Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-13
REQ Official Sees Injured Teacher
But She Rebuffs PIantoMoveHer;
Currie and White Deny Charges
Mrs. Kosenkinu
Says You Kept
Me q Prisoner
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. l3.-MrS.
Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina
today rejected the suggestion of
a Soviet vice consul that she be
moved to another hospital, say
ing you kept me a prisoner, you
would not let me co.
The suggestion was made by Vice
Consul Tot I. Chepurnykh, who
finally was permitted to visit Rus
sian teacher in the police guarded
room at Roosevelt Hospital where
she was taken after she was seri-
ously injured in three-story jump
from the Soviet consulate building.
Earlier she had refused to see any
one from the Soviet consulate.
Detective William Dyczko, Rus
sian-speaking American officer, who
was in the hospital room during the
vice-consul's visit, said Mrs. Kosen-
kina said MOI" when Mr.. Che
purnykh advanced his suggestion.
Identifies Vice Consul.
The detective said that after the
vice consul and a secretary arrived
at the hospital and asked for per-
mission to arrange for a visit from
the consul general, he and Inspector
Michael e. J. Ledden went upstairs
to the teachers room.
They told Mrs. Kosenkina there
we're two persons from the Soviet
Consulate who wanted to speak to
her, Mr.. Dyczko said.
I'VE told her we are going to
bring them in and see if you can
identify them
A few minutes later, they escorted
Mr.. Chepurnyk and the secretary
into the room.
The injured woman's eyes were
open" Mr.. Dyczko said. The vice
consul earlier had said her eyes were
closed.
DO you know this mani" the
detective said he asked Mrs. Kosen-
kina in Russian.
Yes he quoted her as answering.
"Who is she?" the detective said
he asked. The woman identified the
vice consul.
Refuses Hospital Move.
The vice consul, the detective
added, then told her in Russian
that Soviet Consul General Jacob
Lomakin wanted to see her. Mrs.
Kosenkina replied, Il do not want
to talk to any one. I do not want
to Sc any one"
Then, the detective said, came the
vice consul's suggestion that Mrs.
Kosenkina consent to be moved
from Roosevelt Hospital to another
hospital, and her refusal with the
accusation that you keep me a
prisoner. you should not let me CO."
The interview was terminated then
by Inspector Ledden.
A high police ofhcial said the
heavy police guard was stationed at
the hospital room solely on the
departments own initiative. Mrs
Kosenkina, he said, did not request
bodyguard.
Wants Russian Near Her.
When Mr.. Chepurnykh emerged
from the interview he did not tell
newsmen of Mrs. Kosenkina' S refusal
to be transferred to another institu-
ton. He did say, however, that if
possible the Consul General may
have her moved to another hospital
so a Russian-trained nurse or OBJ
server could be on hand"
The vice consul asked hospital
attache - apparently the institu-
tons administrative officer - for
permission to place Russian
trained nurse in Mrs. Kosenkina's
room.
Il don't think that's possible"
was the reply. You know we are
short of BEDS
Mr.. Chepurnykh left the building
and returned to the consulate.
Suffered Internal Injuries.
Mrs. Kosenkima-pawn in cloak
and-dagger struggle between Red
and anti-Red Russians-suffered in
rernal injuries, fractured right leg,
possible fractured pelvis and back
injuries in her leap yesterday.
Hospital attaches said she rested
fairly comfortably last night and
1T times was cheerful She slept very
little, they said.
DR.. Grant P. Pennoyer, her physi-
clan, said later she was in serious
but not critical condition" He esti-
mated that she would be patient
See KOSENKINA, Page A-5)