Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-14
Gene seInenoffis
 LanguisE1ing,,in Jail
Lawyers of Famous.Leader of Cossacks Failed to Find Bondsnan With $25, 900.

New York, April 13.-General Gregorie semenon. Ataman of the oossacks. was locked up in Ludlow street jail tonight after day of frantic effort by several lawyers to get a bondsman who would give $26,OOO bail for him.
 Semenoff was arrested last week on a civil warrant and freed in bail. but his original bondsman refused to continue as surety
 The general gave himself up to Sheriff Nagle in the latter's office at 200 in the afternoon, and from then until 4 o'clock sat watching with eager eyes eFery per son who entered the door. But as each new person turned out to be anything but a prospective bondsman. the Cos 1 sacks countenance fell. Even the milf 1 tary mustaches fhich adorn his face i seemed to droop as the time drew near l for },im to enter the sheriff's automobile for his trip to jail.
 l Madame SeInenoff. his young wife, was l courageous during the afternoon. She l had been ill. she said worrying about her l husband and she begged the sheriff to l take her jewels for the bond. But he ] couldn't he explained. although she could offer them to a bonding company
 as collateral
 l The day had been one of excitement l for General Semenoff. his assistants and i friends. This morning, the general went ] to his lawyers office for a conference. 1 and found there a representative of the surety company which had furnished his i bail. He. was told that because of the notoriety his case had brought and be- cause company officials thought it unpa- triOtic to act as bondsman for man charged with atrocities against American soldiers, they were going to surrender him at noon.
 Just before noon. Colonel George KroupsBy. who was Semenoffs s chief aide in Russia and is now helping him here, was stopped by a policeman on Broad way and searched Krou7)sky had a re-
 volver and narrowly escaped going to jail himself. He was held until be f. nally understood what was required and showed a permit.
 Just after o'clock General semenoff Madame Semenof and two or three
 friends. lawyers and interpreters. started
 for Sheriff NagIes office. NJ NJ. Becher
 counsel for the surety company. was there. and after Madame Semenoff had counted her chain of pearls and hel
 diamonds which had been held as col
 lateral he turned the general over to tho sheriff
 Meanwhile. the proceedings brought against SemenQff by the trustee for tho l Youroveta Home and Foreign Trading
 compapr q bankrupt New York con cern. We've called before Peter B. Olney Ireferee in bankruptcy. and David " Glaze. a Semenof attorney. was com
 reHed to ask an adjournment because SerHnoft was he7s b. the sheriff.
 ] The hearinr will % on tomorrow af tternoou and General Semenof's s presence twin ba sought on a subpoena which wa,
 nrepared for. service in the morning q l5ail attendants In7nediately after tn thaaring. W. E. Roulstonn another of tn, fCossaclls attorneys plans to ask for al order from the state supreme court va heating the arrest of the general.
 General Seruenof. while he was wait ing for tho bondsman who never came declared that he was guiltless of an. Iatroaities in Siberia or anywhere else. The general told of seven bullet wound in his shoulder and knee which he sai l give him great pain. And he said he wa worrying about spending a night in jat because of them.
 . He was also worried about Madam Somenoff, he said, because she had bee . i'll.
 What will happen to her?' he said [
 ihis lawye~s. time and again. "She mus I inot be left alone"
 $ l When Colonel Kroupsliv who had bee l lousy all afternoon showing the permit t g l carry revolver to every deputy sher
 in the office. promised to care for hi
 wife. the general smiled again. said h l Ewas ready. and started for his cell.