“RIGHTLY KILLED.”

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 10412, 20 October 1927, Page 5

“RIGHTLY KILLED.”

“ORDERED JEWISH POGROAIS.W ASSASSINATION OF GENERAL PETLURA. - ' PRI BONER’S DEFENCE. ' (United Prosß Assn.—Copyright.)', PARIS, Uct. 18. : - The trial of Sehwarzbard, on acharge of murdering General Petlura bn" "May''2s)' 1926" lias) opene^VTM9 witnesses .being cited, including Prolessor Einstein and Maxim Gorky. Russian, German, Polish, Ukranian, and Yiddish interpreters are present. A deal of polyglot evidence mentioned that Sehwarzbard won the Croix de Guerre when lighting in the French foreign .Legion during the World War.. His conduct in Paris after the mar was beyond reproach. Replying to the judge’s, questions, tlie prisoner said Petlura was . rightly killed, as lie ordered Jewish pogro ms.—A .N .Z.C.A.

EXULTANT MURDERER. HEARD OFFICERS BOAST OF OUTRAGING WOMEN. TELEGRAPHED NEWS OF CRIME TO WIFE. (Received Oct. 19, 7.10 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 18. The Paris correspondent of the Times states that at the trial of Sehwarzbard, the latter stated: “I killed Petlura absolutely alone.” Then exultantly he described the crime and threw his arms round- a court official’s neclt in illustration of his joyful embrace when a. policeman informed him that General PetJura’s wounds were fatal.

He gave evidence as. to bearing of General Petlura’s officers boasting of killing fifteen Jews and outraging thirty-seven women in one, day. This filled him with fury, and lie determined to avenge half a million murdered Jews. He shadowed' General Petlura daily, and finally bred five good shots.' He telegraphed the news of his feat to his wife and then gave himself lip to the police.— Times.

(General Petlura, who was the editor of the Russian newspaper, Trident. and who commanded the Ukrainians during the war. .was shot in the Boulevard St. Michel in Alay or last year. Sehwarzbard was arrested immediately afterwards.)