The New York herald., 1922-04-15
SEMENOFF JEERED
BY MODS AT HIS JAIL
Police Reserves Called When
General Takes Airings at
Ludlow.
COMPANIES REFUSE BAIL
Warrant for Arrest Upheld:
Habeas Corpus May Be
Asked Today.
COMPANIES REFUSE BAIL

When Gen. Gregory Semenoff arrived
in New York city last week he was In
| some doubt as to how the city felt about
It. He mistook the congregation OF
deputy sheriffs, reporters and photog-
raphers for reception committee that
bore him nothing but good will, and,
| possibly, the freedom of the city. He
admitted afterward that it was some
thing of a shock to be informed that the
crowd had gathered to arrest him and
record the fact.
But that part OF the East Side imme-
diately adjacent to Ludlow street jail
did not keep the General in suspense
yesterday. Thrice mobs collected In
front of the Jail to groan, jeer, hiss and
otherwise make manifest the regard In
which the Ghetto holds Cossacks. And
while the mobs were voicing their dis
like for the Cossack chief bonding COM
pany after bonding company was In
forming the Generals lawyers, Clark
Prentice & Roulstone, that they would
be unable to post the $4,000 bond that
would mean the big Siberian's release
from the county prison.
Early in the day Mr.. Prentice ap-
peared before Supreme Court Justice
Delehanty and asked for an order va
eating the warrant of arrest. Mr.. Prem
tice let it be known that he Is prepared
to produce witnesses who will say that
the General is not the bandit Major
Gen. William S. Graves. Major Edward
l.. Earle and Lieut.-Col Charles Fl. Nor
row have told Congress he Is These
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splendid reputation.
Crowds watch mt Windows.
Justice Delehanty denied the applica-
tion. Mr.. Prentice said that taking the
matter before the Appellate Division
would mean matter OF ten days or two
weeks. To get bondsman seemed al
most impossible. The only alternative
was obtaining writ Of habeas corpus,
which may be done to-day. In the mean
time the examination of the General in
the proceedings In the Bankruptcy OF
the Youroveta Home and Foreign Trad
ing Company was postponed until next
Thursday.
So the General remained in Ludlow
street while his neighbors jeered. The
first demonstration occurred in the
morning. when Semenoff was taken out
for an airing A brick wall makes a
view of the yard from the street inn
possible. But from the upper windows
and the roofs of the surrounding
houses this exercise yard Is to be
plainly seen. No sooner had the Gen.
eral stepped into the yard. thanked by
deputy wardens. than a chorus of de-
rision was set up. Semenoff. somewhat
startled surveyed the skyline. He
saw every window. cornice ana ledge
filled with disdainful humanity-vlrtu-
ally all of them Russian Jews who
could find nothing to feel sorry about
because a Cossack was in prison.
IL was estimated by the wardens that
the chorus consisted Of at least 5000
voices. There were at least 1000 per-
sons in the street outside the door of
the prison. When they were informed
that Semenoff was about to emerge
they hooted too. The deputy wardens
became panicky and te!ephoned Clinton
street police station for the reserves.
The most composed person in the
neighborhood was the General.
Reserves Restore Order.
The reserves dispersed the street
crowd and went through the surrounding
buildings ordering folks off the roofs
and telling them to keep away from the
windows. AS soon as the General re-
entered the Jail normalcy returned TO
Ludlow and Essex streets. But again at
2 o'clock he came out for walk in the
prison yard and sentries let the district
i'm on the fact. Again they took to the
roofs and lodges and windows and once
more the General was hooted. Again the
reserves appeared to restore order.
| An hour or so later Madame Semenoff
end Col. George Kroupsky appeared
with delicate viands for the Cossack
Ataman. The six patrolmen who had
been detailed to the front OF the jail
forced a path through the mob and
Madame and the Colonel were admitted
into the Jail. The crowd was very Curl
Gus and inquisitive but there was no sign
Of possible violence. When Madame
Semenoff came out the crowd caught her
smile and laughed in return.
Once more the patrolmen had to beat
path through the crowd in the street
when Paul Iogolevitsch of 375 Park ave.
nue.. tho son of DR.. Michael Iogolevitsch
| los East Nineteenth street. former
surgeon in the Romanoff armies and
now Semenoff's physician, arrived with
a huge basket of fruit for the General
Accompanying Mr.. 1ogolevitsch was a
woman. Neither entered the prison. 1t
was explained that the General had
asked that none be admitted to see him
except Madame Semenoff and Col
Kroupsky.
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