The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-28

wire and Eutta.percha rods. lilo
pulled hair from Jacob garlnn
heard. kicked his old mother. aud.
lNing the little hoy to slool,
lloggcd hlm with great cruelty
Jacob Iann's head aud loga we've
squeezed into a halter SO that HIS
, body Was doubled Ia half. lie was
then beaten from behind with a
leadcn weight Drops az henElne
were poured upon his body and sot
ailght.
tie was battered. mutilated and
hurnt all over, yet ho oontoaaod TO
nothing.
A few days later, IA the beginning
II November 1905. Jacob Xarm Was
cougtmartialcd on the charge Of ad.
heriHg 60 the Social Democratic
I party, condemned tn death and shot
ON the Sth lstsD OF November.
1908, was brought 10 the central
prison Ia Riga aud placed Ia tho
I prison hospital
{ IN the hospital | Was. for the frat
time, Given clean clothes. hot food. a
I bed and bedding / was placed ia
an UNDERGROUND cell. very small aud
dark. | was then 50 ill after uine
weeks 1T torture, that could not alt
up IN bed without help. Here. also.
for The first time. my wounds we're
handaged
Amalla kreger lwhOm I mention.
"a hefofcl was lying az the same
I time IN the hospital she was kept
f apart frum the rest. 80 that her ter
4 rihle condition should be concealed.
hut We managed % communicate.
+ through the medium Of pers0hs eu,.
I ployed In the hospital. She told me
IN this manner that relation Of
hers. Iugis krukier. upon interest.
ing himself In her case. had been al
once arrested. lie II still nov In
the Rlga central prison. rs months
after his arrest passed four
months In the hospital.
The system OF torture which un-
derwent Ia the autumn OF 1906 stlii
ccntinues n spite ~ all official
promises that Il should cease win
describe a icw ~ the latest Incl.
dents which happened while Was
sglll In the prison In November.
1907. several Let's were arrested
ia uriev lEstlandl and brought Ia
the offices OF the secret police In
Riga There they were duly giyen
the hath Of blood The two
brothers Tsirui we're submitted 60
fortunes from which they suffered
for a long time IN the RiKa prison
hospital
Grcwus. Michaev and Davis Etili
remained the chief tuFtnrers In
spite % the official commnn!que %
their dismissal aud commlttal for
trial. and they were becoming stili
more able and inventive in their
fiendlsh trade Specially construct.
I'd Iron masks were screwed on 90
the heads og the brothers THiFa1
electric currents we're passed
through their bo~ies. their teeth
weEe knocked out. etc. Thcy were
ordered % confess 20 being Social
Democrats.
In January last. 1908. the political
Robt kuies was brought 10 ths
secret police from the Rlza central
prison GruEua ordered him 81 BE-
tied % the Sociai Democratic
beach. and he was beaten with the
F wife and knttA nefrha rods. iiis
feet we're scared with bnruink EN-
beers and be- was submitted 90 GER
tAia unmsnfiunahie t0rtgrca durinK
( alx nights. an because % q charge
~ belonging 70 the L@ttiNh Social
Democratic union. Ito Il stiii Ia
the RiEa central prison
& IL February ~ 1903 ridrska0a
Z waa tortured aud executed. He was
+ tn q cell m the same corridor "a
I myself before his execution. and he
told me his story lie wAa arrested