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We were soon shown the depth of our naïveté in fancying that justice could be done in Turkey by a Turk. Fewzi Bey came back from Jerusalem, not in convict's clothes, but in the uniform of a Turkish officer! WE WERE SOON SHOWN THE DEPTH OF OUR NAIVETE IN FANCYING THAT JUSTICE COULD BE DONE IN TURKEY BY A TURK FUSEY BAY CAME BACK FROM JERUSALEM NOT IN CONVICT'S CLOTHES BUT IN THE UNIFORM OF A TURKISH OFFICER
 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. 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. Fewzi's friends and relatives, in the mean while, were doing their utmost to stem the tide of accusations. The Kaimakam (lieutenant- governor) of Haifa came in person to our village and threatened the elders with all sorts of severities if they did not retract the charges they had made. But they stood firm. Had not Djemal Pasha, commander-in- chief of the armies in Palestine, given his word of honor that we should have redress?  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 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 FUSEY'S FRIENDS AND RELATIVES IN THE MEANWHILE WERE DOING THEIR UTMOST TO STEM THE TIDE OF ACCUSATIONS THE CHEIMICON LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF HYPA CAME IN PERSON TO OUR VILLAGE AND THREATENED THE ELDERS WITH ALL SORTS OF SEVERITIES IF THEY DID NOT RETRACT THE CHARGES THEY HAD MADE BUT THEY STOOD FIRM HAD NOT JAMAL PASHA COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMIES IN PALESTINE GIVEN HIS WORD OF HONOR THAT WE SHOULD HAVE REDRESS
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