The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-08

Jews shops was the soldier servant of
Military Surgeon Stoinoff and a son OF
q murdered woman, Keyla Konza. de
clares that among those who violated
and killed his mother We're four common
soldiers.
Joseph New man testifes that his
father was killed in the precence OF Po-
liceman Stepanovitch-
A Christian Russian says that he
heard the Students krOupensky from
Odessa shout to the mob, XIII the
Jewsl"
The manager of the municiuai Office
was declared to be an active director of
the mob, showing where the Jews lived
and shouting. Kill the Jews!"
ONE HUMANE HERO DESERVING
OF MENTION.
Many police officers did their duty
and saved many lives in the Jewish dis
tricts. Among these was Officer Slouts-
chevsky of Bender Rogatka, who. with
II men. drove the mob away. They
went then to Asia street, where Officer
Assofsky was patrolling. and he allow
ed them to commit the murders de
scrlbed. Many artillery offices humanelT
saved several Jewish women
On the morning of the first days out
break large crosses were chalked on the
houses of the Christians living in the
ghetto, and none of these was injured.
lhons (images) We're shown at the win
dONS of other houses and indicated
places not to be injured. During the
progress of the first days outrages the
bishop of Kishineff, while on his way to
dinner with rich noble, passed in
his carriage through the mob giving
his blessing to the crowd. Upon hear
ing this 1 refused to believe it possible
and resolved to fe-rview the nobleman.
who is Michael Micolavitch kroupensky.
He received me courteously and said.
Bishops in Russia always give their
blessing to people when passing through
the streets This instance was q q acct
dental coincidence. The bishop IS a hui
name man."
So that the fact remains that the
bishop did pass through the mob on his
way to dinner and uttered no word 10
persuade the mob to stop its murder
and pillage.
POLITICAL SUBTERFUGE TO
COVER UP CRIME.
The Jews are convinced from every
evidence that the outbreak was a plan
Of the local anti-Semitic leaders to pun
ish and terrorize the Jews for their SIP
posed propaganda of socialism IN con-
junction with the leaders of the social
lists of western Europe The fanattcisIn
and superstition of the Moldavisn ara
Russian mob were then excited by the
fabricated stories of Jewish ritualistic
murders of Christian children to cover
the organized political plot against The
local socialist movement. was in
formed by Napoleon Kroupensly that
tii III tud1 1OtlBMiilS ll3S AA0N'7s % 3DNAe
Jews were arrested and five of them
possessed pamphlets appealing to the
wcrkingmen of Russia to demand a
constitutional government ike rhdt OIL
England The heads of the municipal
department, the police officers and 9th
ers oonnived at the attack in order 10
crush the alleged Jewish propaganda
and the artisans and laborers OF Ktshi-
neff were appealed to by the Bessara -
bvetz 70 drive out the Jews workers,
who la Dor for low wages
No evidence was adduced for me to
implicate the government at st. Peters
burg in a responsibility for the outbreak
which has covered Russia s name with
shame, but Minister Won Plehve must
have known the outbreak was contem-
plated, but, thinking the affair would
not eliminate in massacres, took no
steps to meet the emergency until too
late The present vice governor Of Res
sarabia and Councillor of state Won
Oustragopf is a notorious anti-Semite.
This fact. coupled with the threats of
the police and the murderers at large