Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-21
GINzBORG'S CRIME,
y. B,csrns an American CllIzan With
out Asking The Car.
md SO WAS CRUELTY PUNISHED.
M Now Asks Our Government to Col.
Ice, $4,000 Damsges For Him
IRON Russia.

Nrw YORK, May 2l.-The Herald
..,s John Ginzborg has asked the
.scretary Of state to collect $4,000 for
him from Russia to recompense him
for unjustifiable imprisonment and Ill
,,sa,ment by the czar's servants.
G,pxbo,g tells o story which lie sup-
ror,ed BY official papers. Ho was
b.rn In Loheheid, Mainsk opinsk,
polaua. He came to America when
he was IA years Of sgs and on August
10. 1885, took out naturalization papers
e.Iote tne United Suites circuit court
in wilmington, Del.
He saved little money and in
October, 1894, made w his mind to
nav visit TO his parents.
He secured q passport good for two
wears signed by Secretary Gresham.
When he reached Hamburg his pass.
nort was examined anu was approved
by Charles II. Burke, the American
vice consul, and he pseseJ through
Germany without trouble. He entered
Russia at Schichin, frontier town
pupotite Prostken In Prussia.
lie went ut once to the custom
house to present his papers and WIS
Immediately arrested. A charge Of
tespassipg on government property
was made against hum, and lie was
fined nine roubles, which he paid.
The police, Instead OF releasing bin.
however, pr. ceedod to strip him OF his
mot ey anu clothing, which they sold.
Then they locked min up 0uce more,
Without his passport or HE cit!zs nip
paper, AMI without telling hun why.
From Schuichin they sent him by
short slsg.s from one prison to another
to Pinsk. He was oiten confined for
weeks In the prisons by the way whore,
to o.her III usage. AT PIbsk he
hell Tor trial on the charge
OF having become citizen OF
the Uniled States without asking
leave OF the car. HIS sister anu sumo
friends secured bali for him anu he
was released. but without his passports
he o. uid neither get employment nor
leave. He says lie WAS oitsu without
sufilcien, loou anu that he was In con-
stsbt iear VI heiDg sent to Siberia. He
laiu his case before the United States
Minisser Clifton II. BreoKsnridge who
tooH lively intsr.s. in II. Consul
General Cafr,ii aeo intercedsd for
niin aud 0fr2bjfg manages 10 get
word to RJDsrt M. Lssdr, u banker In
Glasgow. Monl, wno owen thin u
u,bt vi gritltu.e for having warned
him OF uu attempt to ROB his bank.
Nj. Leads sent HIM money anu MIMI
Ter BiecheLrioge also heipeu to relieve
hip distress.
In spite OF the assistance OF his
friends, u, Dzborg found there was no
change III ILLS case anu he determined
10 tenu a peiiuou ito the ,zsr. Alter
saying that he had heard OF the czar's
gUodless and calling upon HEAVEN 10
preserve INN, LIE explained that he
had come tU Russia only 10 satisfy a
tinal desire 20 see his parents once
more auu that he had Intended to do
no wrong, having lett home when u
10y anu being ignorant OF the Rus.
sllu law. He NUMB y prayei the
tsaf 10 lei hiIn go.
vi zjJtg thinks that he owed what
he cans hts spseJy release TO this petit
non. lhs czaI's secretary sent worl
That he Received IL and q year alter
ward he was brought to trial. He was
i,unp auiity AID was sentenced, last
Jaausry, two years alter mis- arrest, 10
Perpetual bsnishment from Russia.
He left gladiy by the aid OF the money
sent IL him from Montana. He lives
Ia this city, anu founu work this week
ios the met time since his return.
His counsel, Charles ScbwIcs, has
seut his application for damage. to the
state Department., Mr.. 5chwick saiu
that he HOY ed The cate would bring
about arrangements with Russia Tor
Vie protection Of naturaiizsu citizens.
He has d certificate ., citizsnshIp and
ME Ia-epOrt which were carried by
Ginzo0rg and Returned to him after
his uiai. Tnoy are worn anu soiled
with much handling anu Dsar the
trapslatioD In Russian on their backs
Tor The Information OF the czsr's sub.
jeelb who were charged with the psose.
eution OF The exile.