New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-03
THEOL0C|ANS AT K|EFF
Experts" at BeiIisS Trial An
SWer Intricate Questions.
HAMBURGER DENUNCIATORY
Candidate for Coroner Takes
Time from Campaigning to
Denounce Calumnies.

Kieff. Nov. 2-Counsel for the defence
in the trial OF Mendel Beiliss, charged
with numbering the Christian boy, Yu-
shinsky. have succeeded In preventing
the prosecution from having the minutes
read OF previous cases dealing with al
legged ritual murder. The medical test-
mony having been concluded, the sittihs
to-day began with the hearing OF theo-
logical witnesses, among whom only one
upholds the theory of the prosecution
namely, the priest Father Pranaites.
whose views have already TO great eX-
tent been repudiated by the Vatican au-
thorities.
Among other experts to be heard Is
Professor Kokovtzoff, a relative or the
Russian Premier. A long list Of abstruse
questions concerning ritual murder was
put to the theological experts. neither
questions nor answers. apparently, being
comprehensive to the jury. which Is com
posed of peasants and small shopkeepers'
The list included such questions as, by
what did the Jews replace the victim In
the case Of the first born sacrificed to Je-
hovah?" What portion Of the body, ac-
cording to the Interpretation of the Tai
mud and the Cabala, is it out OF whlch
the soul is mostly held TO issue with the
blood?"
While Father Pranaites was testifyins
he mentioned Christ. whereupon the pres
ident OF the court declared that the name
OF Christ could only be mentioned when
the court was sitting behind closed doors
Pranaites contendcd that the extermina-
ton OF the Christians was the main oo-
feet of the existence OF the Talmudists
At large gathering OF the members OF
the Albemarle Association at No. AZ sec
ond avenue yesterday resolutions were
adopted protesting against the ritual muir
der charges made against Mendel Beiliss,
I'm Russia. Many speakers were heard
the principal address being delivered by
sheriff Julius Hamburger. Democratic can
dldate for Coroner.
Sheriff hamburger combated what ne
termed the anti-Semitic ideas Of Professor
Sikorsky, and said: Ills intolerant dia-
tribe hatred OF the Jews. vicious attack
unfoundcd claims. yirulent and untruthiuI
expositions. condemning the Jewish race
as "A whole have aroused the civilized
world against Russia for its inhuman
barbarous, fanatical. blgoted, despicable'
hateful, cowardly behavior toward the
Jews.
1T is incompreheusible that even IN
Russia. whose small enlightenment Is de-
caying. such thoughts could gain a foot
hold. II her Jewish five millions would
depart FOR other shores she would be-
crippled for life. as her ignorant. besotted'
uneducatcd peasantry have been depend
ing upon the assistance rendered them 10y
the Jews. We are only twelve millions OF
Jews on this habitable globe, two millions
Of whom are I'm the Unred states, where
we are patriots in a patriotic land ana
where anti-Semitsm is frowned upon.
But our country protests against the
inIauitous, contemplate. nefarious, para
noical, III conceived. prejudicial, weak
minded. prearranged. illogical blood ritual
accusation. II is false and burning dis-
grace 10 a brutal government