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THE BRIDGE OF DEATH,

GRAPHIC STORY OF HIDEOUS MURDER.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 31. 1920.

bayonets, kicked, struck, pierced two, niruilarly dressed in white. by daggars, but all covered with {There was blood all over the walls blood as he was, he refused to and on the floor. more one step.

A

The soldiers

Hammers-blood-stained ham- went out again to tell Orloff that mers-lay on the floor, while the Ivetski was obdurats. Orloff white DOTsrings of the Partisans Vladivostok, July 7.-On the himself, with a strong guard, were splashed with red. I was night of April 4-3, just before the came to the waggon and cor- taken into the compe bafore the. Japanesa took action against themanded Ivetski to come out. The judge. I thought that there wonki 96 latter refused, stating that not at least be two or three to judge Temporary Government

could command us and give us some semblance or officers and men belonging to the S

thrown WAS Boose

at least the form of justice. But White faction were sent off under him." arrest from Nikolak-Ussariisk aroun his neck and he was the forarishes were so sure of For some time nothing was heard dragged from the car. What hap themselves, so sure that no one of them, and then ugly rumours penad after this I cannot tell as it would survive this bloody shata- began to circulate. Finally the was outside the waggon, bus from bles, that all pretences were dane fact was established that all were questions we put to the guard weway with. The judge asked me ascertained that both the what my name was, and why I killed. One of those who

bad not gone out with the miraculously escaped, gives his colonels were put to torture.

paper Col. Vrashtel's last words were Partisans and then ordered them experience to the So which I translate for the "pruschaite bruko "---goodbye, to take me away. Zviared who benefit of your readers so that a comrades! After same time, the preceded me was still in the same naked, bands full understanding of these can convoy again came into the car position-stark lidates for "self-government and and called out six of us, Cols.boand, threatened with a revolver, Gerilovieb, three quite calm except that he con- the dictatorship of the pro- Marocko,

locked at bis As in temptuously letariat may be arrived at. "We volunteers, and a peasant. were a party of 96 persons when the former case, none of these "execuzioners." we were sent off from Nikolak. returned. About an hour after- There were 3 from the jail and wards we heard a volley. Cain) 11 from the guant-house, eight had begun his work. were let out at station Vierina, ix partisans, une soldier and one signalman. We were sent off with an echelon of the 33rd was renamed regiment, which the 33rd Revolutionary Regimea under the commandership of a person named Schneider.

י

A FORTUNATE ESCAPE.'

I was told to stand in line with him. A Partisan had given me a HUNGERING FOR DEATH,

shirt, true of doubtful cleanliness The After April 9, we were given but nevertheless a shirt. neither food nor water, and so we work began. They beat us, ther at till the 12th. About this timepierced us with bayonets, they the Partisan echelons -egan fre-shook the blood-covered hammers quently to come up from Iman-lover us. I lost consciousness. Each echelon made its way into How long I lay thus I do not We were in two prison-cars, our cars, and again we were koow. I finally came to, with a The attitude of the guard to us beaten and tortured, the Partisans sharp pain in my side and 1 on the road was abominable and crying "Why do you hold them remember the foul face of the expressed itself in the coming in Give them to us: we shall settle Partisan who was binding my jof each soldier who beat and tor-with them!" We were beaten at hands and at the same time kick- tured us, swore at us, and ire-every change of guania. Op Apriling me in the ribs. This lasted but Jos: quently repeated the phrase that 12 we were hopeful that our turn a moment and I again

We had drunk their Mood.” had come and that death would consciousness. What happened

release na from this constant further I do not know. torture. Death had come to be

I felt a sharp coldness and a loss of breath and found I was is

PILLAGE AND BEITALITY.

We were given food oner a day; tive pounds of bread to each 12 persons. Water was given us in small quantities, as they did not think it necessary to give water

pleasant. All day we lay, no closing an eye. nervas being

all that had passed, and gathering trang to the utmost through the water. 1 dimly remembered hunger and torture.

my strength, kicked out and came

In the evening of the same day up for a minute to breathe. Free-

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ally we arrived at Krasnaya Soon we began to move. We tionibe beast had tied me..too Riechka (on the other side of were so stupid by this time that well-but I kicked again and matter of again, and being a good swimmer, Habarovsk). When arrived here. it was absolutely a

whither we after some effort, touched bottom. found the place full of indifference to us "Partisans (ie. Bolsheviks un-went or what happened. provided The current which is swift in this One of us asked the part, also helped me. After pull- ider a new namel, who thought it it was soon. necessary to force their way into guard where we were going to ing myself almost to the bank, I the cars, which were soon so full which he answered that we were tested, and again gathering my of people that it was impossible being taken to judgement. We force staggered out of the water. to turn. The work of building were all ordered to lie on the floor About 49 or 30 paces away. I saw the workmen-peasant" govern of the car and not more, under but and wanted to go there at ment began then and there. pain of instant death. about 11rst, but then thought that per- being found necessary to steal o'clock the Death Train halted, haps a Bolshevik lived there, and the boots, birts, trousers and but we did no: know where. We that it would not be wise. How- ever. it was impossible to stand and other things belonging to the were told that we would at one:

After where I was-1 was only in a prisoners, even to the linteerosses be called up one by one. That each Russian wear around Halfan hour. the Rettreder of torn shirt. there was still snow his neck. Our guardstok a very the dragoon Regiment was sumeloa the banks and ice was still active part in this division of the moned. We heard the splash of floating down the river. ¡-poil. being encourage) theret water, the sound of a heary Mos. and the command "Give us thi by their superiors.

