The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-04
.C0SSACkS MURDER
FLEEING PERSiAkS
Hacked and Headless Bodies
Piled High In Teheran-Rus-
slams Are Blood Crazed.
Children Drained AS
Mothers Look On.

TEHERAN, PERSIA Special.
After - Scventy-twO-hour carni-
val of slaughter I'm Rcsht, capital
of the Persian province OF Gillian,
I'm which approximately 1900
Persian men, women and chill
drcn were slain by the Russian
CoSsacks, the soldiers continued
ing detachments OF troops to
shoot down the refugees who
were fleeing from the city.
Inside Resht the orgy of blood
still went on also. Details OF the
massacre were received here to-
day by . courier who travelled
the $50 miles OF country between
Resht and the capital on horse
back.
The messenger brought a plea
for aid from the Governor of
Gillian. He declared that Rus
SLAMS were killing defenSeIess
men, women and children In An
zali, Masula ard Ardabil, as well
as ReSht-
The Russians started the
slaughter by shooting down n
dozen Persians who had ASSEM-
bled I'm front OF q proclamation
upon a public building.
Infiamed by the sight OF blood
tho savage COSSacks swept
through the streets shooting at
every person In sight. Foot SOL
diers invaded the dwellings and
stores of peaceful citizens, driv-
ing them into the streets I'm ter
rOr, where they fell victims to the
insane rage of the COssacks.
Drained Children.
Little children were Drained
before the eyes OF their horror
stricken parents. Aged men and
women were torn limb from
limb while their relatives and
friends begged piteOusIy for
mercy. The Russians only laugh
A deputatiOn of citizens appeal
ed TO the Governor to save their
women from the barbaritieS
which the Russians werc infiict-
Ing. They were cOunSeled, how
ever, to take no aggressive part
against the invaders and to do
nothing that would enrage still
further the Russian troops.
Hacked, Headless Bodies.
Persian Cossacks were idle in thei
arracks while the streets ran re,
nth the blood of their fellow Per
Ians. In the most thickly populate,
istrict of the city the cutters wer
lied high with corpses, many of then
acked to bits and about half OF then
eadless.
Russian Cossacks. drunk with tn
eneral scene of death and cruelt.
nd with their uniforms dripping witt
uman blood, galloped through tn
treets to check the flight of familie
'hich were trying to get away from
he city of horror. Those OF the citi
ems who attempted to defend them
elves were subjected to unspeakabl
Heathenish Practices.
Some of them were drawn an
uartered. Others were decapitate
nd their heads placed on pixies be
ore public gaze with a warning writ
en- in Russian on them. The horro
vas initiated by the fact that tn
laughter came at Christmas time.
eason representative the world owe
# peace and good will by man 70
ward his fellows. This was the blood
est Christmas that the stricken an
ll-fated city Of Resht ever knew.
Russian artillery has been place
n front Of all the public buildings i
eSS invaders. This Russians threat
med to scOurge the city with crap
md canister if they were thwarted b
he people or by the Persian soldier
n their footing of the city.
COSSaclxs Given Free Rein.
To show that they were in earnei
he Russian artillerymen fired sever:
7olleys into the buildings. Kidding ii
walls with shells. 1t is reported tn;
similar scenes were witnessed at Tai
riz. The Cossacks. long schooled
all the arts OF cruelty. were give
free rein by their officers. who mao
no effort TO check the massacre
1t is related that at Resht a 81,
-een-year-Old girl went before a Rui
sian colonel of cavalry TO petitio
protection for her parents. After b,
ing insulted by the Russian offic,
she was turned loose TO a horde
drunken soldiers. who fell upon n,
ike ravening wolves. literally tearir
her to pieces for daring TO protest.
What Russia Says.
LONDON, Special.-At the Russia
embassy IT was said that If any Pc
slams were killed in a massacre
Resht they had been probably sh
down in battle or while attem Mir