Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-07-05

Jitomir, July 5.-Coming horrors
were felt in Jitomir long in advance
of the massacres.
The Christian population talked
aloud of girl who was killed by the
Jews for their Easter, of Jews who
| sold documents relative to the war,
for the benefit of Japan and her red
| headed allies, (England and America).
| The Jews were openly accused OF the
| internal unrest, as well as of the
Russo-Japanese war. The war lie
| highly unpopular in Valhynia prov
ince and the reactionary party used
this fact in order to increase the
feeling of hatred toward the Jews,
who were DECLARED to be the authors
of the disasters in Manchuria.
In March the so-called "black sot-
nia." composed of the vilest and
basest elements of Jitomir, was or
ganized by the police commissary of
the first district, Kuyaroff, assisted by
Rakusa, a fire arm merchant; Bars
chewsky, an official, and a certain
Chubinsky. Proclamations were spread
everywhere: Kill the students,
schoolboys and dirty Jews!"
On April 1S, Assistant Commissary
Andel son organized young peasants
and delivered an address to them
against the Jews. asking the peasants
to arrange a patriotic" demonstra-
tion which might impress the dirty
villains Hs
Black sotnia,s Debut.
! A few sklrmishes occurred every
day after this meeting. Two days
afterward a child was murdered:
some passersby were beaten with
stocks, or an old man was wounded
The municipality of Jitomir became
uneasy, but the police assured the
public that everything would be
quiet. Rumors of the most alarming
character were spreading; the Jews
began to organize in self-defense.
The massacres were expected on
Easter Sunday and Monday. The Jew
ish artisans subscribed $1,000 TO buy
weapons. The two holidays, how
| ever, passed quietly, and the op-
timistic Jews began to laugh at the
community of self-defense.
But on May the police themselves
| began to take measui es. 1t was re-
ported that the "black sotnia" would
march on the next day with q blue
banner with an inscription: death
to the Jews" The Jewish popula-
tion was panic-stricken; the commit
tee of self-defense put out patrols
recommending the Jews to avoid
any encounters with the hooligans.
The latter became more and more in
solent, but the latter were conced-
ing in all ways possible.
popaba rdad Thai na,t.
On May 6 about twenty-five boats
were going down the river 1etel eff.
In ten of them only Jews were sit
ting. Suddenly several Russian peas
ants appeared on the left bank of the
river. which is known by the name
of Pavlikovka, and where the Jewish
population is very dense.
On the right bank OF the river
Teteroff, there is only village, Psy-
shtchi, where no one was present at
that hour as May s is st. Georges
day, and the peasants go into the
open field. The peasants who ap-
peared in Pavilkovka began to insult
the Jews. One of the Jews insulted
them in return. The peasants then
threw stones at the boats, whereupon
a Jew fired in the air from a re-
volver. The peasants ran away.
After quarter of an hour forty men
led by a blacksmith, who was armed
with a knife, began to throw stones
at the boats and fired several shots.
The peasants of Psyshtchi village
soon returned from the field. climbed
up Three Brothers" hill and threw
stones at the people below.
Officers Futile Appeal.
Among the people was an officer,
M. Fenkievich. Judging the situation
TO be very serious. he hurried up to-
the governor of Volhynia to ask that
repressive measures be taken. He
met patrol on the way and sent IL
to the river. After attempting in
vain to see the governor, Fenkievich
wired to the governor general that
massacres had begun and that the To-
cal governor was inactive.
Meanwhile, the Jews, about 1000
strong, weie massing near Andrew
mountain. Suddenly a mounted pa
troll, sent by Fenkieyich charged the
mob. boy was crushed by horse
and the mob allowed the soldiers to
pass, when one of the soldiers fell to
the ground. The rest of the patrol
showed their whips (nagaikas) to the
Jews, raised their comrade and dis
appeared.
After a short time the chief of po-
lice himself appeared and shouted:
Dirty Jews! Get away!" Two shots
were heard in the vicinity; the chief
OF police thought It was an attempt
on his life. On the Andrew mountain
he addressed the peasants, asking
them to be quiet. The peasants re-
piled The Jews want TO kill us;