Not only were public authorities arresting and harassing Witnesses continuously but unruly mobs, incited by the Catholic clergy, were also attacking them.
ولم تكن السلطات العامة تعتقل وتضطهد الشهود باستمرار فحسب ،‏ بل كان الرعاع الجامحون ،‏ بتحريض من رجال الدين الكاثوليك ،‏ يهاجمونهم ايضا .‏