He entrusted the conduct of the new investigation to a subaltern, by the name of Strakhov, a man of the same ilk, conferring upon him the widest possible powers.

On his arrival in Velizh, Strakhov first of all arrested Terentyeva, and subjected her to a series of cross-examinations during which he endeavored to put her on what he considered the desirable track.

Stimulated by the prosecutor, the prostitute managed to concoct a regular criminal romance.

She deposed that she herself had participated in the crime, having lured little Theodore into the homes of Zetlin and Berlin.

In Berlin's house, and later on in the synagogue, a crowd of Jews of both sexes had subjected the child to the most horrible tortures.