Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-15
himself. 1T is with trembling tongue

speak to such as thee? But it was as
said and as l will say again. came
to the fair with my boat filled with
rich stuffs to sell to the bazaars. did
well, excellencies, and made a profit
on my goods, but 1t does not pay to
| hire sailors for two ways and carry
goods only one, so remained at the
wharf waiting for a cargo to take to
Astrakhan, where knew there await
ed me a valuable cargo to take to
Astrabad, but waited too long, o
excellencies, and 1t came time for me
to depart without cargo.
Gin preparing to leave Tif1is discov-
cred some linen which I knew Ignatz
Biartelkis would purchase. could not
wait till morning, for then l could not
reach Astrakhan early enough to take
on my cargo. went to the bazaar Of
Biartelkis and told him of my discov-
cry. Biartelkis was just closing his
bazaar, and when he heard of the linen
| he and his daughter accompanied me
back to my boat. l took them to my
cabin and set wine before them and
went to prepare the linen for examina-
ton. I was suddenly attacked and
knocked down. A fold of cloth was
placed in my mouth. heard the young
woman scream, but could not go to
her assistance.
Il heard Biartelkis begging for mer-
cy and some one talking to him. Then
some one took command of my boat,
and we moved down the river. was
kept in ignorance for hours, your ex-
cellencies, but in the morning was as
tonished to see two men on board that
l had never seen before. One was
tall man, looking like Russian, and
the other was certainly an Osmanli.
They informed me that unless and
my sailors did as was bid l would
be killed. They did not release me,
but we kept on down the river. Just be-
fore we reached Salain they left the
boat. They told me that Biartelkis had
agreed to the sale Of his daughter to an
American who would board my boat
at Salain and that must take them
both to Astrakhan. They told me that
would be watched and unless I obey
ed / would be killed. They said I
could not go back to Tifis without be-
ing murdered.
II was afraid, your excellencies, and
did what they told me. At Salain, how
ever, it was not my intention to take
on the American, but to proceed until
l reached Russian gunboat, when l
would turn over the young lady. But
the American knew which boat she
was on, for he came out in small boat
directly in my path and leaped on
| board. He threatened me with pistol,
1 and l was compelled to do his bidding.
Seeing another vessel on the Caspian,
| wished to get assistance from them,
but they feared us and ran away. The
gunboat came, and told the officer
the truth. swear it, by the prophets
beard. have told the truth. know
no more"
The magistrate turned coldly to Har-
yey.
"All of what that man says is lie,"
said Irons. except the mere fact that
did get on his boat in the manner he
! describes at Salain. l had taken pas
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II boat belonging to the German line
They had also some machinery was
going to exhibit at the fair. Arriving
at Salain, the captain of the boat in
formed me that would have four
hours in which to see the town. I
| spent three hours and came back to
the wharf only to see the steamer dis
appearing. 1 was enraged. 1 wanted
| particularly to reach the fair early,
and there would not be boat up the
Volga for another week after the one
l had lost. I was standing on the
! wharf talking with a peasant when
saw the boat owned by Hassan COM
ing down the Kur. We hailed the
boat and We're informed that she was
bound for Astrakhan. There I was,
with week to stay in that place and
n boat passing me that was going
straight to where wanted to go. The
peasant got a small boat and rowed
| me out to Hassan's. / climbed on
board and remained there. 1 did not
know until the officer from the gun
boat came on board that there was a
young lady there"
Colonel Jurnieff nodded, and another
man, evidently Of the poorest class,
4 spoke to the magistrate. The dignitary
| started, stared at Harvey and said:
"There appears to be multitude Of
lies in all this testimony. Let us hear
what this witness has to say"
II saw that American in Tifis q
week ago." he said, pointing at Har-
vey. II saw him in the bazaar of BIZ
artelkis, and he spoke to him. I saw
| much gold change hands. but do not
know what it was for. The Ameri-
| can took nothing away"
THAT Is the worst lie of all" ex-
claimed Harvey Indignantly. 81 was
never in Tiflis before in my life."
Take the prisoners back to their
/! cells. The case needs deliberation,"
said the magistrate.
] Harvey was marched to his dungeon
An orderly, who heard all the proceed.
ings, hurried to relate them to Marie
From the moment that Alma Jurnieft
heard what had taken place at the trial
she was changed person.
! $50 they have conspired between
them to destroy the man love-" she
said slowly and deliberately. Il have
been tame kitten in the hands of a
tiger l, too, have some of the tigers
blood, and will show them the claws
of another Jurnieff. I will save him
or will die with him. God help me
and give me strengthp