Arizona republican., 1922-04-08
GENERAL SEMENOFF LAUGHS .
At POWERS Of MANCHUR|AN
COURT ASKING HIS ARREST
IRepubIIean a. P. leased Wlfel

NEW 4Oftks Aprll f--General
Gregorieff Semenoff. Ataman or
chieftain OF Cossacks, enjoyed a
hearty laugh today-the first since
the sheriff of New York county sur
prised him with an order of arrest
last night--at the expense of the
courts of Hardin. Manchuria.
The terror of red battalions" as
he likes to be called, apparently
thinks no more OF the Harbin courts
which are said to have returned a
judgment of $47S57S against him,
than he does of Nicolai Lenine.
Il know nothing of this Youroveta
Home and Foreign Trading company,
which charges that | stole their goods
at Chita, in trans Baikilia and that
they obtained judgment against me
in Harbin," he said today.
"The court OF Harbin? / cannot
believe you are serious he said to
his attorney-then threw back his
head and laughed long and loud.
These Harbin courts-they are like
the wind-here now and gone tomor-
row. And he snapped his fingers.
who is Youroveta ?" he asked II
never heard of him. Where is the
proof that | stole these goods at
Chita?" Thus General Semenoff de-
Tended himself in an interview at the
offices of his attorney. He had just
returned from the office of Peter b.
Olney, referee, in bankruptcy. where
his wife had given testimony regard
ing their financial status.
Madame Semenoff formerly Helen
Viktorovna. reputed cousin of former
Car Nicholas. testified that she and
the general were married in August.
1920. They left Russia with limited
funds and wardrobe and would have
been unable to get his far had not
their friend NJ. Aiyasoff of Nancou-
yer. B. c.. advanced the funds.
They had not had any servants in
Chita where they lived in only one
room. she said. When they left Van
couver Mrs. Semenoff declared they
had about $1,000.
How do YOU know asked Mr..
Olney. Because I am his wife,"
OF her jewelry--the necklace. a
platinum watch and diamond ear
rings-she said the necklace had been
taken last night as security to pay
her husbands bail of $4,000. The
necklace had been given to her by
her mother, she said.
What duty did you have to pay on
the necklace at Vancouver
"Oh," she replied, .it was not
found
George Krupshy and his brother
Nicholas, friends of the Cossack also
testified. They We're questioned in
connection with the vast fortune the
general is reported to hold George
said he was a colonel and former
military attache to the Russian en-
bassy in Paris Neither he nor his
brother, he testified had any finan-
cial relations with the general and
denied that they had been in constant
telegraplic and postal communica
ton with the general since his ar
rival in America.
There was some talk about mys-
terious treasure box, but the brothers
declared they know nothing of it. The
general also denied knowledge of the
treasure
General Semenoff's statement that
he was commanding" American
forces in Siberia from September
1918 TO April. 1920 is not borne out
officials said today. by official rec
ords of the war department Brig
Gen. William S. Graves. now at Camp
Dix n. J.. was in charge Of the
American contingent Of the allied
forces. and his Instructions were said
to include flat prohibition against
sides with either Semenoff as against
Kolchak. or with any other of the
Russian white leaders.
General Semenoff will appear to-
morrow in the law offices of David
II. Kahn attorney for the receiver
for the Youroveta company for ex-
animation
o.