The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-06
.K|EV IS SETTING
INFRINGEMENT
Verdict in Trial of Mcndcl Bciliss
Is Expected This
Week.
OUTLOOK EXCEEDINGLY DARK
Governments Intention OF Sup
pressing Disorder Is Plain
ly Evident
OUTLOOK EXCEEDINGLY DARK

Especial Cable to The Times -Dispatch.l
Kiev Russia November 5.-The cur
tain was rung up for the last act OF
the great jewish tragedy to-day. and
Tonight Iiiev is secthing with excite
mcnt.
The verdict in the trial OF 0Iendel
Bciliss for the murder OF the Christian
boy, Andrew Sushinsky. is expected
this week Elaborate precautions have
been taken for the prevention of dis
order III case Beiliss should be &C
quilted.
The closing stage OF the cross exam
ination of Father Pranaites. the Cath
Ollie priest from Turkcstan. principal
witness for the prosecution. revealed
that he could not even translate the
titles of the trcatises lie himself had
quoted as the sources of his anti
Semitic allegations.
Counsel for Bciliss quoted chapter
and verse In court to-day with the OBJ
ject Of showing that Father Pranaitcs's
allegations had been taken from early
mistranslations
!ntammntory Speech.
Prosecutor Wiper, in an intiamma-
tory speech to the jury, nercciy insist
Ell that 1t had been proved Jews re-
quire Christian blood for sacriticial
purposes
At times, Wiper broke down and
cricd-notably when impressing on tho
jury his personal knowledge of the
fact that such a thing as ritual muir
der exists. He referred to the muir
dered boy as now being n saint, and
In the Same breath. melodramatically
waving his hand In the direction OF
Bcillss. alluded to him as these
devils"
INC prosecutor attacked tho Jews
Tor their agitations in connection with
ernmcnt would protect them. whatever
the verdict might be
He alluded scornfully to Mistchuk.
n former chief of detectives for cast
ing suspicion of Yushinskys own rcla-
tives rather than admit the existence
of ritual murders. and accused IIrns
soNsky. former head Of the Kicv police.
OF Knowing. but concealing, the secret
OF the crime. lie insinuated that the
attempts TO incriminatc Vera Tcheb-
criak and her gnng were fostercd and
financed by Jews, but had failed The
prosecutor drew an analogy between
TINS and the Dreyfus case
IL was not marshaling of points
TOT the prosecution. but vcnomous Mt
TACK on Jews. with utter disregard for
facts generally.
Outlook lis Dark
1t IL conceded that the outlook for
belliss is exceedingly black There i.
great uneasineSs felt 10 the likeli-
hood OF program Kew is now fun
Oh peasants belonging TO tho Black
iuhurca who go about in bands They
are insolent in manner, and when
primed with vodka, present n mos,
Niiiianous appearance. However the
governments intention Of suppresslnr
them is evident from the fact TIM, -
large number of mounted soldiers hay.
. prousht TO kiev. and tonight
,hey are stationed at all the important
thoroughfares with rifles ready for use
4. lhe slightest sign OF trouble
through the good Offices OF n third
party. the international News S,rvIcc
| representative had a talk with Mrs
,S ,o-hiGht. IT was after she had
heard the prosecutors speech. ana She
was weeping bitterly.
Hhc Is slight in build, about forty
years or age. and has a sad focc
framed in dark hair. Her skin is dark
sue was dressed neatly in black. win
$500. 800 race shawl over her head The
prisoner wife belongs to the mi1dl,
classes. and since the trial began Oh.
mas not missed a single session
uoh know why they tool, ~. 49,
lie has I neve man Go away from me" she said
ars, so good 10 me and our rve chill.
~, Snw Husband n Month Ago.
When asked when she had sp"bcn ,yi,h
month ,,rn h,, ,sSt she said she saw him a
ana MN IN me presence OF the Officials
bo,h .r W.. rot speak mach. Tor we were
about s Ling linn ia she said Il am SO anxious
,ast two years have been terrible Tor ~ ~, anf
,he, h n no. hnrdly anything live on now
educntion,' ~, ,hth from MS. and my children's
"Aii 't on, mas -. been stopped.
fo- ,beineS can 10 rs 10 stay home and err,
w.rIta =, tAthci we arc not allowed To
U.S. 80 4't'cis never reach
i'Fs beilss said the authorities had raid
s,,. ie' mouse many times taking cvcn
eNsrg photograph Of her husband.
I'll 1900 NJ, ~ 70 her plans tor the future she
ncaui.ted. we will leave Russia inmedia,e
~, ''i.noush many Jews in this place favor
oui "taSlhs some time. ii would Other
t miss TOOK as though we We're running away
oa"Se we were guilty. But | am in CON
naaH. rear OF my Tile here. I have q sister
~ inniiiladeiphia, and expect we shall 70