Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-19

AIDu0uer0ue lVt
cent girls shlNering IN the icy emu OF
terror while their captors glared AT
them IN triumph the coarse lests-and
woise-all literally within earshot OF
the agonlzed parents.
Nor was this barharitN due TO the
saNasery OF Isolated individuals ina
soldiers, II one may dignity such
brutcs by such name, were under
the orders of special Rolshevik com
missioner responsible directly TO the
local commissioners of justice ana
pubHc instruction, who had full pow
crs on all matters pertaining to the
housing aud treatment OF the prison.
ers, and who. in their turn, reported
personally to the president of the Boil
sheVik government of EkaterinburS
II would be mNtaken charity to mas
Inc that any or al OF these leaders
were not fully aware of what was go
ing on, and very probably nearer the
truth to say that the barbarites TOOK
place by their orders.
The martNrdom ended in ghastiN
tragedy on the night Of June 10. For
about a week beforehand the guards
had been Systematically kept in state
OF irehrietN, Icing encouraged in their
drunken orgies.
Did the unfortunate victims suspi-
cion what was brewing? Did the for
mer car and cZarina-who lived for
years in such dread of assassination
that, in the case Of the latter at least,
the constant undoubtedly affected her
mind-realize that their time had
come.
AssaSsins Identified.
We do not know. for none is left to
tell Nor do we know exactly how
the crime was committed. though the
names of the gang of murderers (con-
slsting of four Russians, one Lett, two
Germans and eleven Jews) are on rec
ord and their photographs in the
hands Of the Omsk government
Pint we can ina cine hcn, the miser-
able nrisoners Inv This time forsaken
of hone with The loss of much they
held dear bebInd them sat waiting
for death. that whom the,. beora tbe
a,a,,s af 10 r,Ifei,n -, ~ sto;rs nav
n,,a.,od - n,aa,t r,,,r5or sudden
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ii,,sie ,.l' III, ~, 'ae "''ths' i',n
40
~ Vi une Viii'oieil cianeu WIN 'ei 10.
u,se 9 " esoape w"ese no Az, az.
was poSsipie' ''ie S'sls q Tying ipS
'h iast iluf,iiuieu prayers
IN lne colu words OF tne report OF
me liulclal INJURY is the paeheuc
recoIu'
we louro IN one vi me uppcl
rooms VI VI ipdlletl noiSe NOV
occupieu ny the stail Oh the ,"ecfi
beherai haiad' numerous pul,et
| MARKS on tiie Wais starCeS .,ie
neisht OF man waist from inc
loot anu on 'he LOOT itSeii
ihere IS Tragedy IN eacu sNiiapie.
lnose MARKS were NOT hish up as
where men l'iu ioushl' pul low
GOWN ana on the iioor as II uhar,leu
creatures hau croucneu 70 dNolu .ne'r
iate' ne ploou stains from eie ilooi
nave disappeared put tne Juulciai N
! Vestisa.or louna niue poois ol clo'
! yea piooo lliiihs me puliel holes "
the pFliii, sno"lhs what must nave
neen splilau tlie,e'
torpses .hoppcn' rackeu III s'rre,s'
| me very hisnt u lhe nluruel t.ie
4 cotpses were lahell 10 n,eie ~ !
WOOD tnere hackea III pieces anu
! packed III parrels' some Vi 'iie 10
| llfaoi,anls say tnat lne'e "a eie
were ouriieu' otheis t,lat my WEI
! nufied, otheIs asaih Nndt theS "ole
! thrown INTO an aalaceh' iahe.
i When .Ekaternpurg was taken
I from the bolsheVihl the commission
/ lcohsis'ihe ol rePreseilatlNes VI wy
doVerhineht the army anu vi I'd"
Ners ana doctorsD appoin'eu 70 ~
Nestisate the ias' uass anu tiic .ea,i
'@ot Nlchoias Nonnaholl ana ms funny
! arrested several people supposeu :.
ne witnesses Oh we 'iaseoN, put t'ieii