Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-29
CHAPTER VI--@I Am A rquitted."
By MendeL E|eiEs

cessrshA 1914. p TIE ssr ssapans ''e' h''''"
Continued from Last Sunday.
49, II Rec soldiers seized holdEof me and led
ME away to the cell suppose my
= words must have causes@ commotion'
far The pregident adjourned Cont for an hour.
when lie returned Mr.. Schmaholf. the counsel
for cherberiak. began another violent attack
III me ,but BY this time was able to remain
client. ard tried TO pay no .attefntion TO what
he said. -
Later Mr. Zanaislovsky made al secohu speeun
which made me very unhappy He tolu 1he
iurymen that as had not been proven taat
astaer vera cheberaak or Singaeysky com
nstted The murder therefore must be the
guilty man watched the jury u seemed y
me that they agreed with him-
But the next day my hope1 began 70 rise.
The court seemed more crowded than ever ne
fore. was told that high prices were being OIL
Tered for seats. At the start the President or
aered the doors to be locked, and because OF
th4a the heat became terrible. About the mid
daa Of the morning myself was taken dl and
tbaurht should havesfainted. pulled myself
together, however. but several people iooAlhs
d. had to be carried out
rho speeches Of my lawyers had begun. Mr..
Makislow was the first. His address put new
heart hito me, had never dreamed that
man could speaK like him. NY confidence once
noee returned.
surely" thought the jury cannot resist
this
ing. also remember he said, III the police
we've honestly to follow UP the ein4s there -
no doubt that BELLS would be set treA ana Che'
berisk would be in the dock la his place
i ann sorry / broke down when he said this,
hut the strain was too much for me- ! wrahs
fnv hands and sobbed. l felt That my heare
would break forgot that was N court anu anu
could only think OF my prosecution. one OF my
lawyers, Mr.. Grousenberg. the one sitting near
me. handed me glass Of water and peggea
me 10 be calm / pulled myself together, az
though the President offered to stop the trlal
for time,
little later Mr.. Maltlaklow came 70 inc
story Of the death of Cheberiaks little son.
ana nearly every one in court cried. remem-
Der Mr. Maklaklow saying 80
@Remember there IS an innocent man before
YOU. II you convict him, you convict not ony
Mendel Bells but Russian Justice
nv other lawyers followed, all being able 10
sneak eloouenty for me. After they had mn
ished thought the Jury must acquit me.
Rut again my hopes were shattered, Mr.
winner Che Prosecutor, spoke again, and was
even more furious against me than before.
watched the jurymen's faces they seemed TO
b fascinated BY what he told them
That night was told that trouble was ex'
nacted IN fhe town. II seems that members OF
Inc Black Hundred were arriving in kiey, and
there was every sign OF the commencement OF
noxrom. could not sleep for thinking Of the
horrors that might come about, OF which
might be the unfortunate cause.
lav awake thinking Of this and hoping that
trouble might he aNQrtpl
rbe strain was beginning to tell on me and
was very excited
mt one terrible ordeal yet awaited me. For
shA last time they began 10 search me, as
,,&rkl and one OF the policemen tore the shirt
f~ssn nav neck in such fashion as nearly TO
sfrsngle me- felt as though my tongue was
roing 10 fall out of my mouth. AS usual the
Sfhers laughed could stand II no longer.
fnre the shirt away from him. | was absolutely
hysterical shouted.
eYon dewitt you monster! you wild beast,
Your heart should be torn IN pieces like you
have torn my flesh! Haven't YOU any human
feelings at all7 Why should be tortured like
this. you DEVIL
He went white with rage. thought he would
hawe killed me. He made dash az me- and l
thought my last moment had come But MS
companions must have thought that he had
gone far enough, for they threw themselves be-
tween us and would not let him strike me. |
think God must have made them protect me.
ally tormentor glared at me.
wait you dirty jew" he cried. by to-
morrow II win be ali over with you, and you
win be on your way In chains to Siberia. They
win treat you there as you deserve, you dog"
Next morning brought me good cheer For
DAYS past the weather had been very dull, but
as / stepped into the prison van the san sud-
denly came out and gave me new hope.
j noticed when court had reasssmhied every
one present seemed agitated al the thought
that the end was near. MY guards mad been in.
creased TO Ave. and they formed ring around
me, Also there were many more soldiers II
court because, suppose, Of the possibility OF
~ disturbance.