The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
OF STRAIN
Shown BY bE|LISS
Suddenly Breaks Into Tears and
Collapses to Floor Dur
ing Trial.

Especial Cable to The Times. Dispatch,
~. petersburg. October 23.-Mendei Bellies.
attention attention. to himself to-day by suddenly
.ne moor during the testimony OF q student
named Lakharin.
tr 1utburst as Lakharin was corroborat-
Ing Ing the testimony OF Brushkovsisy and
arms arms and his sobs were so loud that they
ME-, ,,iaea inc court room, and tho proceedings
IL Is probable the collapse was tho rcsu,t
q, ene long strain OF the trying ordeal OF
name was npt mentioned during tho entire
u u. procedures was inscribed in tho court
for the defense. ' '''
Catherine DiakonoT continued her import
an, testimony to-day. which throws u strong
suspicion on Vera Chebcryak. She identined
from photographs produced in court Veras
mysterious male friends. Catherine said a
rev months after the murder che saw little
t Lnuama Cheheryak wearing a pair OF boys
had belonged to tho Yushinsky boy. Vera
replied. you're crazy" When confronted
shoes belonged to her son Eugene. She also
denied that Catherine visited her on SOW
eral occasions about the time the murder
occurred. WHOM AS Catherine yesterday tes-
tined she noticed various suspicious things
In tho Cheberyak house.
Catherine identified pieces of perforated
paper found near tho murder cave as ones
used In Il game OF pest played at Vera's
Witness attended. and when members OF
vera gang were also present. Catherine
also idcntiNcd fragments Of a Dilowcasc
found near the cnvc belonging to Vera
when these pieces of piIlowcase were pro-
uuceu IN court ~" prosecutor objected say
iIs an cNarinntion was unnecessary. Tho
defense maintained that their Introduction
and examination was OF the higheu, Import
"ncc; i"nS discussion regarding the mako
81 the piiiowcnse followed. during which
Catherine explained tho design, which was
embroidered I'm rcd and black.
The next witness called was GATHERINGS
sister' Aehia who also identified the pill
,owcsse and said she made four calico cases
lor vera ana copied the design from the
"Id case. which embroidered ia rcd
and black. Tho Witness testified that dur
INK the latter part OF March 1911, that is IL
Tow days following tho murder Of tho Yush-
lnsky boy Vera eompinined Of being haunt
s.eep alone. Ncnia said Catherine then
went TO sleep with Vera The witness said
when she first had been summoned to the
ponce Station 10 Identify photographs Of
Vera and her friends sho declined because
she was ashamed to admit knowing such
characters. but afterwards she agreed TO
acknowledge their identity.
vera denied that the witness ever made
such articles. Ver4's former servant. Gae-
vcsky. was called and confirmed this but
MIRA reiterated her Statement, with The nd :
ditlon that she made tho cases for Easter
and did the work at Nera's home
Tho general oninoH prevails amonE those
an equal chance % being acquitted.
WorId-Wide Protest
New York. October 23--Through the
protest against the so-ci,lled ritual
murder trial at I<icv has been launched.
ana public oficiais. < COPY fS ' OF ghis
RESOLUTION. translated into Esperanto.
Esperantists in the world Local rs
pcrantists to-day embodied IL In n pc
est h. IN L.