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He got little satisfaction at first, for they lived in mortal terror of the outlaw; they grew bolder, however, when they learned his purpose. Complaints and testimonies came pouring in, and in four days the officer had the names of hundreds of witnesses, establishing no less than fifty two crimes of the most serious nature. HE GOT LITTLE SATISFACTION AT FIRST FOR THEY LIVED IN MORTAL TERROR OF THE OUTLAW THEY GREW BOLDER HOWEVER WHEN THEY LEARNED HIS PURPOSE COMPLAINTS AND TESTIMONY CAME POURING IN AND IN FOUR DAYS THE OFFICER HAD THE NAMES OF HUNDREDS OF WITNESSES ESTABLISHING NO LESS THAN FIFTY TWO CRIMES OF THE MOST SERIOUS NATURE
roulton_, or passport, of a locust-inspector, I rode to Jerusalem, where I procured, through my brother, who was then in favor, an interview with Djemal Pasha. He received me on the very day of my arrival, and listened attentively while for a whole hour I poured out the story of Fewzi Bey's outrages. I put my whole heart into the plea and wound up by asking if it was to the credit of the progressive Young Turks to shelter feudal abuses of a bygone age. Djemal seemed to be impressed. He sprang from his chair, began walking up and down the room; then with a great dramatic gesture he exclaimed, "Justice shall be rendered!" and assured me that a commission of army officers would be sent at once to start an investigation. I returned to Zicron-Jacob with high hopes. Sure enough, a few days later Fewzi Bey was summoned to Jerusalem; at the same time the "commission," which had dwindled to one single officer on secret mission, put in an appearance and began to make inquiries among the natives. ICE ACCORDINGLY ARMED WITH MY BEAU ROTON OR PASSPORT OF A LOCUST INSPECTOR I RODE TO JERUSALEM WHERE I PROCURED THROUGH MY BROTHER WHO WAS THEN IN FAVOUR AN INTERVIEW WITH JAMAL PASHA HE RECEIVED ME ON THE VERY DAY OF MY ARRIVAL AND LISTENED ATTENTIVELY WHILE FOR A WHOLE HOUR I POURED OUT THE STORY OF FUSEY BAY'S OUTRAGES I PUT MY WHOLE HEART INTO THE PLEA AND WOUND UP BY ASKING IF IT WAS TO THE CREDIT OF THE PROGRESSIVE YOUNG TURKS TO SHELTER FEUDAL ABUSES OF A BY GONE AGE JEMAL SEEMED TO BE IMPRESSED HE SPRANG FROM HIS CHAIR BEGAN WALKING UP AND DOWN THE ROOM THEN WITH A DRAMATIC GESTURE HE EXCLAIMED JUSTIC SHALL BE RENDERED AND ASSURED ME THAT A COMMISSION OF ARMY OFFICERS WOULD BE SENT AT ONCE TO START AN INVESTIGATION I RETURNED TO ZIRCON JACOB WITH HIGH HOPES SURE ENOUGH A FEW DAYS LATER FUSEY BAY WAS SUMMONED TO JERUSALEM AT THE SAME TIME THE COMMISSION WHICH HAD DWINDLED TO ONE SINGLE OFFICER ON A SECRET MISSION PUT IN AN APPEARANCE AND BEGAN TO MAKE INQUIRIES AMONG THE NATIVES
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