The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-22
Capt. Fitzpatrick Tells
 The Story Of His Capture
Birmingham Man Receives Account Just Captain Fitzpatrick Dictated It to His Russian Interpreter
 Gives Interesting Sketch of General Buddenny

The account of the capture of Captain Emmett Kilpatrick the Red Cross of ficer. taken prisoner by the Budenny cavalry in South Russia. has been re- ceived by J. R. Foster of this city. The story was dictates by Captain Kilpatrick to his interpreter, Miss Irene KniaJevitcn. ~1no was captured at the same time, ana traae-a1ittet through Carl Alderman, cor responaS of the Philadelphia Public Ledger. from London.
 MT Foster was reared in Camaen, Ala bama, the home of Captain Fitzpatrick and they have been lifelong friends. Ths' account as given by this Alabama man who is now a prisoner in a Russian soviet dungeon is as follows:
 2. We left Theodosia on October "A in d box car assigned to the American Red Cross for relief work. had received letter from General Koutepoff, inviting me to come north to his headquarters and make an examination of conditions among the civilian population there After a two-days's journey northward we arrived at Rockova, where we left the box car and went by auto to the village of Sicragousy and thence to Rogacheck We had spent two days in our work or inspection of health conditions when we were notified tbat military conditions had frightened and it would be impossible for the military authorities to guarantee our safety in that district. We were there fore ordered to retire and a drosky was furnished to take us back to Rickova. This was on the fifth day out. After 34 hours of travel we reached RichoVa and rejoined our box car, which was at tached to a train going southward.
 SOUND OF GUNS
 Shortly before o'clock in the even ing we reached Novo-Alexevka. There was 15 minute wait in the station and we were just starting to pull out when there came the sound of guns. l opened the door of our box car and saw that the train was surrounded by nondescrlpt group of cavalrymen, evidently members of the Budenny scouts. One of the Rus sian Red Cross orderlies or sanitaries' who constituted the crew of our reliet car, turned pale and whispered hoarseiy Ntwe are surrounded by bolshevists. The others showed signs of panic. I told them not to worry; that I was an Ameri- can, and that our car was protected pH the American Red Cross insignia, and that we would probably have little diff culty as our mission was universally re- conized as non-partisan and non-mill- tary.
 One of the cavalrymen came to the door of the car and ordered us all to line up outside. A group of guards,
  volvers, surrounded us. 1 explained to the group that we were Red Cross work CTS that I was in command of the party. and that claimed for them all the rights and privileges of their humanitarian mis- sion.
 But you are helping the White army. v interrupted one of the soldiers.
 T told him that we would help q wounded man, no matter what his polit- ical or religious. or military creed; but that in the main our work had always been with the civilian population, parti- cularly the women and children
 There was a short discussion among the soldiers, none of whom had any par ticular authority or cared to take any great responsibility But time was press ing and it was finally decided to bundle { us off along with everybody else aboard the train which consisted largely of mil itary cars.
 TOOK HIS POSSESSIONS ' Some of the soldiers went through my pockets and my baggage, taking what" ever pleased their ralscs. The first ssearcher took my watch and and money "a bout a million rubes in Russian pa- per money A group of soldiers asked i. I had any arms or ammunition abroad 5 the car I said I had nothing of the Kind, but only drugs. medicines and a little food They searched the car for arms but of course found none. I have
 
 never even carried a revolver in South Russia, because it was evident that this might be misconstrued. One soldier fan cied my eye glasses and took them off my nose Another took my ring and some French and American money which the first men had overlooked
 Finally two soldiers came along and ordered me to take off all my clothing, which was in better condition than theirs. stripped down to my underwear, and they took away my shoes, leaving me barefoot I was permitted however, to keep a bathrobe which I had in my bag gage.
 continually new groups of soldiers came along and looked us over. Some CT them said we were free to go where We wished. but before we could avail our selves of the invitation somebody eise came along with a different view. Once ir a while somebody would suggest that