Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-02
SPAT IN FACE.
Jewess Said to Have
Caused the Riots.
Trial Of Alleged Participants at
GomeI. Russia.
Case Proceeding Slowly and Attract
ing Immense Interest.

Gomel. Russia. Nov. 1.-The trial of
the persons charged with being resppn-
sible for the anti-Jewish riots in Sep
TENDER. 1903, is proceeding slowly and
with open doors and is attracting i'm
ri,nse interest. There are II defend
ants and % other persons who are UNI
der the same charges are being held
under bail. Nine hundred ana seventy
five of the ll01 witnesses are present.
The governments witnesses are at
tempting to prove that the disorders of
Sept. H. 1863. We're IN the nature of an
ti-J"wlsn character. Ii is claimed that
the first riot was organized by Jews to
take Nellg'nct for TIE kishinCff affair,
while the rioting TWO days after Wa; Il
retaliation upon the jews. The gov
eminent produced evidence to prove
that the Jews We're thoroughly organ
lid AMI armed ami had l,re-arrang,,d
signals. regular leaders. adopted \ p.o-
Nnc;tive attitude towards the Chris
tlHnS and acted -bcarinFly. insult
ing peasants in the streets and jost-
ling them off The sidewalks.
TIL. affair of Sept. II. il is added.
grew out OF Il tri.iing quarrel between
:. Christian forester ANA :, Jewess over
tho rurcLas. Of q htiriMg. The Jewess
Spat in the fOreSter'S face. q fight fol-
lowed and Jews ran up ana belabored
the forester Some Christians from tn"
BAZAAR hurried to the rescue of the for
ster, the free fight then became gen
cral. the Jewish signal was given and
the whole Jewish population assem-
bl. i. attacking the Christians regard
lcsc of sex or age. IL girl being dragged
along the road by her hair.
The peasants abandoned their goods
in the Bazaar and fled One of them
was stabbed in the neck and killed. The
police and a lieutenant and four SOL
Giers tried to restore order. but stones
were showered upon them and they
were fired at from windows of neigh
boring houses. the Jews shouting:
I'VE are going to be avenged. ms
is, not kishinef.
The police and soldiers finally escoD-
ed owing to the interposition of a rab
bi. Two days later some railroad work
men who had announce! that they in
tended to take vengeance on the Jews
came into the town ut noon. The police
had becn warned and company OF
soldiers; was brcugh. in and halted thu
work,n"n ut The bridge. The Jews as
se,nflai behind tho soldiers. the twr
sides :nathcn,atiZing each Other, fin
ally hVrling stones.
Appeals of the police chief to the
rioters to dispense We're in vain. Al
laet 4 policeman WAS struck by a brick
bat ana the work non. shouting The
Jews have killed a polio "mln." surged
across III bridge. Ther there were re-
1olvel shots from the Jews. whereuDon
the c;ntlin commanding the soldiers
placed his company between the OPP
POSING forces and the workmen finally
wore dis,ersed IN the direction of the
suburbs. But the Jews would not even
listen to a rabbi who was present AMI
the soldiers finally charged them with
biyonets and access to the wealthy
jewish quarter was obtained.
In the meantime the wOrkmen were
reasse,rbling on the outskirts of the
town anu began pillaging and a de-
tachn,ant Of soldiers vas continually
engaged in dispensing rhem. while the
Jews elsewhere We're attacking every
Christian they could find. The first vol
ley fired by the soldiers was in the
quarters Of Goael known as "America'
where two workmen we're killed. In all
the troops fred three vol!rys. killing
tXO more workmen and on Jew. The
total result of tn" rioting was three
non-Commissioncd officers, two soldiers,
two Jews and two Christians killed ami
four Christians and four Jews wound
ed a number of policemen were also
killed or wounded About 23o houses
and shops Of Jews were pillaged.
The riotiEg continued all the after
noon and only ceased at nightfan.