Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-12-30

HOwed the Proclamation of the
Oars Grant of a COnstIsutfOn-Cru-
city OF the HOOIigaDs aud Police
Was UnsDeakabIs.
Solomon Brodsky, a Jewish watch
maker OF Odessa, who recently arrived
in London from that town. gave a Lon
don Telegraph representative a graphic
description of the terrible scenes OF
bloOdshed which occurred there n few
days ago. Mr. Brodsky IS a prominent
member of the revolutionary party in
Odessa, and It was because he took a
prominent part In the defense OF his
coreligionists and thereby became a
marked man that he fed from the town
In fear OF bis life, being provided with
funds by the revolutionary party to
enable him TO 60 TO London to assist
I'm raising funds for the revolutionary
movement.
Mr. Brodsky attributed the com
mencement OF the attack upOn the
Jews 70 the issue OF proclamation In
spired by the police asserting that Jew
tsh reyolutionaries were plotting TO
take the life OF the czar. At the time
the proclamation was issued great
MODS or loyallst hooligans were parad-
Ing the streets, rejoicing over the cars
manifesto promising n constitution.
The hoollgans at once raised the cry
or Down with the JewsW attacks on
the Jewish quarters began. and for
three days the whole city was given
mp to scenes OF Understandable horror.
Early on Wednesday morning COct.
20" continued NJ Brodsky. II was
awakened by a terrible uproar I'm the
street Aiming myself with revolver.
went out and found a great mob OF
hooligans and disguised policemen.
armed with swords and revolvers. at
lacking house where several families
or Jews resided, their object being
murder and robbery. The Jews tried
TO defend themselves. but they were
soon overpowered. and nearly every
person I'm the house was killed or
wounded and the place plllaged.
Then body OF the Social Democrat
&c league came upon the scene and
called upon the people 10 bring out as
many arms as possible 10 fight the po-
lice and hooligans. Returning 20 my
house, 1 brought out two large dag
gers, one OF which / gave to another
person, keeping the other myself.
desperate fight then took place. and I
was IN the thick OF Il, revolvers. dag
gers and sticks being freely used. Hear
Ing cry for help. turned round and
saw young girl or about fourteen or
fifteen being struck on the head by
hooligan with huge stick. This got
my blood up, and. aiming my revolver
at the man, l shot him dead. Ny act
was witnessed by the police. Several
or them made a rush for me, and one
OF them tried 70 fell me with n rife. I
ran away, with the police in hot pur-
suit, but after they had chased me
through two or three streets I man
aged TO enter house unnoticed by
them and hid there for two hours. As
soon as ventured out. however was
arrested. but a number OF revolution
aries attacked the police and set me
free.
Scenes similar to that In which I
took part were enacted in every part OF
the city. II was as though thousands
or wild beasts had been let loose The
authorities made no attempt to main
tain order. 1t was absolutely anarchy.
and the Jews were in state OF fear
ful terror, fully expecting to be COM
pletely annihllated. The scenes on
Thursday were, IL possible, even worse
the greatest blOodshed occurring in two
streets, MOldavanka and Preobrazhen-
skaya- To describe the horrible slaugh-
TER which took place here Is quite in
possible. Bodies OF the dead and dying
lay on the ground literally In hundreds
and tie cutters ran ankle deep In blood,
the sounds OF the firing. the fierce
shouts OF the fighters and the groans OF
the wounded making IL a perfect pan
demonium. Fathers saw their sons and
daughters killed before their eyes, and
sons saw their mothers ruthIessIy
slaughtered by the hoollgan mob. What
wonder that everybody lost his hu-
manity and fought like wild beastl
THE cruelty OF the hooligans and the
police was unspeakable. I myself saw
a policeman stamp savagely on the
face Of an old woman who was lying
on the ground badly wounded and saw
Others who were wounded finished Off
by the police with the butt end OF rifles.
The bodies Of horses and dogs lay mix
ed up Unfortunately with the bodies
OF men and women. SO numerous were
the victims-it was impossible TO count
them. for there were thOusands-that
the police could not cart them away
quick enough. and during the night
dogs and cats and rats actually fed
upon the corpses. The bodies were
taken away In thirties and forties In
dust carts. and there was no attempt
at proper burial They were all thrown
together into huge holes. irrespective OF
nationality. and covered over with lime.
II became as one insane with the hor-
rible scenes which witnessed on every
hand, and during Thursday evening,
when / was attacked by several dis
guised policemen who were assisting a
band Of hooligans who were III treating
a number OF students, again lost my
head and killed one OF them by stab
bing him in the eye with my dagger.
Again i was Obliged TO fee into hiding