The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-21
MASSACRE OF JEWS BY THE RUSSIANS Horrible Outrages Perpe- trated by Frenzied Mob on
 Women and Girls TOTAL DEATHS MAY BE so
Especial from United Press )

Special from United Press.) Berlin, Sept. 21.-Another massacre of Jews by the Russians has taken
 place at Kieff, according to infornla- ton received today by prominent Jews
 of this city. The latest outrage began
 on last Thursday, the Jewish New
 Years day.. and lasted for three days.
 during which time eighteen Jews were
 killed outright, twelve so severely in jured that they subsequently died, and 19 seriously injured. There were a thousand lesser casualties besides the destruction of several hundred thou- l sand dollars worth of Jewish prop | erty.
 The Jews had no means of defending themselves and succeeded in killing but three of their Russian assailants and inturing few.
 The reactionary party is responsible l for the latest anti-Jewish outbreak. It became enraged at the Jews for thelr support of the reform movement and decided to inaugurate the Jewish New Year with another attack on the Jews, several of which have, occurred Tn Kieff's history in the last few years; Hundreds of peasants were hired by | the reactionary party and they lea ln the attack on the Jews.
 At the height of the mobs' frenzy Jewish women and girls were seized by the drunken rioters, stripped or | their clothes, chained and then in long line and paraded through the streets, while the crowds of Russians | jeered and spit upon them. TWO poys l that sought to defend the women against this outrage, were seized by l the mob leaders and thrown into a
 nearby bonfire that had been built or 1 the plunder of the sacked Jewish | houses and roasted alive, while the mob danced about the flames. A handful of Jews. several or them
 mere boys, tried to defend themselves | against the infuriated mob. They 1 stood against a wall and fired into l the mob, killing three. One quick rush
 by the mob however. and the ,Iss ntIie | hacked to pieces. Every one was dis | membered and beheaded and pieces or
 their bodies kicked about the streets;
 Several Jewish women fled to the | ing water down on the mobs. Tnls proved but a stay to their deaths as | the mobs rushed in and threw the
 women headlong to the ground where, like wolves attacking their prey, tnose 1 in the streets fell upon the prostrate l women and beat them to death. 1 One of the first acts of the mob
 which had been made drunk before be- | ing turned loose for the murderous
 work. was to rush to the synagogue
 where the Rabbi was butchered and the congregation driven from the building The edifice was then de- | molished.
 | After the destruction of the syna- eogue, the mob divided into smaller groups and invaded the homes Of the Jews. The chief weapons were axes, clubs and iron bars though a few were armed with guns and revolvers. | Every home visited was sacked, the furniture tossed to the street and set fire. Many houses were also fired but l the mob had been previously warned | against burning the houses for fear that the entire town would be destroy | ed.
 Whenever the rioters showed signs of Tagging energy the leaders called | them from their work and gave them l heavy draughts of brandy. The sec | ond and third days the attack on the Jew degenerated into drunken riot. l The rioters carried knouts and merc1- Iessly whipped every Jew encountered. l including women and children. Even | infants were attacked and several were | killed.
 All kinds of torture were practiced against the defenceless Jews. During | the three days of the butchery and outrage, the authorities passlvelv