Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
Nv W. ORION TEWsoN.
s,,H Correspondent Sunday Arer-
can,

,..s Correspondent Sunday Ameri-
can.
s,..IsI Gable to The American
KTEFT, Nov 15,-At $50 O'clock
= .,s morning a big numbering Rus
don prison van pulled up outside
.n.r one.story frame house situated
=, lonely road two miles out OF
v,.T Two soldiers, sitting beside
~. driver jumped down and I'M
,ock.d the door o. the wagon a
Wi, dozen other soldiers clambered
nnt followed BY q middle-aged man
=, medium height, whose STOPPING
.boplders and p ID appearance De-
.okened poor Eealth'
Shifting the morning AFR. which hao
min OF the I rsisn winter IN H.
,hs man turn in the direction CT
.ns bouss. In which the two tiny
v,rdow, we're brilliantly lighted ny
o,l lamps and numerous candles.
Al the windows we're several nt.e
.css with noses pressed hard
ogeinst the panes, The owners oc
those faces we're the Ave Bells chill
AVIAN and the man outside was Men
do, Re,lis. their father, home again
ofter two and a half years expert
anna n, the horrors Of q Russian
prison
Trocrs Guard tho House.
The children excitedly rushed 10
.rs 7,or wher Mrs. Betlis had pre-
..-.7 them. but before the husband
and wife could meet Bells was sur
rounded by a SQUAD Of reporters. VINO
had s.a. an all. night vigil in antici-
g..ar of his release Fortunately.
soldiers cane 10 the mans rescue
md the reunited family passed into
the house. The last view Of them
showed the husband and wife sup
usr tug each other. with the chill
Grcn ,Irglng around the father, while
.r wept tears Of toy.
Later IN the day The SUNDAY
Americans correspondent called on
Bells in his home and had a talk
with the man Of whom the whole
world has been talking.
The house is surrounded by SOL
diers partly on account OF threats OF
the Black Hundred to kill Bells and
partly because he is not altogether
clear OF danger vet, as the prosecutor
h fourteen days in which 20 appeal
from the verdict, in which case Bells
would be rearrested; but The Ameri-
can Is able to say On excellent al
thor'y that no such appeal will be
taken.
Beaten and Kicked In Prison.
Three tidy rooms were packed
with friends and relatives who came
10 offer their COngratulat tons. BELLS
looked much the same as he did N
the dock except that he had trimmed
his beard and wore different clothing
He was In highly nervous state and
was suffering from exhaustion.
Despite the Joy OF being free and
Ms homecoming, his face bore the
seal OF sadness as a
result Of his suffering.
MY TWO and half years Of drea d.
tul life In prison left me very weak"
ne said, but now that am free
and can get some good food, feel
sure Will soon be we'll again.
I DO not Ike to speak about my
NE in prison I was treated most
aoominably. They used to kick and
'eat me and were anxious for me to
Suffered for the Jews"
-. am wondering now now | stood
/ an but there was one thought
0nlch helped me: knew my suffer
hss were the sufferings of the Jews
lhu ms made It easier to bear. l
new had to live in order to prove
ny Innocence.
l am very weak and l feel l am
oI me same man | was"
be,Ils said that while the verdict
Y Y, being given he was in a daze and
Luh | realize until some time after
Hal ne mad been acquitted.
As TO his future plans he is unde-
sueu' except that he will leave Rus
." d 'ne earliest possible moment.