The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-15
OUT OF KISHINEPP SLAUGHTER
JEWISH REFUGEE ARRIVES HERE
TELLING or THE RIOTS.
He Saw His Grandfather, VINO Trusted
tho Mob, dubbed to Death-Christian
Debtor Saved IIim-Stories OF Mutila.
tiOn OF Dead-More Riots Threatened.

tho Mob, dubbed TO Death-ChristiaI
Debtor Saved IIim-Stories OF Mutila
ton OF Dead-More Riots Threatened
The first Jewish refugee from Kishinef
to reach America and to bring persona
account OF the recent massacres OF jew
by Russian Christians there arrived in thu
steerage OF the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
which got In Wednesday from Ham burg
He Is Jacob Friedman, retail glass deale
in the riot-ridden city. He fed from
KishineR with his wife and children thu
second day Of the disturbances, after hi
grandfather had been dubbed to deatf
before his eyes. He hadn't enough money
to bring his family to this country with
him. but he will send for them later
Friedman came from Ellis Island yester'
day and was taken to the Jecish Dali
Nevs Office, where he told Of his expert
encee In Kishinen and Of his flight.
On Easter Sunday, which was also the
last day Of the Jewish Passover, Friedman
said he, his wife and four children and his
grandfather, who was also his partner in
business. were seated at a holiday dinner
when they heard great turmoil outside.
we rushed to the Windows" he said.
'and saw mob coming down the street.
breaking and smashing everything az they
came. l knew at once that bloody riot
was beginning and, selling my youngest
child. exclaimed: Come, they will kill us;
we must hide in the cellar
But my grandfather wouldn't have it
80. He said the mob was harmless, that
they were only drunk and not dangerous.
Finally he said: To show you that they will
not harm any one shall 60 out into the
street and watch them as they go by
He had only gone few steps from the
door when the mob rushed at him. The
first to reach him knocked him down with
club. and then the others closed in around
| him and struck him many times. l ran out
and tried to save him, but had to run for
my life without getting to where he lay.
Il managed to get away by running
through side streets to the house OF Chris
| tian who owed me quite sum OF money:
/ l begged him to save me and my family and
told him that il he would help us l would
free him Of the debt,
HE hid me in the cellar until the next
morning and kept the mob from harming
my wife and little ones. Before daylight
family from the house to The house Of an
, other Christian IN neighboring village
Later the second Christian took us to the
railway station and we went first to Grodno
and afterward to Sepetkin, where l left
| nv family with relatives
Friedman said that az he was hurrying
! through the side-streets OF kishineh he
saw Jew terribly wounded lying in the
gutter.
when a number of other Jews came
creeping out Of their houses to try to carry
the man away so that he could be cared
for" said he. "the mob rushed down upon
them and there was terrible fight. Sew
eral Jews, | think, must have been killed,
but am not sure, for we got away as fast
as we could"
The refugee was an object of much in
terest on the steamship coming over and
an American Jew. who was In the second
cabin. finding that Friedman's 100 roub les,
with which the fugitive's mother-in-law
had supplied him before he left Russia. were
gone, gave him money and did much to
add to his comfort.
The man is a typical Russian jew, about
thirty-fve years old. He did not know
what to make Of the attention he received
newspaper office some Of the newspaper
employees led him away and put him into
a bathtub AS first step toward American
ization.
When photographers got to taking his
picture later for the papers, he became
greatly scared, imagining, until the thing
was explained. that he was being bounded
by Russian spies.
Letters received yesterday by Jews on
the East Side and published in the Jertsh
Daily Ners show that anti-Semitic out
breaks like that at Kishinef are threatened
in other parts OF Russia. One letter, written
from a small town, briefly confirms the
cable dispatches reporting a serious mas
sacre in Tiraspol, near Odessa.
A letter from kilea. town OF about 10000
inhabitants in Bessarabia, says that on
May 1 the Jews are barricaded in their
houses. ten families to house, with two
regiments, sent by the Governor of the
province sus55ding then ~, "A Christian
assassin" the letter states, "and the body
was thrown into the Jewish quarter. Now
the Christians claim that the Jews killed
the child for ritual purposes, We are in
constant fear Of attack and we hardly dare
close our eyes.
From town called TatarB unary comes
! word that the Christian population is
threatening an attack like that on the
Kishineff Jews and that soldiers are on guard.
correspondent writes from Alderman. a
city Of about 10000 inhabit ants, that ex-
pected riots were prevented by the soldiers
and that all Jews are guarding their shops
The American Hebrew. t. its issue Of to-
day, will say in speak, the accounts
Of the anti-Jewish riots Russian news
From the information thus gathered. it
appears that there was pre-arranseInent
the e al hey II az
leaders from other towns
Many STORIES are given for the melting
liable publication, says that a servant girl
ish hospital OF Kishner. where she died
The anti-Semites, OF course. claimed that
she was FILLED for rs saGrcial
stinets upon the bodies Of the dead. Nails
were driven through thsiT no;stS1ils bpdies
tongues pulled out. breasts cut Of the bodies
OF women. Nor. were these the only ghoulsh
acts perpetrate
jews tried to save tn themselves in every way.
Many sought, safety in flight only. to find.
mobs were awaiting them who tore them
from their carriages and beat them to death.
The fund of the Kishineff Relief Com.
mittee was swelled by about 81 900 vester-
day bringing the total to about S22 OOO
According to Treasurer Kohn. the contri-
buttons have been getting larger in the
Last few days, and sums ranging from IS
to $50 are more frequent Mr.. Kohn says
this Ia the result OF the increased attention
which the daily newspapers have been CIV
ing to the relief movement A Jewish
rabbi In Toronto sent check for SIS yes
terday.
Both performances on Saturday OF the
play "The Destruction of Kishinen," now
running at the Windsor Theatre on the
Boxery, will be benefits for the relief fund
All seats for both afternoon and evening
have been eold. Treasurer Kohn wante
to get Gov Odel to attend the evening per-
Torrance and asked the Governor by tele-
graph on Wednesday II he would come.
Gov. odell wrote YESTERDAY saving that he
would be on hand IL possible. but that his
hot ~ ,-It