Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18
RE|TMAN TELLS
Of MOB TORTURE
Emma Goldman'S Partner De-
scribeS MiStreatment by the
San Diego VigiIanteS.

KIND of hNSterla-moh hNStefla SdlQ
Dr. Ben Reitman. manager for Emma
Goldman. today.
Stil weak from INJURIES he had re-
ceived. he told his story Of his visit
to san Diego. Of the frustrated attempt
to lecture there at the wild automobile
ride into the desert and how he was
tortured" by san Diego citizens
AT 1890 O'Clock the hotel manager
came to our rooms, accompanied 10y one
Of the vigilantes." he said
The chief Of police wants to see
YOU. he said, and was taken down to
his private office Six men stood
around the walls with drawn revolvers.
They linked arms with me and hustled
me out 10 waiting automobile An
other machine met vs.. making an en-
tire party of fourteen men. who told
me that they were representative law
yers doctors. real estate and business
men Of san Diego
Tortured on the Road
we drove thirty miles into the 'des-
ert, followed by another automobile,
crowded by vigilantes
The torture began then. Fingers
were thrust up my nose and into my
eyes, they stuck pencils into ms nos
trils tore out hairs 10y tine roots. ,tuffed
dirt iu my mouth and applioa epithe,s
worse t#n J yci heard iu ans Grim
inal den- ia SIN lowest COMMITTEES on
earth
out in the desert more men were
awaiting us around a ire The auto
mobile searchlights Illuminated what
happened after that First my cloth
ing was torn off Then they commit
ted upon me fiendish gross. barbaric
acts. the details Of which are unfit TO
tell
Screaming with pain, begged them
to kill me No, they replied They
wanted me to 60 away and ten of how
they received advocates Of my ideas
in san Diego.
They ordered me TO sing The star
Spangled Banner The order was en-
forced with blows / can not sing very
Well, and at every false note ut
tered ! was struck In the face. Sew
eral Of the blows felled me.
Were Worse Than Indians, He Says.
one of the principal tormentors. who
] am sure is a San Diego detective
placed his face close against mine anc
screamed, We're usually just ordinary
business men. doctors and LAWYERS. bu
tonight we're thugs
Il stood naked in yellow circle o
white men who advanced in pairs
their eyes glittering in the searchlights
10 infiict pain ! have read Of In.
dians. even they could not devise NOR,
ingenious means Of producing suffering
than those fourteen Americans They
WED with each other in conceiving the
most diabolcal torture Being Of
strong physiq / withstood their ut.
most efforts
"one asked me il ] believed in God
! replied that n0 God could PERM
such desperate deeds. Each Of TIM
fourteen stepped forward and pro
pounded a question ] answered truth
fully and they smashed nae in the fac,
as | spoke
Burned With Lighted Cigar
Their hnal scheme. before The burn
ing. was running the gauntlet I ran
through double row of meu cacl
beating me with club as | passed
They got that from the Indians
Then. While six held me on tn
ground. another slowly traced figure
ON my back with a lighted cigar. scar
Ing the aesh horribly Their one or.
was. We're Americans and Wen teacl
YOU to keep away from San Diego!
was smeared with NTH and then m
American flag was thrust into m.
throat until suangied
After enduring two hours OF torture
the boiling tar was applied ana deser
grasses and cactus stuck to IT, Then
was chased into the desert one follow
ing and beating me with my own can
until he stopped exhausted They sal,
they'd treat Miss Goldman the sam
way Il they captured her.
at dawn I reached "a little tow
called Bernardo ana entered it, Befor
turning me loose. my underclothes. YES
ana So in money were given TO me
didn't get my watch or papers
bought turpenune and these clothe
Indicating tho clothing he worc)
washed and dressed as Wen as / couid
We can no, prosecute. Governor JOHN
son has been appealed % in vain VIVA
are We going 70 do
An investigation Of the attack upor
him has been begun by The Fedora
grand jury al Los Angeles larg
package OF documents taken from Reit
man by the vigilantes has been for
warded to the United States ric
attorneys office here
The San Diego people be- aid an
suffering from exaggerated patriotism
Tales of / W. W actions Withou
foundation have been pread broadcast
They have beaten and paralyzed meI
and broken up printing plants ali j.
paroSisms Of anger