Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-16
.nce. Meanwhile the governor re-

pearance Meanwhile the governor re-
ceived a call from Baron LevendLl, high
officer Of secret police from st. Petersburg,
who had arrived in Kishineff a short time
before, and the latter evidently dissuaded
him from going out personally and putting
a stop to the rioting. The governor, at
any rate, did not leave his house during
the two days of disorder. 2i
Ettinger, a Jewish rabbi, testified to a
large number of cases of outrage reported
to him by the Jewish women and girls who
were the victims of the assaults
Police Inspector Luchinski testified that
he was aware, some time before Easter,
that preparations were being made for an
attack on the Jews. The proprietor of the
''Baldir" restaurant told witness that he
had received circular letter apprising him
of the fact and asking his cooperation.
Witness informed the chief of police, Col.
Khanzhenkof, of this, but the latter said
nothing. 4g,.
Assistant Chief of Police Dbvgal testified
that he did not take measures to stop the
rioting because he had received no orders
to do so from Chief of Police Khanzhenkof.
Soldiers Assisted the Rioters.
Police Inspector B1agoi testified that he
saw force of soldiers-about two hundred
men-go to the assistance of the rioters and
share with the latter the loot obtained
from Jewish houses. Upon being asked
by the presiding judge whether he himself
offered any resistance to the rioters, wit
ness replied that inaSmuch as he was not
allowed to take any active measures, he
had to confine himself to remonstrance and
persuasion. The rioters, however, laughed
at him and said: you can't forbid us to
do this when we have been authorized to
hound the Jews by the holy synod
Wedemyer, a German manufacturer tes-
titled that during the r1oting he saw a fac
tory operative hold a telegram high above
his head and shout: 1--WE have got an or
der from the higher authorities tn hao ha
Jews"
Portugeis, a. Jew. testified that when the
rioting began. he saw on the street Acting
Police Inspector Zardorozhni, who he knew
very well. Witness went to him and said:
us 1t possible that Jews have no protection,
and that Russian laws allow attacks on
them go unpunishedV The police officer
replied: IF you don't like Russian laws.
go to America
When the Jews who had lost relatives in
the outbreak were called as witnesses and
began to describe the beating to death of
their sons, fathers and mothers, the court
room was filled with the sound of weeping,
and when one Of them. Simon Baranovitch,
tainted In the witness-box. while telling his
story, the impression of horror became SO
deep that the presiding judge ordered a re-
cess of an hour. Upon the reassembling of
the court. the witness Baranovitch contin-
ued his testimony as follows: when the
rioters broke into my house. hid in a
closet with my only son. Benjamin, who
Schulz. They found US there, dragged us
out, and beat my son to death with clubs"
The presiding judge:r do you know the
murderers?'
Witness: There they are among the pris-
oners-Kirika. Ivan Moroziuk, Kolesnichen-
ko and Chernesko-they are the men who
killed both my son and Galanter. My poor
boy cried to me for help so that my very
heart was torn open;. but the murderers
shouted: If you stir from the spot where
you are We'll kill you like dog! They
were going to kill me anyway, but just
then some soldiers came in and said to the
murderers: You had better go on further,
boys. you've done enough here l thought
then that I'd jump out of a window and
try to escape: but i remembered that my
wife and several of my relatives were hid
den in the cart shed. Invent to look for
them, and on my way / met Police In
spector Solofldn of the second precinct.
When I threw myself weeping at his feet,
he said: What are you crying about?
There's nobody killed here yet I replied:
Come with me and III show you corpses
floating in blood He went back with me
to that awful place. locked. and said:
That's so! In turning to go out he stepped
into a pool of blood. He stopped and clean
ed his boots. but regardless aof our prayers
and entreaties he never lifted his finger to
help u.s. ~
The presiding Judge, at this point, ordered
that messenger be sent for solofdn, the
police inspector in question. Solofkln came
in, very pale and was confronted by the
witness. Baranovitch reminded him of the
scene above described and asked him II
every word that he the witness) had said
was not true. Solofkin declared that he did
not remember anything of the kind
Hospital Surgeons Evidence.
After a number of other>Jews had testi-
fed to acts of violence and murder. DR..
Doroshefski, formerly surgeon in the city
hospital, took the stand. AS he was man
tod wi
ments would not be questioned by either of
the contending sides, his testimony was
listened to with profound attention. He
said that he was at his post In the hospital
throughout the rioting, and gave what sur
gical aid he could to the wounded: The
appearance of the victims of mob violence
was so terrible that witness could hardly
describe 1t in words. The bodies of the
dead, in many cases, showed that they
had been subjected to severe and prolonged
torture. The Jew Weissman had been made
totally blind for life by the deliberate put
ting out of the only eye through which he
could see; several had had their ears cut
off; and the head of one man had been
features could hardly be distinguished.
From trustworthy persons witness heard of
cases worse even than these. The body Of
one Jew, for example, had been cut open
stuffed with feathers. Through the nose
Of another corpse had been driven two
iron pins or needles. ..-E
Shortly after the riot witness wrote an
account of these things to Russian news
paper Medical Inspector Peretiatkovitch
thereupon called upon him and said that if
he did not write another article contradict
ing or withdrawing his previous statements
he would get into serious trouble Witness
replied that he was Indifferent to trouble,
but that truth for him was important. On
the 18th of May. short time after he
ceived this warning from the medical in
spector, he was removed from his position.
Madame Fishmann, Jewess. testified
that her large clothing store on the corner
of Nikolai and Pushkin streets was wrecked
and looted in the presence of the vice gov
ernor of the province. Ustrugof, the chief of
Police Khanzhenkof and great number of
officers. soldiers and police. II besought
the vice governor and the chief of police"
witness said. ito put a stop to such barbara
ties, and to save me and my family from
ruin; but all my entreaties were in vain.''
One of counsel for the Jews: What did
you think when you saw that the higher au-
thorit1es of the province and the troops
were not interfering with the rioters?'
Witness: II thought Il must really be true
that they had received permission from the
car to rob and destroy the Jews"
Of for