THE SPECTRE OF THE "POGEOM."

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1905, 13 November 1913, Page 7

THE SPECTRE OF THE "POGEOM."

JEWISH FAMILIES LEAVING KIEFF,

YUSHCHINSKY'S DEATH;

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St. Petersburg, November 11. The jury, whiio acquitting Beiliss, found that Yushchinsky was murdered in the Zaitseff brickworks, belonging to tho Jewish surgical hospital; also that forty-seven wounds had been inflicted, and fh-o jni]>s of blood takeai from the body. ■ These decisions, generally regarded as casting suspicion' oil the en.tire Jewish community, are held in many quarters to justify the ritual murder charge.

During tlie jury's deliberations, a memorial service for Yushchinsliy was held ill St. Sofia's Church, iii t'ho vicinity of tho Court. The-bishop urged tho. congregation to conform to the Court's decision.

Large crowds awaited tho verdict, but tho police dispersed the gathering. Many apitators ate inciting the mobs to pogroms.

KfCft, November XI. Numerous Jewish families are leaving, hero, fearing pogroms. The police are taking _ tho most, rigorous methods' to maintain order.

The Minister for tho Interior- has warned the Governor that he -uill be held responsible for acts of violence.

Sis hundred persons banqueted the prosecuting barristers. Tho guests included Yusciiohinsky's_niotlier'aiid stst»fathefj and Bishop Nieodenius,

Yushchinsky, a Christian las], was ffiujr» dereil in March, 1911. Ho left his homo on March 25, 19M, to go' to school, but never a.llivod there, when ho did jvot return, a search was organised, and some days later his body was found just out side ICieff. It bore 47 knife wounds, and had been drained dry ©f blood. It was thought that several persons must have participated in the crime, and the "blood accusation" against the Jews was at once raised, it being alleged that ho had been abducted, slowly 'bled to death, in accordance with Jewish ritual, iiji order to 1 gh-6 them human blood to mix with their Passover eakes. Presently Jlendel Beiliss was arrested. •

When the case Was taken Up by the Kiel! detective department, 31. Sfistcliuk, the chief, and his (assistants speedily, cants to the, conclusion that the ritttai murder theory, ivas fantastically untrue-, and reported so t<i tho antlioriie.s. They were promply dismissed, and St. Mistehuk and two of his detectives were placed on trial for having "fabricated documents favourable to th& Jews/'. They were eoiivieted in. May, 1912, and sentenced to oiie year's hard labour, M. Mistchuk, however, had powerful friends in high places., and they managed to get a retrial.. This took place sis months later, and M. Mist* chuk and his fellow-sufferers were «iequitted, For close upon tW> yeara Beiliss Was held in prison, and the efforts to iiiul other Jeivs to arraign with h.iin xreto ufc remitting. But they proved futile, and Beiliss alone, faced the Court io aiiSvrer the charge.