The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-20

Some time after that FerkeI was killed.
The case of Grinberg Bereison and
Schlechter which came up in Grodno
on October 81. 1906 is especially inter-
esting, as we'll as characteristic. The
three men were charged with belonging
to the Fighting Organization of the
Social Revolutionist party and having
made an attempt to assassinate Police
Inspector Samsonov of Byelostok, and
Assistant Inspector Khelkovsky of
Grodno. The central figure of the trial
was Sehlechter, who had thrown the
bomb at Inspector Samsonov and who
was himself seriously wounded from
the explosion.
From the indictment we see that
Schlechter, in 1904, "of his own free
VIII" entered the forces of the
Byelostok agents of the secret police.
Captain of Cavalry Globasevich was in
charge of that department at the time
He was eager to trap the local organ
ization of the Social Revolutionsts
When Schlechter came to him,
Globasevich told him that in case he
should succeed, a great future would be
open to him. Within a short time the
new spy reported to his chief inform
ing him that he had been accepted as
member of the organization, and handed
him at the same time list of all the
trap the organization at once, but be-
gan to watch its work through Schlech-
ter and to arrest the members one by
one.
Schemes for Terrorism.
In the meantime schlechter participated
in working out plan for a series of ter
rorist plots, and at Schlechter's sugges-
ton, Captain Globasevich and Inspector
Samsonov were to be among the victims.
He went even as far as taking upon him
self the task of attacking Samsonov; he
threw the bomb and was arrested. At the
hearing Schlechter declared that while
he was really a provocateur, he threw
this bomb at Samsonov with the intention
of killing him for his criminal acts on
June q and 80, 1905, in Byelostok, where
many innocent people had lost their lives.
Schlechter was convicted and sentenced
to the galleys for 10 years. Schlechter's
counsel v. ". Berenstamm, related the
following details of this case:
The first impression of the Schlechter
case as presented in the Indictment was
that Schlechter had thrown the bomb
at the request of the organization in Or
der to remove the suspicion that he was
connected with the police department,
but after Schlechter had explained the
matter 1t became evident that a change
had really come over him after the ter
rible massacre at Byelostok, and that he
threw the bomb of his own free will.
This is what Schlechter later told his
lawyer. and then also repeated at the
trial: He came to Byelostok at the age
of II in quest of work. There he met a
young man he had known before and
began to complain to him of his terrible
material need. His friend told him that
he could easily better his condition by
doing some work for the police depart
ment, and that it was a very simple mat
ter to arrange. He told him that 1t was
but necessary for him to go over to the
department and offer his services, and
that no references were required.
Reports Were Invented.
Schlechter did as his friend advised
him. The chief of the department Cap
tain of the Gendarmes Globin (Globase-
vich) received him very warmly and at
once gave him 10 roubles as an encour-
agement. Schlechter understood nothing
about politics, and he so told the chief.
but the chief set him at ease by telling
him that all he wanted him to do mean
while was to go around in the city and
watch, and then report to him anything
that might seem suspicious. Later he
gave him a notebook and ordered him to
report every Saturday. He received him
in the house of one of the police agents
VINO nau recently arrived from MOSCOW.
At first Schlechter watched the working
people, listened to their conversations,
and when he managed to furnish soma
information the chief suggested to him
that he Join the Social Revolutionist party
and report to him everything that was
going on there. Globin jotted down all
reports submitted by Schlechter In sep
arate notebook, and promised him re-
ward of 80 roubles when the notebook
would be filled with his reports Schlech-
ter worked hard and kept reporting all
along, and many arrests were made on
the strength of his information. There
were times when he had no material
whatever, but, eager to get his reward.
he said, he actually invented stories about
various people.
Soon an officer of the Central Police
department came to Byelostok. The Of
f1cer was in the same house where Globin
received SchIechter every Saturday. Clio
bin also came to the house, dressed in
plain clothes After a conversation with
the other officers, Globin came over to
Schlechter and declared to him firmly
that he must become a member of the
Social Revolutionary party Schlechter
pointed out to him that he was not suff-
GENTLY experienced. but the chief in
sisted, and advanced him so roubles, say
ing that henceforth he would receive a
regular salary from the department..
Schlechter accepted the proposition. In
answer to his questions as to what he
was expected to do the chief explained
that he must keep an eye on everything
done there and report, but that he must
not throw any bombs himself; If he
should be ordered by the organization
to do sentinel work or to participate in