The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-12
RUSSIANS IN
LOCAL COURT
One Charged with Violating
Immigration Laws.
WOMEN ARE WITNESSES
Claimed They Paid Money TO Louis
smelsvect 70 Be Helped Across the
Canadian Border-were Apprehend-
ed in st. Johnsbury.

ed in st. Johnsbury.
As a result Of triaing with the laws
which Uncle Sam has stretched about
/ this country the municipal court rooms
were the scene of a trial Wednesday
afternoon which was replete with hu-
morous and pathetic incidents, the lat
tier prcdominating. The principals IN
the case were Russians just over, aud
direct record Of the testimony would
look like the slug that linotype ma
chine might turn out when under the
influence of Prescelle.
The witnesses being unable to un-
derstand English could not give their
names in English and consequently all
reporting of the names must perforce
be in spelling Rooseveltian. The names
are as follows: Ezekial Abramovits,
Mrs. Nasham Bobeik, her three chill
dren. Eliza. Cecil and Markle Bobeik,
and Mrs. Rachel Perovoskin and her
two children, Rachel and Samuel. Inc
group arrived in America at some Ca
madam port, presumably Montreal,
The husbands Of the two women came
to this country several years ago ana
are established in business. Mr.. Bobelk
is a tailor in Cambridgeport, Mass,
and Mr.. Perovoskin is paper hanger
in New York city.
When the company landed in Mon
treal they came in contact with one
Louis Smelsveet, who is an alleged I'M
migration runner, and he agreed to get
them into this country for a sum OF
money. One of the women stated that
they paid him $s5 and that Mr..
Abramovits paid him $50, For this
amount he was to get them safely
across the border. When the sum was
Maid the women had but So remaining
lint this made no difference as they
were to be met at their respective des-
ltinations by their husbands and then
Ian would be well. 1t is alleged that
Smelsvect hired liveryman, one Z. L.
Holden of st. John, ?. O., to transport
the women and children over the line
land then start them on their way. All
things went smoothly until cruel con
ductor spotted the group as immigrants
without the proper passports. Ihey
were bundled off the train at st. johns
bury. taken in hand by an officer who
had been warned by telephone mes
sage from Burlington to be on the
lookout, and placed in the Caledonia
county Jail. This happened March 30
and the whole crowd was kept in the
iail until Wednesday when they were
brought here in charge of Deputy
United States Marshal Lorenzo Miles
of Newport to be heard before Judge
James L. Martin of the United States
court.
Meantime Smelsvect has been ar.
rested and was held on the charge OF
violating the immigration laws. When
all were met in the court room another
difficulty was encountered as Judge
Martin was unable to determine
whether the language which exuded
with SO much vehemence from the
witnesses was of any particular genus.
At last Mike Black, who possesses a
marvellous facility in expressing his
sentiments in any language from liquid
J French to frozen Russian, was pro-
cured and acted as interpreter. Inc
story of the women was then made
clear TO the court. Judge Martin be-
lieved their story but they were held
TO appear as witnesses aginst Smells
/ vect in Windsor sometime in May.
Tsodor Perovoskin, the husband OF
Mrs, Perovoskin, had been notified OF
the predicament of his family and
] came Immediately to their rescue. he
left in charge of the court his bank
. book which showed comfortable sur.
nlus and which was received in lieu OF
800, and departed for New York with
his family Wednesday afternoon. Mr.
Bobeik was communicated with by
= means of the telephone and stated
that he would appear yesterday after
noon to furnish bail for his family
but he had not appeared up to last
, night. Mike Blacks geniality was
somewhat disturbed by the family
which he found upon his hands but he
J bore up remarkably well under the
strain. .
l Ezekial Abramovits was deported to
r Canada where it is expected that he
t will be able to furnish bail as he had
paper in his possession showing that
he had comfortable sum OF sooo rou-
bles or about $4,000.
None of the number here was an
undesirable alien as Mr.. Abramovlts
, had sufficient money and appeared 10
) be in excellent health while the wo-
! men and children were coming mere 10
7 ioin husbands or fathers who had oeen
! here previously ana Woulu haFo poO
allowed to enter the country at any
port if they were able to pass the phys
zeal examination. From appearances
il would seem that this would not pc
r difficult as the children were all sturdy
little fellows and the women buxom
madames of somewhere between ~
: and 60 and apparently in the best OF
health.
!: This morning Mr.. Bokeik arrived
e from Cambridgeport, Mass: He had
: been DELAYED in transit owing to lack
= of knowledge of the country and gone
: to st. Adams instead of Brattleboro.
He had insufficient capital to bail out
!. his family and word was sent to an
!. other man in Cambridgeport who mas
! the money and the man in question:
J, promises to come as soon as posslpie
e with the necessary funds. In this way
1t is expected that the house OF BobelK
: will be reunited and live happily ever
i after.