The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-20
ALESFRoM THE HUNTEDJEWS
THEY WRITE THAT THEY LIVE ~
TERROR or NEW SLAUGHTER.

The Anti.Scmites investigating Them.
selves, and Guilty OmciaIs Shedding
Crocodile Tears-One Refugee Hero
MANY More Expected Next Week.
The arrival of number of Russian Jews
in the Storage OF the steamship Statendam
yesterday gave rise to a report that the
first batch Of Kishineff refugees had reached
this city The immigration officials and
the representative Of Jewish society at
Ellis Island found that there was not
refugee in the lot and that the Russians
knew little or nothing about the riots
The refugees are not expected here before
next week
A letter from Tiraspol. Russia, dated
May and received here yesterday con-
frmed the denials Of a massacre there, but
told Of anti Semitic agtations which caused
the Jews a good deal of anxiety. The letter
was sent to Morris Prelutsky OF e3 Suffolk
street by his father and was taken to the
office of the Daily Jerish Herald. 1t says
in part
what goes on here at Tiraspol We have. not
%nins their Knives to cut the threats Of the
%1se. day People
yiiIIIas.s, and hsmlsts p9,SspaTred to Kin ara
sea ns Sf G'e scdss as%
patroing, the city day and night. The
SSef Ssd IN ss4f TSsE ' gy,. s.
pGdsr Ss at The actions Of the
our ae own 'Hf say are hns
going out into the city.
The letter says that a few days before
the letter was written young girl disap-
p.eared from a neighboring town. It was
shown later that she went to her relatives
in another town and remained there. but
in the meantime her father and others de-
cared that she had been stolen by the
amined all the Jewish houses and even the
synaagogues, and then said;
We will give you twenty-four hours
either to produce the girl, or to pay the
The jews reported the he threat to the
chief of police. the girl was found and riot
was averted.
The Jewish workingmen's Union. which
has sent out giving an account Of the riots
says that the leaders Of the mob included
prominent people In the city and some
students. Speaking OF the efforts to in
/ is is well known how the Investigation
vest eating ottiosr is the well known anti:
1as pee accused
having melted the riotsl..
snd he sd
Jew Later his body was found strung up
II shehe 81 his
he work Of the police or higher ofheers who
'4s s scvs , hi s q the TOO mSs her.
is the .vice-Govemor Ustrnsot, He sheds
the Of the b.. sai mao,
efforts to stop its attacks on the Jews.
As evidence that the massacre was pre-
arranged the circular says that before it
took place policeman entered a jews
store and took a sum Of money from the
cash box. When the .storekeeper pro-
.x ITS ii # l. The s;s,ssfsr.d 4! Easter time all
nounced yesterday that it had obtained
10000 signatures to a petition calling upon
Of the Jews. Arnold Kohn, head Of tho
relief committee which Is raising most Of
the money being sent to Kishine6. said
that intelligent Jews do not hope that this
STA against the treatment Of the Jews. but
that it is hoped that the newspaper accounts
of the riots will stir up much public senti-
ment all over the world that the Russian
Government will change it's attitude.
Abraham Wolornick, who says he is
genuine refugee from Kishinen and has q
passport from the Russian Government
a4ned he here an Me" sEs a s6e nfss
Line steamer Flrnessia. He went to the
house of his cousin. Edward Spiegel at 27s
Division street. He made this statement
Yesterday:
ing about the time the .gentiies We're coming
from their churches; ] heard great nois.
e sfe1 E XII Sea f fha 0f oope d's
ss s S5G"a al It. Ss
found afraid :. TO 20, out snw
%d f been Sf e%ss Ell lay IN " the stree
n snd the pfn sfdi The sless tx.
Nv persons who he'd had thei, {; eyes goussd
with tags on them after they had been iden-
me and she told The mob that ther. W ere
M jews there. 80 they vent, away We re-
We made our escape s. from the City, Ny family
went to Odessa and ! cane here; l want
The relief fund continues to grow at
the rate of about 81 500 day. Mr.. kohn
said Yesterday that the statement that
the funds were not being sent because
those who received them in Russia were
prosecuted was untrue. This committee
has 25 600 roubles (about $4,000 which
will be sent abroad as soon as word comes
in answer to a cablegram sent by Mr.. |
kohn yesterday asking il the money was
Many Of Mr.. Kohn's subscriptions. come
from the New England States, Those
which come from this city range In amounts
from 10 cents to $50. Mary Hall Sayre Of
East Forty-fifth street wrote. with a
subscription yesterday:
Your people merit and command the |
svmpathy of every one wo-tLy OF the name |
NJ Christian. not only in America. but the
world over.
The downtown committee. OF which |
Daniel Guggenheim Of II Broadway is the |
treasurer reports that II sent 81 900 abroad |
last week and will send as much more next |
Saturday.
4 vaudeville show will be given in the
Academy OF Music on June in aid OF the |
fund Tickets may be obtained at the |
State Bank 37e Grand street.
The Hebrew Benevolent Society Of Staten |
Island has also started a kishineh relief |
fund and is appealing for contributions. |
Tho president Ia Julius Schwartz OF Elm |
street. Port Richmond
SAYS 700 JEWS WERE KILLED.