Important Sensational Murder Trial Opened in Paris Paris, Oct. 18.
Alleged anti-Semitism is the chief issue in a cause celebra which opened before a crowded court at the}
Seine assizes to-day.
'A Russian Jew named Schwarz-bart, a naturalized French citizen, jis charged with murdering a Hetman of the Ukraine, General Pet Jura, in a street in Paris in May last year. Schwarzbart shot him down Without remorse, firing all seven shots from an automatic into his victim, Hetman Petlura achieved fame as} the leader of a White regime set up in the Ukraine after the outbreak of the Russian Revolution In oppos tion to the Soviet Government, which ultimately suppressed it.
Schwarzbart declared that he killed General Petlura owing to the atrocities committed by the latter fon the Jew: tend that General Petlur best to prevent pogroms Ukraine and allege that Schwarz-art was a tool of Moscow, It is proposed to call a host witnesses, including Professor Einstein and Maxim Gorky, the famous Russian author. Russian, Ukrainian fand Yiddish interpreters' have been. retained in view of the polyglot: character of the witnesses.
Schwarubart, replying to the Pre dent of the Court, who pointed out hat it was said that Hetman Pet-ura had been a friend of the Jews. declared that Petlura was as fond of Jews as Haman and Titus were sent them to Heaven, He ordered pogroms—then, like Pontius Pilate, he washed his hands of them.
Tt was mentioned that Schware-
Bart had won the Croix do Guerre fighting in the French Foreign, Logion during the War and the Police testified that his conduct in Paris after the War had been irre-
Pronchable. He agreed he had been. sentenced to four months? imprison-tment at Vienna in 1908 as an anareliist, but denied that he had ever served in the Red Eussian Army.— accused, Maitre] Torres, standing on a chair in the Court and brandishing: a revolver to Prove that Schwarzbart did not fire at General Petlara after he fell.
Tt may be recalled that Schwars. bart, a Russian Jew and naturalized French citizen, is charged with murdering the Hetman of the Ukeai General Potlura, in a stroct in in May last year, Schwarzbart is alleged to have shot down the Hetman without remorse, firing seven shots from an autoraatie into his victim. Schwarzbart declared that, he killed General Petlura owing to the atrocities committed by the lat-for against the Jews, Subsequently a series of Generals and Ministers who have served und the Hetman testified in General Petlura strongly disapprove ced of poxrroms.—Reuter,
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