South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-14
SEMENOFF GOES
TO JAIL WHEN
SURETY FAILS
Bonding Company, Through
Patriotic Scruples, Refuses
to Continue Surety.
SPENDS NIGHT IN JAIL
COssack Leader Protests limo
cence of Responsibility
for Murders.

new YORK April %. - Cen.
Semenof. Ataman Of the Cossacks,
was locked up in Ludlow ST. jail on
Thursday night after a Gay Of fran
tic effort by lawyers TO get a bonds
man for SIS. 900 bail Semeno6 was
arrested last week on civil war
rant and freed fin bail. but his orig
inal bondsman refused to continue.
The general gave himself up to
Sheriff Nagle Thursday afternoon
and for an hour and a half sat
watching every person who entered
But as each new person turned out
10 be anything but a prospective
bondsman. the Cossack's counter
auce fell
Madame Semenon. his young
wife. was courageous during the
afternoon. She had been i'm. she
said. worrying about her husband
and she begged the sheriff 20 take
her Jewels for the bond. But he
could not. ne explained, although
she could offer them 10 a bonding
company as collateral
Day or Excitement.
The day had been one Of excite
ment for Gen. Semenoff Thursday
morning he went TO his lawyers Of
flee for a conference. and found
there a representative OF the surety
company which had furnished his
bail. He was told that because Of
the notoriety his case had brought,
and because the company officials
thought Il unpatriotic 20 act as
bondsman for a man charged with
atrocities against American soldiers
they were going TO surrender him
at noon Just before noon Col.
George Kroupsl<y. who was Semen
offs chief aide in Russia. was
stopped by a policeman and search
ed. Kroupsky had a revolver and
narrowly escaped going TO jail. He
was held until ne finally understood
what was required and showed a
permit.
Just after . O'Clock Gen. Semen
off. Madame Semenoff and two or
three friends. lawyers and interpre-
tiers. started for the sheriff's office.
NJ NJ. Becher counsel for the surety
company. was there and after
Madame Semenoh had counted her
chain If pearls and her diamonds
which had been held as collateral.
ne turned the general over TO the
sheriff
Claims Innocence.
Meanwhile. tn g Proceedings
brought against Semenoff by the
trustee for the YourOveta Home and
Foreign Trading Co. and bankrupt
.Sew York concern. were called be
fore Peter r. Olney. referee in
bankruptcy. and David W. Glaze,
Semenoffs attorney. was compelled
TO ask an adjournment because Sem
enoff was held by the sheriff The
hearing Will go on Friday
Gen. Semenoff declared that ne
was guiltless OF any atrocities I'm ST.
IBERIA or anywhere else
II fought against the bolsheviki."
ne said. land I expect my men may
have gone 10 excess in some cases.
hut I never countenanced any such
things and stories that ] knowingly
permitted my men to attack women
or children or shoot American SOL
diers are foolish "
The general told OF seven bullet
wounds I'm his shoulder and knee.
hN iIlt.ll lif rct4l Elhf sllfl great pain.
And he said he was worrying about
spending a night I'm jail because OF
them.
He was also worried about
Madame Semenon. ne said because
she had been ill.,
Kissed and Jcered
The man that was the terror of 80
many Russians was roundiy Kissed
and ieered by great crowds who
thrcnged the streets Of the east side.
He vas recognized while on his way
20 the Ludlow street Jail and an ever
increasing throng followed his motor
car 70 the very doors OF the prison.
yes that's Semenoff' declared a
bearded man. They ought 10 shoot
him on the street like a mad dog
Ills remarks were cheered.
As che evening wore on and the
second nights celebration &C pass
over concluded. men and woman sur
rounded The Jail They could not see
the Cossack general who was on an
upper tier. but they continued 10
scream epithcts at him until FAR
into the night