The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-24
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Police and SoldieryS Sided
With Murderers.
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Anil. semlte Agitators Had the Help Of
Military Ii Killing and Plunderlng'
Hundreds Of Houses and Shops
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LEY. RUsslA, Monday, Sept. 2l.--The
an Investigation on the spot Of the "Po.
gron," as tho Russians describe the anti
Semitic riots, which occurred here Sep
4 tember 18th. and were renewed for sew
eral days Tho riots were smaller but
perhaps more remarkable than those
which took place at ,kishineff, because
the police and military openly sided With
the plunderers and murderers the Pc
gromshiks," az the Russians called them.
The troops, supported by many educa ted
and we'll to do Christians, formed "a
movable shield. behind which the (" Po-
gromshiks ruthlessly demolished the
Jewish homes and shops and cruelty
dubbed such Jews as fell into their
hands, leisurely proceeding from street 70
street and district to district us they
did 80.
g The commerce and industry Of Gomel,
H which is considerable, is largely IN the
hands OF the Jewish populn ton, NUM-
boring 5000 Few OF the residents are
wealthy. but none are paupers, INC Jew.
fish artisans incline TO socialism.
The trouble began September 18th a
y holiday (tte day Of the beheadlng Of
John the 13aptlsD, In wrnngle In the
fruit and fish markets between moujika
(pcasants) and Jews. The wrangle ended
In a, free fight, In which many were
wounded, one mouik succumbing to- his
injurles. 7.
1.-THE Smoujiks demanded vengeance and
! employed the following days. SATURDAY
Y and Sunday, in infnming the nnti-Semitc
agitation, the leaders being an officer.
named Pcnsky and a rich merchant
q named Petra chenko. Y "a
,S'. ORGANIZED ATTACK.
Everybody knew that Pogrom would
occur on Monday, and the Jews appealed
for protection to Chic fof Police Ravsky.
who summoned an Infantry regiment
" from it's summer encampment. Thus
there we're 900 soldiers in the town. AZ
luncheon hour on Monday the anti Semi
tic railway workmen. to the number OF
some hundreds began a n organized attack
on the Jewish houses In zamoyknya
Street, sacking them and demolishlng
or spelling. The chief had placed police
and troops on the Zamovkaya. but they
acted as though they were Intended 70
" protect Pogromshiks from interference.
Jews who tried to cross their lines to
rescue their co-religionlsts we're brutally
dubbed with the soldiers guns, bayo-
netted or arrested. Meanwhile, recruits
for the Pogromshiks poured steadily over
tho bridge leading from the railway work.
troops 10 guard the exit from the bridge.
nard ar Of tho gendarme railway TO send
:roops 20 guard teh exit from the bridge,
The officer replied, threatening the man
w..u arrest, and saying:
ss I'VE know what we have to do"
The plunde-ers now proceeded from
street to street, the troops and police FOL.
lowing them and cutting on access to the
dcyastcd Jewish houses They subsequent
INVESTED the Jewish quarter called Atner-
lea" the Kannaya Square, the upper enc
OF RoumainzoYskayn Street, the Hincl'
pa thoroughtare OF theatown. and inc
district called "Cauca sus.
HUNDREDS OF HOUSES.
Altogehtre nearly 400 houses and shops
rare wholly or partially wrecked, the
4 vndows smashed. the blinds and frames
heng splintered, and every scrap OF fur
niture and effects, egen the samorars.
sewing machines, mirrors and lamps be-
inp DESTROYED or stolen. The Jews who
Ala not take refuge with compassionate
II Christians or conceal themselves % cell
lars we're severely beaten, and IN many
cases dangerously wounded Some yourg
Jews, cxasperatcd by the actlon OF tne
police and troops, armed themselves WIZ
nnv available weapons and tried 10 force
their way to the threatened houses one
yowess attempted to shoot a non-commis'
.nned officer, and twenty-five revolver
shots were heard In the vicinity OF ING
pazaar. but we're apparently fired IN the
air. as no one was hurt.
the police then undertook to d1sarm
he jews Forty building laporefs
collected In the busiest !, par. sto o.
ned and bet every passing Jew,
This gang was encoura ged By the rural
notice. The gang dubbed Berg Kevesh
= death In the presence OF these officers
and after the victim had been removed
1.-THE hospital the latter continued an
amlcable conversation with = sh aa muroer'
ers. none of whom were arrested.
MILITARY FIRED,
The Jews rallied In force at Konnaya
SQUARE at n 1 O clock In the afternoon
when the military fired on them, killing
three and wounding others. Presumably
mr.. the Governors Instructions. the mills
iary employed their firearms against the
nogromshIks In the Caucus killing
three. This action and nightfall put an
end to the Pogrom. .g353
a few houses We're pilaged Tuesday
and two more on Wednesday, after which
no disorders occurred until September
18th when fruit gardener. named 1va-
eclsky was bnrbarously slaughtered BY
thieves. The other Jews killed were Pia-
telsky, murdered BY peasants In the VII
lage Of Verouimo, FIVE miles distant,
where he had taken refuge with his wife.
who has become insane, and in Gomel
Itself Davidov. Lelken and Elperr, club
bed to death by the military or the mob,
and Kagansky and Oberman, shot and
tayonetted. sIxty-four Jews were regis
tered as wounded and probably forty
others left the city without being regis
tered.
The Christian dead numbers five, Of
whom the troops shot three. Ten Chris
tians are recorded as wounded The Jew
ish committee claims to be able to !denr
y lily nine five Pogromshiks, but only
about twenty-five Christians have been
arrested, including one telegraph official,
Over hfty Jews We're arrested for carry
ing weapons or consplring against tho
police