The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-23
k|SHNY'S MOB
SA1ED FEND|SH
FAHGES Of TORTURE
Letter From Scene Vividly
Describes Horrible Mas
sacre of Jews Before
Death.
YOUNG GIRLS WERE VIOLATED.
Bodies of Men Disemboweled and
Stuffed With Feathers by
Murderefs.
DROVE NAILS INTO VICTIMS.
Hebrews Would Not Stay Wrath
of Rioters by Placing Holy I'm
ages of the Christian Relig-
Jon Before Their Homes
and in Their Windows.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Elmira. y. Y. May CA vivid account OF
the massacre OF Jews at Kishensv has been
received in this city by l.. Schriebman in a.
letter from his brother. who lives near that
city. After describing how a propaganda
against the Jews began. this letter says:
1T is well known here that the massacre
was accomplished by various bands of rob
bers. well organized and fully equal 10 per-
for mthe dreadful work. AT the breaking
out of the massacre various mounted sentt-
neis were seen passing about
Another sign that the massacre had
been carefully planned was the fact that
the outbreak occurred at several places in
different parts of kish!neE almost stimuli
taneousiy. A band of young men started to
break windows. Following them was ancth-
er organized band with hatctets and other
weapons. with which they broke windows
and opened the doors OF the Jewish shops.
a third gang entered buildings. stealing
and destroying property and numbering the
Jewish people. They ~Cisemboweled men,
stufing their bodies with feathers, cut OF
the tongues of victims, clipped of their
ears and noses, drove nails into eyes and
ears Of Jewish people. as suited their fancy.
They also violated women and girls: tore
children Iimb from limb. and in one case
took a hid by the legs, washinss his
Brains out upon the sidewalk.
YOUNG GIRLS VIOLATED.
o forty women violated. fifteen were
young girls. all Of whom died at the Jewish
hospital the following day. One Jew was
found murdered with his eng In his
pocket. The participants in the massacre
were mainly working people, led. in most
cases. by intelligent men, who seemed de-
lighted in accomplishing the most isudish
murders.
The soldiers sent out toward nightfall
the second day to quell the riot, only as
sisted in the dread work. The police acted
still worse. They not only failed to make
the slightest effort TO prevent murder. but
placed themselves at thethead OF the rob
bers and pointed out the Jewish houses that
the rioters might not miss a single victim.
The police officer OF the Second District
led the mob on Sunday night. while an
other officer went around warning the
Christians from protecting the Jewish peo-
pie. stating that they were liable TO hard
labor in Siberia for such an offense. From
the Fourth District Police Court a Jew
who had sought protection from the mob
was thrust out into the street, where he
was instantly killed by an Infatuated mob.
WOULD NOT FoRSAKE RELIGION.
THE Christians placed holy imafcs in a
conspicuous place in front Of their homes
or in the windows, thai their lives might
be spared by the rioters. Many Jewish peo-
Pie could have saved their lives by adopt
ms A4C soaiLr i4AcIAApl, toA AHts rooiO &ibt
forsake their reliG,ln even when their lives
had 10 pay the penalty.
On Tuesday. May s. twenty-eight persons
We're buried in the Jewish burying ground.
a goodly number of Jewish people assem-
bled around the graves. The Governor was
present and delivered a speech which struck
horror to the hearts of the Hebrews assem-
bled. He said:
There are too many Jewish people here.
l could send you all away, but have decided
not TO DO SO under the circumstances. How
ever. You must forget and forgive. I know
that you are law-abiding citizens. 1t is
not your fault that this terrible catastrophe
has come on you. but instead the fault OF
your ancestors, for whose sins you are COM
PEELED to suffer. 1t is Gods will. You
ought TO be satisfied
Another high official said that the Rus
sian Government did not protect the Jewish
people because they were socialistic.