Harbin, April 8.
The kidnapped Russian store~ Keeper has returned home after an absence of 11 days. This happened shortly after midnight, the released man coming back in a taxicab. Police agents who were still station. ed outside his residence promptly arrested the chauffeur, but the latter was eventually released being able to show he had nothing _to with the kidnappers. Mr. Tesmenitzky appeared much fati gued and depressed and still wore 2 bandage where his kidnappers had struck him over the head with the butt end of a revolver. He at ence went to bed summoning a doctor living next door who ordered complete rest for a day at least, Thus it was that the police who] arrived to question the man postponed their questioning until later. Ketuanly the kidnapped man has yevesled very little and it seems to point to the fact that he does for intend to say all he knows fearing the consequences, his captors: having no doubt made it clear to him: how much he should unfold, The general details of his capture and subsequent release as follows. He had been driven gagged and blindfolded to a house on the outskirts of the town,—He had been treated well ant been given good feed and allowed te) oad the but his captives were Elways masked when they entered the room in which he had been confined, When brought back he was taken to Cathedral Square and there released, being given 70 cents for cabfare to his home. He had then engaged a public taxi which was on the rank, So far he divulged nothing of value as to his captors, where he was imprisoned and whether a ransom was paid and how much the amount Tt is generally thought in Ru commercial circles that a large sum was paid by the relations the kidnapped man in order to obtain his release, especially his capture had seriously affected the health of his wife who had a nervous breakdown. As the man is quite well off, a fact wel known to his captors, the paying o ranson, even if it should not be a hardship on
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