finally released, but he was no
allowed to work or engage in any busi
ness. But for his brothers help. he an
his family would, he says. have starved.
He managed to go unobserved to Wal
can Consul. The Consul spoke only i'm
perfect English. Kumoroski told hi
story and asked for assistance. TIL
Consul, he alleges, replied: America
citizenship papers are no good In Rus
STA"
by bribery Kumoroski obtained
false pass and escaped to Krakav
, Austria. There the police were going T.
return hin to Russia. blu the produc
ton of his American papers saved him
managed to reach New York on April !;
His wife and family are still In POLAND
at Kaslmir. State OF Petrokaw. depend
eiIt IN charity for subsistence. The Rus
sian Government. Kumoroski says, re
fuse to give them permission to leave tn
country, and has warned them II the
attempt to do so they will be imprisone
, and severely punished.
! Kumoroski xhibit his discharge pa
I pers from the navy, his naturalizatio
I ton as to character and ability from III
firms he worked for In his city. He
= now employed as an electrician at Mar
haitian Beach.
Hin attorney, A. P. Wagner. OF
Second avenue, stated that he believe
Kumoroski's afndavit is true. and this
he has good grounds OF action against III
Russian Government. 90 ..