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insignificant injuries and bashed me up. Then they left stealing nothing
from the household.
I heard cries in the house of my neighbor Hajjibala. As it turned
out, the Armenians had killed him, his wife and son and set their
household afire. Their dead bodies were scorched by the fire, and I
saw this myself.
On the third day, a rumor was spread out about the truce. So
I headed to the square near the Armenian church. A lot of Muslims
gathered there. The Armenian chief, not quite sure about the family
name, announced that he was ordered to slaughter all of us, however
he did not do that, so I exchange for this he asked us to live peace-
fully.
Upon my return home, I found several Armenians loading all
my personal property on a bullock cart. Whatever was unfit for the
loot was destroyed on the spot. I begged them to leave me at least
a blanket, however they refused. Among those Armenians I spotted
some residents of Guba like Arutyun son of Karapet with his two sons
and a nephew.
The total loss inflicted to me by the Armenians is 30 thousand
rubles.
Records read out loud to the person questioned.
Translated by E.Khanbudaghov (certified by a signature)
Signed by A.Novatski, the member of the Commission
Reference: SARA, f.1061, op.1, d.96, l.24
File No.52
Record of Examination
On this 13th day of December, 1918, in Guba
A Guba resident Mammadmusa Mammadali oghlu visited the
office of the Ad Hoc Investigation Commission in Guba and presented
a written statement according to which a Guba resident Aghakhanum
Turab gyzy (daughter of Turab), mother of Asaf Vahabov is current-
ly undergoing medical treatment in Baku trying to recover from the
wounds inflicted to her by the Armenians in the course of their raid to Guba
Signed by A,Novatski, the member of the Commission