South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
BRAND COSSACK.
AS MURDERER In.
SENATE HEARING.
Borah Drive for Deportation
Leads To Revolving
Testimony.
TELL BUTCHERY TALES
Anti-Bolshevik Leader Held
Responsible for Unspeak-
able Outrages.

WASHINGTON. April I2-Charg-
- Of human "butehery' made by
Sen. Borau. republican. Idaho.
agalnst Cen. Gregorie Semenoff,
Russian anu-bolshevik leader. were
testified 10 Wednesday before the
senate labor committee by two lead
crs Of the American eNpeditionary
forces fri Siberia. Brig. Gen. w. S
Graves. commander and Lieut. Col.
Charles is. Morrow. his chief aide.
who gave instance after instance of
murder rape' and banditry which
occurred during the period OF Amer
1.an occupation Of the region.
called before the committee I'm an
Investigation which Chairman Borah
hopes may lead TO deportation of
Gen. Semenoff. now under arrest Ina
q civil case On New York. the two
army officers gave accounts OF
crime. described as unbelievable
unIess Witnessed. excerpts from Of
fetal army records and other evil
dence covering the period between
Eeptemb Der 1918 and April 1920 of
nature seldom. If ever, laid before
a congressional committee. At the
conclusion Mr. Borah turned TO Col.
Morrow. the witness. and said:
Semenom Responsible.
You were there Now tell us
who in your opinion, was responsi-
BILE"
"semenoT." Col Morrow shot
back. Anybody who was IT. that
part OF the world at that time knows
that he was responsible"
The committee plans TO continue
the hearing Thursday when other
army officers viii be heard.
Gen Semenoff was represented at
the hearing by his attorney, John
kirkland Clark, OF New York, who
announced that he would attempt TO
have the Russian officer come here
80 testify He said also he would
ask Col. Kroupsky the generals
aide and interpreter, 10 appear in
defense of his chief
Mr.. Clark was not sure, however,
that Gen. Semenof would be allow
I'D 10 leave the state, because Of his
being under arrest. ana Mr.. Borah
said it was not the intention Of the
committee to subpoena Gen. Sem
enon at this time"
Brutal Murderer"
Gen. Graves branded the Russian
general as "a brutal murderer" and
declared he had not regretted one
OF the crimes with which he was
charged Mr.. Clark inquired IL 1t
were not probable that Gen. Sem
enoff knew nothing of them or 10
might not be that Gen. kOlChak. the
supreme anti-bOlshevik comman-
der had ordered the acts committed.
Gen. Graves. however, declared II
was not possible for the situation
10 have escaped Gen. Semenoff's
notice.
COL. Morrow said before he left
Siberia I'm January, 1920, his COM
mand had disarmed AS Of Semen
off's soldiers. adding that had he re-
manned longer all of them would
have been dissrmed Outside in
fuence." however. che said. was
used. exhortiug the Americans and
Czechs who were cooperating with
them. from carrying out the pur-
pose.
What outside influence do YOU
mean?" AIR. Clark asked.
'I do not care TO go into that"
replied Col Morrow. "but I assure
you there was The outside influence"
Shot Without Trial.
Discussing the "butchery" charg-
e. Gen. Graves recited how at half
a dozen points I'm the interior Of ST.
IBERIA. Russians were halted by train
loads 20 the slaughter ground" and
shot without trial
The only reason given for the exc
Cutious. ne added, was that they
were bolshevistic sympathizers He
told or how at one grand festival
more than 1900 persons were murd-
cred.
Both Gen Groves and Col. Nor
row declared there were other In
stances OF the same kind, although
not as large On the number Of kill
tnEs but outrageous" and unequal
led iu few Instances In history
Interfercd with Americans.
Continual Interference with Amer
ican operation of the railroads in
their sector was declared by Col.
Morrow 90 have been the work OF
Semenons men, These interior.
ences included ne said. not only
the holding mp and shooting up OF
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