The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-02

1aJl fiaSOp Maulglan ana ioAt, Wlle of Aroot Keyha (headman of the vll- lage) asking them to tell where Martini rifles were concealed in the village, The women declared that they did not know, had never seen such rifles, They were shot dead
 Then they picked out from the crowd of women three handsome ones, name ly, Marian Giragosian, Aznive Idepan- ian and Acabl Krikorian, all newly married brides Some of the rutIlans cut off Acab's hair with their dag gers, spat into her mouth three times and handed her over to eight fellow ruflians Some one brought the large picture of Krlkor Loosavorich Greg ory, the illuminator, the founder of the Armenian church) from the monastery of Loosavorich, which is close by the village, The mob gathered around the picture They cut out the beard and defiled 1t and the rest of the picture they cut to pieces with their daggers,
 While the attention of the rufflans was attracted by the picture, the two
 brides, Aznive and Aclabi, made their escape The savage mob, infuriated by the disappearance of their intended vic-
 tims, wrecked their vengeance by kill ing Haiganoosh, the fifteen-year-old daughter of Mahdesi Idepan, their first victim; Garabed, five years old, and Goomash, two years old, son and daugh- ter of Nahabed Aslanian, already mur- dered; Zarman, wife of Kayanan Cana bed; Anna, wife of Sahag, and Aroot Kehya, husband of Teze, mentioned above. The savagery reached its cli- max when they ripped open with dag gers a pregnant woman, Gadarine, wife of HoXhanness Avakian. After finish ing their work of slaughter and plum der, the mob left the place carrying with them Marian, the poor bride who made her escape, but had been cap tured later, also Avak Chakogan, thir- ty-five years old, to drive the cattle.
 The remainder of the villagers scat tered in all directions. A few found shelter in Rep Khan and others went to Madden village, Garin (Armenian name for Erzroom and other places, appeasing their hunger on the way with roots and herbs. All the costly orna- ments of the village church and the monastery of Loosavorich were carried away by the plunderers. The Bibles were thrown on the streets and tram pied under foot. The number of killed
 wounded and missing is not known. After finishing their work in Looshouk the mob attacked the village of Am moshga, two hours from Looshouk, where they plundered the church and
 defiled it.
 They then turned their attention to Roumeli, one hour and half from | Looshouk. Here the mob was joined | by Chief Brigand Lefer Agha and his
 gang. They committed great barbari ties in this village and killed four men. They were Toros Keikorian, twenty seven years old Hoosep, twenty-five years old; Mugherdich, thirty-six years old, and Kapriel, nineteen years old. The next day the robbers attacked the monastery of Saint Christopher. They tore the pictures to pieces, defiled the church and carried away all the cows buffalos, bulls, horses, all the grains and furniture, as well as all the treas ures of the monastery, leaving the place completely wrecked and ruined
 The next point of attack was the vil- lage of Klhopooz, which is only half an hours walk from the monastery of Saint Christopher This place was also thoroughly plundered. The next day the mob attacked and plundered the following villages, viz, Tsin, Karaver-
 az, Pleag, Ksanta, Khavag, Kerghi, Otsdegh, Bagrits, Balakor, where four men were killed, according to govern ment report, two killed and two nor ] were wounded in last evenings attack in the latter place. In Lu Kerghi three were killed and two wounded. Among l the killed in Balakor was Hagop Kash- ilian, thirty-fve years old. He had just returned to his family after an impris- onment of eight months on a trumped- up charge. His uncle, Mahdesi Boghos, and his son Ezekiel, and several oth-
 CTS, were also killed. Communication among the villagers has been stopped; consequently it is impossible. to obtain information as to the total loss of each village.
 Wild terror reigns in the city. About o'clock 6 p. m), October 4, the rob- bers, numbering nearly seven hundred, began to collect at the head of the city,
 preparing to attack the Armenian
 houses. They were openingly, and in sight of all, sharpening their knives and | daggers The government. especially the alay emini (regimental head), being informed of the Threatened attack, has, tened to the place where the mob had gathered and dispersed it. All the Ar
 menians remain in their houses. All the shops are closed for week past.
 The poorer families are in bewildered state, not knowing whether to turn for succor.
 What will the poor people in the will iages and in the city do the coming winter?