The New York herald., 1922-04-20
Battles Way Through Mob
and Is Spirited Away
by Friends.
TOXIC HINTS BIGAMY
Alleged Perjury Before Van
couvcr Alien Board Also
Is Reported.

William L. Borah. United States
Senator from Idaho. arrived in New
York last night to make personal in
yesti2ation into information he has
received concerning the presence in
America of Gregory Semenoff. To-day
be win confer with William Hayward,
United States District Attorney.
II have come,' the Senator said, ito
see three persons. They have written
me and wired me and otherwise sent
Gc information regarding the Semenoff
investigation which is being conducted
iy the Senate Committee on Labor
and Education, OF which am chair
man.
Furthermore, / am looking into
certain alleged connections between
&emenoff and Boris Bakhmeteff which
are important if true"
The Senator was asked whether he
intended taking up with Mr.. Hayward
y story that came from Japan yes
terday in effect that Semenoff had
more than one wife and the Cos
sack had made false declarations on
entering the United States.
II heard OF the so-called bigamist
story only to-day" said Senator
ltorah. If ! see Mr.. Hayward I shall
speak of all these things"
II was reported Mr.. Borahs trip to
New York has to do with alleged perjury
BY Semcnoff before the immigration
Board in Vancouver Furthermore the
Senator is investigating possibilities of
bringing action against the Cossack
leader and Boris. Bakhmeteff as Cocoon
spirators in enterprises that led TO the
murder of Americans in Siberia
From reliable source il was learned
senator Borah will examine evidence re-
sarding real estate in New York said to
lave been owned by Boris Bakhmcteff
The Senator purposes leaving for Wash
Ington tonight.
Cossack Out Of Jail.
Semenoff was legally rescued from
Ludlow street Jail late yesterday after
noon and spirited to place more COM
patible with the dignity of an erstwhle
ataman of all Siberian Cossacks. The
$4,000 bond was furnished by the Rus
sian National Society and the Associa-
ton for Unity in Russia.
The General emerged from the county
prison with three detectives from the
bomb squad lowering close by. Four
ordinary detectives flanked him. Capt
Michael Kelly ana thirty reserve police
men formed gantlet through which
The big Siberian was supposed to stride
from the Jail door to a taxicab.
Behind the reserves, beyond the taxi
cab, bowling and hooting. was a crowd
that let it be known If the police would
turn Semenoff over to them he would
be in for a bit of rough handling. The
police estimated the throng at 5000.
The crowd struck the police lines like
a wave. And like sand barrier hit by
that wave the lines broke. The polio,
turned on the crowd and drove II back
only to find that individuals would duck
under their tarms and charge tow ard
the general. shaking fists and screa ming
maledict:ons. The detectives formed n
circle about the Siberian. For Just a
moment the generals progress to the
taxicab was halted. The mob had
bridged the ganlet and the taxice b
was cut off.
That settled II. The detectives and
those patrolmen Immediately at hand
literally hurled the general into the
iaxicab. George Kroupsky was hurled
IN after.
General Glares mt Mob.
Throughout all this the general was
calm. He glared at the mob coldly
once a frenzicd little man. bareheaded
coatless and emaciated. got within a few
inches of the general.
You pig, you pig" the little man
shricked. shaking his skinny fist
Following the Generals car was an
other, into which lawyers interpreters
and detectives had jammed themselves
\ taxi bulging with reporters came next.
The cavalcade crossed the Bowery so
furiously traffic cop footed his whistle
for It to halt. but footed in vain.
At Elizabeth and Kenmare street the
Generals car rammed an empty car
and skidded to the curp. IT was quite
thump and the General and his COM
panions were shaken up like dice.
The General won the day. At Ninety
sixth street and Broadway, in a heavy
traffic jam, the General and his taxicap
vanished
Just where they took the General re-
mains "A mystery. lie was taken TO the
private home of some one who loves
him more than Ludlow street does At
any rate he and Nine. Semenoff left the
Wsldorf-Astoria.
Ezra J.. Prentice, another OF the Sem
onoff lawyers. directed proceedings from
his office at 81 Broadway. Mr.. Prentice
was pretty well occupied in analyzing
the decision of Justice Cohalan, who
yesterday refused to sustain the writ OF
certiorari sued out by the Semenoff at
torneys. The rest of Mr.. Prentice's time
was devoted to answering questions of
those who demanded to know what
truth there was TO the statement pub
lishcd In the Japan Advertiser or Toxic
...1. Ys.e 4. Il
another wife back east
II don't know anything about that"
said Mr.. Prentice. AS matter OF fact
was under the impression--mark you,
J don't say | know. but merely under
stand-that a Russian is entitled to
acven wives. at any rate libel laws still
cN;.t fcr the Generals protection"
JERSEY TO FIGHT MOSQUITO.
TRENTON. April Ia --Recommendatio
ina; the state spend 5000. 900 year for
i've years in a campaign for exterrnina-