Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-12-18
.HUNCHBACK CAUSE
Of MANY DEATHS
Ringleader Of Murder Band That.
Operated Under Bella Kun
in Hungary.
INGENIOUS HORROR CHAMBER
corvln Responsible for Death Of 500
Political Suspects and Active Agent
In Torturing Of Ten Times ~
Many More.

London.-Otto Corvin, hunchback.
was the ringleader of the murder and
torture band that operated under Bella
Kun in Hungary, according to Lucien
Jones, writing to The Daily News, of
London, from Budapest. Jones says
of Corvin:
Had not examined the police mill
utes taken after the preliminary ex-
animation of Corvin and his associates,
and had not questioned Corvin my
self, l should not have believed such
f1endish practices to be possible In the
twentieth century. 1t appears from
the police minutes and statements Cor
win has made that he himself was re-
sponsible for the death of five hundred
political suspects and was an active
agent in torturing ten times as many
more.
Under his auspices an elaborate tor
t,lre chamber, with all modern and am
cieRt- devices, was fitted out in the cell
lars of the new parliament buildings
and in a basement under the palace OF
Count Bakonye, which is situated in
The luckless suspects would be dragged
out of their beds and taken to one
OF the places at dead of night.
One of the favorite methods Of tor
ture was to fix gag in the mouth OF
the prisoner Sc that his Jaws remained
wide open, while lighted match was
held in the mouth until the victim
either confessed knowledge Of counter.
revolutionary plans or agreed to pay
large sum ofsmoney.
7 A Dagger In the Throat.
Another form of torture was to
thrust dagger down the throat of the
prisoner until he assented to their de.
mands. The favorite method, how.
ever, was to bring prisoner into a
room where various portions OF the
human body, such us noses, eyes, lips,
ears, which had been cut off previous
victims, were lying on table. He was
then given a choice of form of dis.
memberment If no confession Of money
was forthcoming.
Many died under torture rather than
yield, and every night a cart called
around for corpses, which, loosely
strung together, were weighted and
slung into the Danube.
It is interesting to note that Corvir
admits that as long as year age
plans for this terrorism were laid ir
Moscow, with the active help of Lenint
and TrotZky.
~ ricfS
captured is Gahor Schon, formerly {
sub-lieutenant in the Chinese corp:
formed by the bolsheviki. He wa!
brought into the police station ont
morning from the country where HI
had been found in hiding by peasants
He had been terribly beaten and dis
figured. Nearly $4,000 in British ant
French notes was found on him, and ,
number of blank forms for the immedi
ate execution Of any who were politl
cal suspects under the old regime.
Schon was noted for his extrem'
avarice, and confesses to a number o
cases in which, under his orders. tn
gold-filled teeth Of wealthy residents o
Budapest were pulled out with pincers
and without an anesthetic.
Accused Of Murder.
have also examined the document
relating to one Emery Harangozo
pale-faced, evil-looking little man, for
merly shoemaker, but under tn
communist government chairman o
the executive committee Of soviets q
Macy Gerencs, a few miles from Buda
pest.
Harangozo is accused Of the murde
of four Roman Catholic priests. Be
fore they were shot Harangozo tappe
them on the shoulder and said: "Giv
my greetings to your White God.
H&rangozo, like Schon was found hid
Ing in forest.
A large crowd is assembled outsid
the police station and it is with diff
Guilty that the bolshev.st prisoners ar
saved from being lynched. So bite
is the feeling that one might say
white" terror is slowly taking til
place of the red terror. though tn
i, police are taking active steps to mair
tain order.