New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-21
SURPRISE IN K|EFF CASE|
Prosecution Opens New Line OF
Attack in Murder Trial.
MAN ACCUSED is DEAD
Krassovsky, Elk Detective, Said
to Have Called Vera Tchebe-
riak Key to the Enigma.

KIerr Russia. oct. 0.-A surprise was
sprung by the prosecution to-day during
the trial OF Mendel Bellies for the murder
Of the Christian boy. Andrew fushihshy,
in March. 1911. Documents were produced
from the Police Department to counter
the evidence of the defence that the men
Landau and Ettinger, who had been saio
TO be implicated in the crime were mere
ly harmless visitors to KEN ana quite
unconnected with the murder.
The books OF the department showed
that Landau and Ettinger were common
names. and that on several occasions Aus
TRAN and Russian subjects with these
names had crossed the frontier In 1910
and 1911 These names. II was adduceo'
included Israel Landau. who crossed the
frontier in October. 1870 and recrossed on
March 2s 1911 a few days after the ois-
covery of the murder. According 10 the
police. Israel Landau was In kieh on
March a.
The witness Landau testified that his
father. Israel. had died in 1903 at kieh
and that he was buried in the jewish
cemetery. He also swore that he did not
know Of any Israel Landau. or any other
Landau outside of his family. The court
admitted the documents, but on the de-
mand OF the defence. ordered the prosecu-
ton to produce details regarding
Israel Landau by Wednesday, or other
wise the defence would be authorized to
obtain the particulars from the police.
Counsel for the defence remarked sa-
1T. ha ran
Landau was desirable. as II would be In
teresting to see at least one member CT
the sect which utilities Christian blood.
Gaevsky. who was janitor at the house
where the Tcheberiak family. neighbors
OF the Yushinskys. lived In 1911. described
some mysterious happenings he had Cd
served. He declared that men arrived
there in official uniforms and later on lett
I'm workmen's clothes. and sometimes
came I'm workmen's clothes and left IN
uniforms.
One day Gaevsky swore he overheard
Vera Tcheberak say two OF the Visitors
were I'm the way and must be got rid or
Vera Tcheberiak declared that Gaevsky
was an employe. who had been dismissed
for maltreating the children.
Getroff. an artisan. who lived In the
Tcheberiak's house in 1911. testified that
Vigranofr. the former detective and Bru9s-
koysy. the newspaper man. connected
with the case. had told him that Mendei
Bellies was innocent OF the crime anu
that something must be done 10 OBTAIN
his release. They vainly tried To persuade
him TO place Andrew Yushinskys schoo'
books in Vera Tcheberiak's room' so
that the police could find them there.
II vas hoped that the testimony OF
Rrusskovsky. the newspaper man VINO III
yestlgated the case. would help TO unra'ei
the .keIn OF hearsay evidence which mas
crown daily more tangled since the tr,ai
began. II had the reverse effect Bruss-
koysky described an interview with kras'
sovsky. the former head OF the hien ue-
tectlve service. after the arrest OF beihss'
At which Krassovsky declared, An IN
nocent man has been arrested
Subsequently Krassovsky said to him
"I know nothing. II Is all guess WORK
Vera Tcheberiak is the Key to 'he
enigma" This inspired Brusskovsky TO
make Vcra's acquaintance. she told MN
be soId that the Pridhikos -Yushinsky
mother and straightforward man hainep
MIne killed Yushinsky. He arranged LOT
an interview with Vera Tcheberiak In tho
presence Of a lawyer. at which she prom
,ses TO reveal everything, but nothing
came OF the undertaking.
At one time. he testified. the Tcheoer'aN
woman said 10 him: II am going 70
avenVe myself II vas Mary Mine VINO
poisoned my children because ! burned
the eyes Of her son Paul with vitrioI