The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-05
Tell of Comrades Hunte 4
Down, Tortured and Muir
cred by Cars MinionS.
WOMAN DEFENDS. HIM.
Criminal Charges on Which
Extradition Is Asked Are
Trumpet up They Say.

Trina Shepte the Russian Joan OF
Arc who directed the Russians in their
efforts to thwart the Car, was one Of
the witnesses in the new hearing at Jan
Janoff Pourens fight against extradition
| on charges of attempted murder, arson
and burglary, preferred by the Russian
Government. The taking of testimony
was begun before Commissioner Hitch
cock yesterday in the Federal Building,
and will go on again tomorrow.
At that time Mrs. Sheptes testimony
been forced to fee from place TO place
In Russia because of her sympathy for
the Brothers of the Woods" At pres
emit she is living with her husband in
Roxbury, Mass. The other witness yes
terday Was Anderan Lazdyn. leader
of the revolutionsts, who also fled to
this country.
According to Lazdyn, Pouren lived in
Madeline Parish, working on various
estates as d laborer. Later he pro-
cured employment with telephone
Pouren both became members of a
revolutionary band known as the
brothers of the Woods
Only Two Escaped Death.
Lazdyn said he first met Pouren a,
political demonstration in Madeline in
June, 1905, The Brothers of the Woods
consisted OF number of bands of revo
lutionists, They lived in the woods K
hide from the police. Lazdyn was c
member of the Central Committee.
!, All the members of this committed
except Lazdyn and one other delegate
, still in Russia, have been put to death
: Counsel for the Russian Government
tried to get L.azdyn to tell who thi
other man IL. but he said with a deter
mined shake Of his head that he woul'
not .e!l his name under any circum
stances. Commissioner Hitchcock rule
that he need not answer.
q I.aZdyn did name two of the little ban
Pouren belonged to who were killed H
9 said the leader of the meeting in Made
: line, where he first met Pouren. was sti
alive and in Russia. Three of the ban
: Pouren was a member of We're she
e under a sentence of field court-martia
military court. Two others were tol
If tured and afterward shot by mastt
a of police without trial.
re- Comrades Tortured.
at Lazdyn said that late in the summ'
1t of 1906 he saw Pouren again. This tin
Ut he met him in the woods. The band
ct It was supposed. had burned parts OF Z
ay large estates in that section of Russ!
al although I.azdyn denied they did.
- any rate, the dragons were sent in
- the woods after them. Four of Il
revolutionists were arrested and one
or them died from tortures. In Septemb
so Of that year Cossa cks We're despatch
al to thwart the revolutonists, and LAID,
:, said there are four OF the latter now
he this country who took part in the fig
an that ensued.
on In this fight with the troops the re'
nj lutionists scattered They were follow
by the police and hunted from place
ter place, but they went among friends a
cit by wearing DISCUSSES and hiding dur
ok the day many Of them got away. Cot
sci for the Russian Government ash
Lazdyn in whose homes he hid. but
Parsons promptly said this quest
also was to get information for
Government, and his objection was s
tanned by the Commissioner LazC
gave his testimony through an int
1T prefer and ne only smiled whene
Ill such questions were put 10 ~,