Arizona republican., 1922-04-16
COSSACK CHIEF
MAY BE HELD ON
MURDER CHARGE
[RepubIlcan A. p. Leased wIrel


WASHINGTON, April IA new
complication over the presence of
Gen. Gregorie Semenoff in this coun-
try arose today when the senate
labor committee sought to subpoena
in its investigation of the case, Boris
Bakhmeteff, the last accredited Rus
sian ambassador to the United States,
and found it's right to do so contra
dicted under the practice of sdiplo-
matte immunity
At the same time Senator Borah,
who began his committee inyestiga-
tion in an endeavor to develop wheth-
er General Semenoff should be de-
ported, telegraphed New York au-
thorities asking whether there was
any way to punish the former Co.'S
sack chief for the murder of Ameri-
can soldiers in Siberia.
In explanation Of the message the
committee chairman said that in his
opinion the evidence collected by his
committee during it's hearings was
sufficient to warrant an indictment
for murder if there was any way by
which it could be done.
"The evidence leaves no doubt in
my mind" said Senator Borah that
Semenoff has been guilty Of that
crime"
To United States District Attorney
Hayward at New York, Mr.. Borah
sent this telegram:
is there any possible way by which
Semenoff, now in Ludlow jail, can be
held responsible for the murder OF
American soldiers in Siberia? The
evidence seems very clear"
When Chairman Borah directed
that a subpoena be served on Bakll-
metef6 the sergeant-at-a arms called
the Russian embassy on the telephone
and being informed that Mr.. BalSh-
meteff was in Charleston, S. C., sent
him the following telegram
"You are requested to appear be-
fore The committee on education and
labor of the senate on Monday, the
nth, at 10 o'clock, to testify relative
to matters under consideration by
said committee. Accept this notice
as service of subpoena and appear
at time named
sEMENoFF HooTED IN JAIL
NEW YORK, April 15-General
Gregorie Semenoff former Ataman
of the Siberian Cossacks, now the
butt Of East Side hooters and cat
callers, spent another day in Ludlow
street Jail today, where he is held in
default of bail on a civil warrant,
while crowds milled about the out
side.
Most of the day the general showed
no sign that the crowds presence
| disturbed him. But he refused to
exercise. To do 50 meant he would
have to go into the court yard while
! hundreds of persons on nearby roofs
| shouted at every move he made. lie
sat on a bench under wall.
A request that charges Of murder
be placed against General Semenofi
/ for the death of American soldiers
| in the Siberian expedition, killed by
| the ataman's anti bolsheyiki forces
was contained in a letter sent today
| to Secretary of State Hughes by
Cody Marsh adjutant attached to tht
New York headquarters of the 81
/ l1erian veterans.
THE men who served in France
! felt no more bitterly toward the
kaiser than we felt and still feel to-
ward the bandit chief wrote Mr.
| Marsh "We feel that in this case
especially, the American flag should
mean something. more then sentiment
and that charges Of murder shoult
be brought against Gregorie Seme.
noff. Any steps that are taken II
this direction will at least have tht
! value of tending to place the BLAME
whore it belongs if it does not belong
! DIRECTLY to Semenoff himself