The Bank whicli obbed by Father Alexander Chichila. CHAPTER XXXVIII. / Ant Accused of Bolshevism In addition to all this, last November they sent to my apartment <strong>in</strong> Bayonne, N. J., a few of their conspirators who stole $26,000.00 of my money, took away our family jewelry and arrested me on an accusation of Bolshevism and bribery. At the trial, they had a number of false witnesses, who were <strong>in</strong> the end exposed by the experienced judge and jury. The fair Amrican Court, afttr a trial that lasted fourteen days, acquitted me and <strong>in</strong>dicted the perjurers, provocateurs ^ 104
and robbers, who had testified aga<strong>in</strong>st me. I hope that the just American Courts will punish severely these false witnesses, robbers and provocateurs, sent to me by Metropolitan Platon and his clique, who robbed me and tried to send me to prison and my wife to an <strong>in</strong>sane asylum, or have her deported to Russia. They failed <strong>in</strong> all these schemes! One of those whose trial for perjured testimony aga<strong>in</strong>st me is pend<strong>in</strong>g, is one Saul Wolf, a notorious saloon-keeper at 35 West 21st Street, Bayonne, N. J. In one th<strong>in</strong>g, however, they did succeed. They had my wife taken to Bellevue Hospital and from there she was supposed to be sent to a build<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Staten Island. This structure was burned down, and many patients were killed <strong>in</strong> the fire on the night on which my wife was to be taken there. Small wonder why on the day prior to the fire. Priest Alexander Chichillo, accompanied by his brother-<strong>in</strong>-law. Priest Varchol, came to me and said: "I was to Staten Island <strong>in</strong> the hospital but did not f<strong>in</strong>d your wife there. She must be <strong>in</strong> another build<strong>in</strong>g." The very next day, the papers announced that the very house <strong>in</strong> which my wife was supposed to be, was burned down. The follow<strong>in</strong>g day Chichillo and Varchol called on me aga<strong>in</strong>, and show<strong>in</strong>g the paper under my very nose, said : "Look, this is the hospital and the same house <strong>in</strong> which your wife was, and it is now burned down." To this I replied : 'T wonder if this is not your work." Chichillo replied sarcastically : "Your aga<strong>in</strong>st Platon has perished." case is now lost — the chief witness . I wanted to deta<strong>in</strong> him, but was afraid to lose out <strong>in</strong> the scuffle with the two. I let the matteer go until I could learn about my wife's condition. I went to Bellevue, and f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g her there, f<strong>in</strong>ally, with difficulty succeeded, together with Priest Ptashchuk, <strong>in</strong> tak<strong>in</strong>g her out. But, suspect<strong>in</strong>g someth<strong>in</strong>g wrong <strong>in</strong> this affair, I began to make <strong>in</strong>quiries. Alexander Chichillo, <strong>in</strong> the meantime, circulated the rumor <strong>in</strong> the newspapers to the effect that he, too, was com<strong>in</strong>g out aga<strong>in</strong>st Platon and his clique. His brother-<strong>in</strong>-law. Priest Varchol, went to Ohio, where he committed suicide, hav<strong>in</strong>g sla<strong>in</strong> himself with a razor. Thus all traces were buried. I am certa<strong>in</strong>, however, that it was Alexander Chichillo's do<strong>in</strong>g and that it was he who had planned to havee my wife killed by brib<strong>in</strong>g the watchman of the hospital with money given him by M etropolitan Platon. To all this I will add that s<strong>in</strong>ce Alexander Chichillo had it <strong>in</strong> his power to send my wife to a hospital for the <strong>in</strong>sane and then give — 105 —
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