The Portland daily press., 1895-12-02

OH ike ohlp, and then With thelr
daggers hacked to pieces the dead bodies
of Moosharges with his followers, seized
Nahabed Aslanian, saying: "Comei
oome I have been looking tor you. See
how | am going to kill you
AS he uttered the last word he plunged
his dagger into his victim's abdomen,
twisting IL round and round until the in
testines were forced out After these
horrible barbarities the leader of these
ulurderers ccalled the mob to order. The
men and women were separated and
made to stand in TWO rows, with a rope
stretched in front of each row. They then
picked out five stout young men, tied
them hand and foot, and laying them on
the stakes set the latter on fire. The
flames soon enveloped the victims. The
watching the burning piles with an in
fernal glee.
They then took the women in hand,
stripped them almost naked and piing
the clothing on the mules sent them
away in charge of their Turkish women.
The village was completely looted, not
even broom being left. Some of the
rufians seized Dal;ta, wife of Haja
Haogp Madician and Teze, wife Of Arnot
Kehya (headman of the village) asking
them to tell where Martini rifles were
concealed in the village. The women de-
clared 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, namely,
Marian Giragosian, Azniye Idepanian
and Acabi Krikorian, ell newly married
brides. Some of the ruffiians cut off
Acabi's hair with their daggers, spat in
her mouth three times and handed her
over to eight fellow ruffians.
Some one brought the large picture Of
nil Too Il
nator, the founder of the Armenian
chul ch) from the monastery of Loosa-
vorich, which is close by the village. The
mob gathered around the picture. They
out out the beard and defiled it and the
rest of the picture they cut to pieces with
their daggers. While the attention of the
ruffians was attracted by the picture, the
two brides, Aznive and Accahi, made
their escape. The savage mob, infuriated
by the disappearance of their intended
victims, wreaked their vengeance by
killing Haiganoosh, the fifteen year old
daughter of Mahdasi Idepan, their first
victim; Garabed, five years old. and
Goomash, two years old, son and
daughter of Naha bed Aslanian, already
Garabad; Anna, wife of Sahag and Aroot
Kehya, husband of Teze, mentioned
above The savagery reached its climax
when they ripped open with daggers
pregnant woman, Gadairne, wife of
Hoyha1ness Avaikn.
After finishing their work of slaughter
and plunder, the mob lett the place carry
lug With them Marian, the poor bride
who made her escape. bnt had been
captured later, also Avak Chakogan,
thirty-fve years DID, to drive the cattle.
THE remainder of the villagers scattered
in all directions. A few found shelter in
Kop Kahn and others went to MAIDEN
village Garin (Armenian name for
Erzoroum) and other places, appeasing
their hunger on the way with roots and
herbs. All the costly ornaments of the
village church and the monastery OF
Loosaovrich were carried away by the
plunderers. 1he Bibles were thrown on
the streets and trampled under feet. The
number of killed, wounded and missing
is not known.
After finishing their work in Looshouk
the mob attacked the village of Amashag,
two honrs from Looshouk, where they
plundered the church and def1led it Hney
then turned their attention to Soumelf,
one hour and q half from Looshouk.
Here the mob was joined by chief brigand
Lefer Agha and his gang. They COM
mitted great barbarities in this village
and killed four M en-. They were Toors
Keikeiran, twenty seven years old;
Hoospe, twenty five years old;
Mugherdich, thirty-six years old, and
kapirel, nineteen years old. The next
day the robbers attacked the monastery
of Saint Christoper They tore the
pictures to pieces, defled the church and
carried away al the cows baffalos, bulls,
horses, all the grains and furniture, as
we'll as all treasures of the monastery,
leaving the place completely wrecked and
ruined.
The next point of attack was the village
of Khopooz, which is only half an hours
fo1nrr Of int
Christopher. This place was also
thoroughly plundered. The next day the
mob attacked and plundered the follow
ing villages, viz, Tsin, karaverag,
Pieag, Kaanta, Khayog, Kerghi,
Otsdegh, Bagrits, Malaekr, where four
men were killed, according to the govern
ment report, two killed and two mortally
wounded in Arudzga. Two more were
wounded in last evenings attack.
Among the killed in Balakor was
Hagop Kashilian, thirty five years old.
He had Just returned to his family after
an Imprisonment OF eight months on q
trumped charge. His uncle, Mahdesi
Bogohs and his son Ezek1el, and several
otf ers were also killed.
Communication among the villages has
been stopped; consequently it is i'm
possible to obtain Information as to the
total loss of each village. Wild terror
reigns in the .oity.s About 9
O'Clock {p. m. October 4. the robbers,
numbering nearly seven hundred, began
to collect at the head of the city, prepar-
| ing to attack the Armenian houses. They
were openly, and in sight of all, sharpen
ing their knives and daggels. The
government, specially the alay emini
| (reginental head) being informed of the
threatened attack, hastened to the place
where the mob had gathered and dis
persed it. All the Armenians remain IN
%I,a;u fhn ChDr, ono oil for
a week past The poor families are in a
bewildered state, not knowing whittier
to turn for succor. What will the poor
people in the villages and in the city do
IN the coming winter?