The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-11-06
MENDEL BELLS MAY
COME TO AMERICA
New York Jews Planning to
Bring Defendant in kieff
Trial Here.
HIS LAWYER TO LECTURE
Purpose Is to SHOW the World
"Ritual Murder"
Is a Myth.

Is a Myth.
In the event Of his aCauit,al Mcnd"l
BELLS. the Jew now on trial in the Rus
sian city of kier. charged with the muir
der of a Christian boy for r,tualistic pur-
poses, will bc brought to this country IN
connection with "A plan of wealthy Hebrews
in New York to crystallZc sentiment in
America against the treatment of Bells
and other Jews. With him also will come
his chief attorney. VI. Grousenberg. Both
will make a tour of the country, VI Grous'
cnherg will lecture in the interest OF the
Jewish cause. telling of the persecution OF
BELLS aud the motives behind II. He Will
have Brilis ON tn. platform with him
While the latter * "A bricklayer. unedu-
Gated and unframed. he may say few
words about his experiences.
| In the event of the conviction OF Bells
it is expected that there will be all the
more demand for visit hy NJ. Grousen-
berg to this country 1t is probable that
the plan now being developed would be
enlarged and that the protest 20 the Rus
/ sian Government would be all the NOR,
emphatic.
| Moses H. Grossman Of ll5 broadway
admitted last evening that both NJ
/ ,irousenberg and Rails will come TO this
! country. He said he had hcen approached
/ by prominent Hebrews here who wished
! him to represent both N. Grousenberg
/ and Eeils in connection with their visit
/ to this country. He said frankly. how
ever. that he had as yet no authority to
! speak for the men who called upon him.
! Two objects In BriIis's visit.
The Society for Political Refugees is
reported to be Interested in the plan.
( From various sources it was learned that
! the object in having Bells and his lawyer
come to this country is twofold First
/ the aim is 10 educate the people OF this
country IN Russia's treatment Of the Jews
and to arouse such popular indignation
, that the Car cannot ignore the appeal
of this country for Justice TO the Jews.
| Secondly, the aim is to prove to the
country and to the world at large that
! there Is no such thing among the Hebrews
! a. ritualistic murder. I'VE want" said
| one man, ITO dispel from the mind OF
| every one the idea that there is such a
| thing as ritualistic murder and TO pre-
vent any such charge ever being made
again in the history OF the world"
Many wealthy citizens are Interested in
the plan. Some of them already have
contributed money to the defence of BELLS
The aim is to max. BELLS the centre OF
such a popular demonstration that Russis.
must give heed to it. II Is expected that
citizens OF different religions will join In
the demonstration,
Gable dispatches indicate that Eelis IS
likely to be acquitted. A verdict in the
case is expected At the end OF this week
or the beginning of next The Russian
authorities are taking precautions to pre-
vent rioting at the time the verdict IL
returned,
Little Evidence Against BELLS.
BELLS is accused of having murdered
Audrey Yuschinsky. Christian lad J.
years old. on March II. 1911. lie was
at work in a brickyard not far from the
cave IN which the body with forty stan
wounds was discovered. No reliable eVi
dence to show that he was in the cave
or near where the boy lived has been
| produced. 1t seems. however. that Jus
about the time OF the murder the Blacf
Hundred organization was searching fol
, a Jew whom they could make the victim
Of persecution The members OF that or
ganizatiOn devised the theory OF ritualist.'
murder and spread il broadcast. sending
letters to the Car. BY means OF forIe'
documents the interest of the Car wa'
aroused and the Ministes Of Justice, seiz
ing the opportunity. went to work to brint
about the prosecution OF tn" bricklayer
The murdered youth was the iilegiti
mate son 'of Alexandra Prihodko. &
woman with notorious record. He wal
acquainted with Vera Tcheberyak, thu
leader OF n gang of criminals. 1t wa
found by NJ. Mistchuk, head OF the detcc
tive bureau in Kicm. prior to the tim'
that the Minister OF Justice got busy
that the boy had been killed by her L
prevent him from divulging some OF thu
secrets of the gang. Mistchuk ordero,
the arrest of the woman and her gang.
When, however. the Minister of Jus
tice learned what had been done he re
, moved Mistchuk on charges and ap-
pointed another man in his place. Veri
Tcheberyak and her allies were free'
despite the fact that still more evidence
was dug up against them. The success
= Of the Government theory of the case re
1uired that it should he proved scientif
cally that the Jewish faith recognized thu
use OF human blood for ritualistic pur
poses. Prof Sikorsky, a neurologst. wa
brought forward to give such testimony
Pranaitis. "A priest who had been expelled
from the Roman Catholic Academy In ~
D Petersburg. seeking to gain the favor o
4 the Department of Justice, said tina
there are references in Jewish books 4
! the use OF Christian blood at the Pass
= over, but his statements were disprOve
4 by NJ Greusenberg. the attorney for tn
J. defence.
a Witnesses favorable to the defenc
( were sent out OF Kieff 1t is said. Ever
:. thing possible was done to bring abou
y the conviction of the bricklayer. N
d ,;rusenberg OH his visit to this cOuntr
8 will give "a recital Of the machinery an
n the methods employed by the Russia
j, Government to prove Bells guilty Of tn
: crime. He viii tell how Just trial wa
denied the man.