Defense and Prosecution agreed to Eliminate Long List of Witnesses after Court Heard Testimony of Ukrainian and Jewish Leaders; Karaite from Kiev moved Court with Recital of His Son’s Murder in Pogrom; Says He Would have Killed Petlura but Considered Punishment Insufficient
Sholom Schwartzbard was acquitted by verdict of the jury of the charge that he slew Semion Petlura for the anti-Jewish massacres in the Ukraine.
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