Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-13
Arrest Aide.

attest Al0C. .
e York, April 13.-While deputy
were hunting today for Gen
eral GregOrie Semenoff, former alta
man of the Cossacks to furnish a new
bond in the bankruptcy proceedings
against him., his aide, George w.
Prousky, former district attorney at
P~etroSrad was arrested at Broadway
and Chambers street. charged with
carrying a pistol without a permit.
Prousky later produced a regula-
ton permit to carry a pistol and was
released.
New York, April r3.-Geaeral Greg
orie Semenof, former "ataman, of the
Cossacks,' in eastern Siberia, who was
arrested upon his arrival here last
week, today faced the task of furnish
ing a new bail bond or going to Jail
before night. Officials Of the surety
company which furnished the bond
the night after. Semenoff was arrested
gave notice yesterday Of the. firms. in
%tention to cancel its responsibility in
the case. T. - e %%
Considerable mystery developed as
to the Whereabouts of. the ''ataman''
last night. Two Or three deputy sher-
ills were hunting for him but they
failed. 1t was declared that Semenoff
was in the city and would be pro-
duced by his attorneys today.
Washington. April 13.-Charges Of
human "butchery' made by Senator
Borah. Republican. Idaho, against
Genera Gregory Semenoff, Russian
ant-Bolsheviki leader. were testified to
yesterday before the senate labor
committee by two leaders of the
IBERIA, Brig. Gen. W. S. Graves. COM
mander. and Lieutenant Colonel
Charles II. Morrow, his chief aide
h gave instance after instance of
murder, ape and banditry which oc-
CURED during the period Of Amer
lean occupation of the region.
Called before the committee in an
hopes may lead to deportation of
Genepl Semenoff, now under arrest
in a .civil case in New York, the two
army officers gave accounts of crime,
described as unbelievable unless
witnessed" Excerpts from official
army records and other evidence COW
ering the period between September,
1918, and April. 1920. of a nature,
seldom if yer laid before a congress
sional committee.
Train Loads Slaughtered.
General Semenoff was represented
at the hearing by his attorney, John
Kirkland Clark of Kentucky. General
Graves branded the Russian general
a "a brutal murderer" and declared
he had not regretted one of the crimes
with which he was charged. Mr..
Clark inquired if it were not probable
that General Semenoff knew nothing
Of them or il it might not be thai
General Kolchak, the supreme anti
Bolshevik commander" had ordered
the acts committed. General Graves,
however, declared it was not possible
for h situation to ave escaped
General Semenoff's notice.
Discussing the "butchery' charges:
General Graves recited how, at a half
dozen points in the interior of Siberia,
Russians were hauled by train loads
to the slaughter ground" and shot
without trial.
The only reason given for the execu-
tons, he added. was hat they were
B~olshevistic symphatizers. He told Of
how'at grand festival" more than
1900 persons were murdered.
Both General Graves and Colonel
Morrow declared there were other in
stances Of the same kind, although
not as large as in the number Of kill
ings but Outrageous, and 'equaled in
few instances in history.
Washington, April 13.-Allied SOL
diers in Siberia were greeted with in
science and refused co-opera-
ton by the Semenoff forces, the SEN
ate labor committee was told today in
Its investigation into the activities of
General Gregorie Semenon, anti7B Boil
sheytki leader. whose deportation is
sought. by the committee chairman,
Senator Borah OF Idaho. The witness
aesCaptain Edw.5Earle of st. Paul,
former officer Of q British Engineer
corps.