The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-11
Victim of Russian Persecution
Acquitted by Jury-Tro0ps on
Guard to Prevent Race
Disorders
HUNDREDS CALLED AS
WITNESSES IN CASE
Religion Of Israel INDICATED as
Result of Legal Battle in the
Cars Domain

KlEV, Russia, Nov. 10.-Amid
scenes OF unparalleled excitement
Mcndel Bells, the Jew. was acquitted
tonight Of the blood ritual murder
Of Andrew Yushinsk.. the ls-year'oid
Christian boy. who was slain In
March, 1911.
BELLS, q Jew. was accused OF the
murder OF Andrew Yushinsky, Chris
tian boy, for ritualistic purposes.
The gravest disorder was feared.
and the authorities were prepared 10
take extreme measures to prevent q
pogram.
Mendel Bells was placed on trial
Oct. 8, and the hearing continued
without intermission until the case
was placed In the hands OF the jury
today. Court sat every Sunday ana
on most days the session lasted until
far into the night.
Several hundred witnesses were ex-
amined and the testimony was very
tedious. Few OF the witnesses knew
ANYTHING about Bells, and or severai
DAYS counsel for the defense got II
into the record that the name Oh
Bells was not mentioned. !.
Andrew Yushinsky, IL years Old, OF
Christian parentage. was found slam
In March. 1911. His body was ais
covered in a cave. There were ~
small wounds on the body, apparently
n,ade with an awl. Several OF them
were In the temple. Death apparently
had been produced by kniie wouhd
In The heart and the physicians pc
lieved that the awl wounds were IN
fiicted before tho death wound. Elk
animation showed that tne Douy hau
been drained Of blood.
Troops with fixed bayonets guarded
the court house and mounted Cos
sacks with drawn sabres patroied the
streets to prevent anti-semitic out
breaks. The authorities were pre-
pared to take every precaution 10
prevent a pogrom.
When the verdict was ANNOUNCED.
4 roar OF protest went up from the
crowd that damned the little court
room. which was quickly taken up
bv the throng that surrounded the
court house.
Bells. half fainting from fear and
excitement, broke down completely
when he heard the verdict that mace
him free man again, after almost
three years.
He uttered a cry Of thankfulness
and then began to weep. His counsei
supported him on either side and armed
soldiers escorted the Jew to his home,
where his anxious wife and little ones
were waiting to welcome him.
A mob followed the soldiers with
peilis and congregated before his
home. but the authorities promised
the Jew every protection.
II was believed that Bells. accom-
panied by NJ Grousenburg, his chief
counsel. would lose ma time In start
Ing to America.
Immediately there was hue and cry
and the Black Hundred charged that
Yushinsky was the victim OF jewish
Hood ritual. Persons we're found to
swear that they last saw the boy AZ
play near the brickyard where Men,
del Bells was employed. The Jew
was arrested, indicted for murder and
kept In prison for more than two
years before he was finally brought
TO trial
Most OF the testimony for the prose-
cution pointed to Vera Cheberyak.
notorious woman OF the neighborhood,
who frequently had been arrested.
Several wituosses- painted Accusing
fingers at the woman and swore she
killed the boy, or know who killed
him.
Eugene Cheberyak. child of Vera.
was a playmate of Yushinsky. and