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96 ARMENIA AND ITS SORROWS
ness. The former was branded in eight places, the
latter in twelve places, with a hot iron. . . . Hagop
Seropian, of the village of Avzoot, was stripped and
beaten till he lost consciousness, then a girdle was
thrown round his neck, and having been dragged
into the Za})tich's room, he was branded in sixteen
parts of his body with red-hot rann-ods. His hair
was plucked out, he was made to stand motionless
till nature could hold out no longer. . , . Sirko
IVIinassian, Garabed IVIalkhassian, and Isro Ardvadzadoorian
of the same village, having been violently
beaten, were forced to remain in a standing position
for a long time, and then had the contents of certain
vessels poured upon their heads. Korki Mardoyan,
of tlie village of Semal, was violently beaten ; his
hair was plucked out by the roots, and he was forced
to stand motionless for twenty-four hours, . . . which
resulted in his death. He was forty-hve years of
age. Mekhitar Saforian and Kliatsho Baloyan of
Kakarloo (Boolanyk) were subjected to the same
treatment. Mekhitar wh.h but fifteen, and Kltatsho
only fh irteen years old. Sogho Sharoyan of Alvarindj
(Moush) was conveyed from Moush to Bitlis prison
handcuffed. Here he was cruelly beaten, and forced
to maintain a standing position without food. Whenever
he fainted they revived him with douches of
cold water and stripes. They also plucked out his
hair, and burned his body with red-hot irons. . . .
Hambartzoon Boyadjian, after his arrest, was ex-
]iosed to the scorching heat of the sun for three days.
'Phen he was taken to Semal, where he and his
companions were beaten and shut up in a church.
They were not only not allowed to leave the church
to relieve the wants of nature, but were forced to
defile the baptismal font Jind the clnn-ch altar. . . .
Where are you, Christian JMigland and America?"
In the words of Dr. Dillon, wlio is personally ac-