Пt I!!

THE PITY OF THE POOR,

But not every one gave up his!

i entered the but. There were things. Col. Ivetski, of the former Ten persons were taken out in Word Regiment, in spite of the fact this manner, but no one returned, an old man and old woman there. that he was threatened with s.We did not know what was being At first they looked at me with A swarm of ideas rushed wide open eyes, seeing me in the revolver, and also with a dagger done. refused to give up his wedding into our heste, and differeat suratate I was. Then the old man We were still told me he would have to surrend- ring,tating that if could be taken mises were made. poly after his death. A meeting on the lost of the ear, so that weer me to the revolutionary staf: could not see where we were. then they had some conversation: was held by the "rajishee" tcomrades in honour of our Finally, Cornet Burikerish, who 'gether, and the old woman went arrival, and a resolution was knew the place well, whispered out. The old man then released carried to the effect that we were we are at the bridge over the my hands, but still I could say no! all to be shot. The resolution river Kor." Then we understood word was not pat into effect, and then what had happened and what our After a short time he returned bezash Schneider and a Korean fate was to be.

there were Korean and Chinese! sections of the Partisans per- soaded the meeting to rescind'

the resolution. or car then

A BRAVE MAN'S END.

At last he went out also.

with a Cossack, and only then did my tongue free itself. The tale I told filled them with horror: the Cossack's eyes becoming blood- When they ran to call Lieuten-shot, while the old people's faces emptied of its unwelcome visitors. Got Eiman of the dragoon Regi. showed their suffering and horror. It was found that not a single one ment, we saw before us not the They calmed me and told me not of us had escaped beating, and strong sturdy figure of the to fear, and that they would save that airnost all were stark naked. energetic officer whom we knew me. They clothed and fed me, and respected, but a person whose and after a little time, gave me a After this, our cars wETS un

bair and beard had turned place to sleep, where I lay like a coupled from the rest of the train. Orders were received from the gray, whose glance was that of a log till they woke me. Another revolutionary staff to send as off lunatic, and from whose mouth Cossack bad come in, bat he told to Viering. There a halt was we heard nonsensical gibberings. me not to fear. I was led to a called. Orders were received to Us raught hold of the trellis-work hiding place, because the village take as back to Krasmara Riech- door and refused to let the was full of Partisans, who had a They tried their short time before disarmed the ka. Back we went. As soon as Partisans in. we arrived." comrade "Schneider utmost, but he hung on still village, as not being in sympathy that Finally, the authoritative voice of with them. Partisan patrols were triumphantly informed

was heard-placed along both banks to push the sentence of death had been the commander

"What

are yon looking at? back into the water any corpses rescinded.

Gire bim the bayonet!" Then that might be stranded on the they began to stick him through banks. According to the Cossacks, the intestines, till he fell from another Bad also come to the We remained here at Krasnaya loss of blood, and then was banks, besides myself, but having Riechka till April 5. In the even-carried away into the next wag-been so severely bestea, he could immediately forth- ing, our guard, which bad hither-gon before the judge (1) Hare not walk and had called for help. to consisted of soldiers of the 33rd they tied his hands behind his This was Regiment, was changed for back, felled him with a hammer coming from the Partisans, who guard of Partisans from the and threw him into the river.stunned him with the butt of the Korean section. and we were Many of us breathed freer when rifle and shoved the poor un- again sent off to Station Vierino we heard the splash-there was fortunate back into the water. at the disposal of fucarish Orloff. an end to the inhuman torture of We arrived there at night. In a brave man

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dawn began to break Cossacks and myself, belonging the frequent beating and torture There were still forty of us left, to the forest officer. Here I lay till April 9.

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my wounds with herbs. After On April 9, about 1 o'clock, Col gan to take as out two, by day or so four other Cossacks, who had fled from the fovarishes, Vrashtel and Col. Ivetski were and then by three and three. summoned. Vrashtel, with his Finally, it was my turn. After joined us, and we then shifted on usual calm, went out, although he me come two Partisans, armed to the island not far away. The was stark naked Ivetski, hazy from head to foot, who seized ench village sent us food, and even – ing the order, refused to go, stat- of iny.

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