Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-11-07
TRAGIC STORY
Of RUSSIAN
TYRANNY
REVEALED AT TRIAL OF
JAN P0UREN IN NEW YORK
Witnesses Tell Of Brutal Beat
ing of Women by Cars Sold
iersi Fugitive a Patriot Is
Claim,
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New York Nov "a dramatic
story was today told at the hearing of
/ the nov cNtradition proceedings
brought by the Russian government
against the refugee Jan Janoff Pour
en-. 1t was a tale OF the adventures of
Pomon IN Russia and of his flight for
life from the soldiers.
The facts were brought out in the
testimony of Mrs Trina Shcpto
young woman. who now lives in Rox-
bury Mass, although she originally
came from Sissogaeb In Lovonia, Rus
sia, where Pouren had lived
In answer 10 questions by counsel
for tire witness described tho objects
Of secret organization TO which she
and Pouron belonged
we had an election continued
Mrs. Sheptu, and chose members to
fight for tho defense Of the people
Everything went along smoothly un-
ill the dragons came and the town
officers fled and went into hiding
She said the literature OF the SC et
society had boen left In her charge
and that the soldiers came 10 her
house and threatened to whip her
and her mother and sister unless she
gave up the records
'Pouron came to my house" con-
tmued the Witness "and l gave him
something To cat While he was eat
ing the soldiers came, hut he es-
capped. The soldiers whipped us and
tntatcncd to kin us IT we did not
tell them Whcrc Pouren was
Mrs. Shepto then told OF the Bla k
un reds, which she said, were rob-
bera ANA murderers who went about
the country I'm the name OF the us
sion Customary party The witness
said that she finally had 10 come to
,his country in order to save her life.
Mr.. Shopto gave details of secret
parliament meetings she had attend
ed in Russia, at which delegates to
congress, whteh met ut Riga. were
chosen, and theamembers of the revo-
lutiouury militia were selected She
said that her brother and un lie ha,f
been elected officials of the town of
ka tran Manor at these secret meet
mss but that they were competed to
dcc when the dragons came,
At tho conclusion OF MS Shepto's
testimony, her brother, joan III il, o.
Cambridge Mass took the stan l. He
said ne was a member Of the so la lis
democratic party and told of his cleo
zion 60 office in kastran Manor ana
thea OF fleeing To the woods when the
Dragons came. There he met Poul-
n, VINO was also a refugee. The two
i'tdIh' members of the 'BrotherS OF
ho Woods" said the witness. The
Brothers" Uerc nearly all members
II the revolutionary militia and were
organized to oppose the bnrons and
% prevent tho sale of Intoxicating
liquors, also 10 protect the people
against the Black Hundreds" wit
less testified
Asked A. hc had over taken part
"a any BATTLES Lici said that he had
ma told of battle that took r'7"o IN
Ncmb,r 1905. when from 500 to
700 mon fought on the .ov,u.,n f
id,, capturing a number of barons
nd draEouus. The prisoners, he said,
we're taken To- HOkenhausen, but later
suapcd because the rcvolutionists
ould NOT properly guard them.
licit said Puurcn was In this battle
{ the head of a company
The attorneys for the Russian gov
rnmuut reserved their cross cNami-
atiou of Licit Tor tomorrow.