New-York tribune., 1919-09-28
Emma Goldman,
Free, Now to Face
Deportation Action
After Regaining Liberty An
arcllist Leader Tells Of Al
legged Atrocities TO Women
al Missouri Pcnitentiary
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JEFFERSON CITY Mo. Sept. 27.-
Emma Go oman was released from the
Missouri penitentiary and departed this
afternoon for New York, accompanied
by her niece Mrs Stella Baliautlne. Of
Rochester, n. Y.
Miss Goldman was arraigned before
United States Comms ssioner II c. Gels
burg this morning, and after testifving
that she did not have any property with
whicn to pay the fine Of $40 600 i'm
posed upon her a. the time she was
conl cted Of violating the espionage act
and sentenced to the penitentiary here
tor TWO years, she was given her hb-
erty.
She told the commissioner that she
had been married. Goldman was her
fathers name, she said Asked to give
her profession, she replied:
u nave three callings: am trained
nurse, writer and a lecturer"
Sac said she d d not have any money
at all, save what her relatives had fur
nlsned her. and this would be no more
than enough to take her home.
Crtcises the Penitentiary
After the commissioner told her she
was free, so far as he vas concerned
She talked freely 70 the newspaper men
in criticism OF the management Of the
prison she had just left.
Life for women serving in thu
Missouri Penitentiary IS the worst kiri
OF slavery" she said Until about
one month ago, and following sn IN
vestigation by the Federal authorities.
there was neither enough food nor
variety The food situation mas
changed for the better, and decidedly
so since the government sen. agents
here 20 investigate conditions
There are things happening in that
department OF which the world knows
nothing. but intend to lay the facts
before the Federal authorities. The
blind cell for the punishment. Of
women convicts is a human atrocity
One woman. 10 my knowledge. was con
tned in the blind cell and kept on
bread and water for nineteen days
Miss Goldman said that she and
Mrs. Kate Richards OHare, of St
Louis, who is also serving term for
violation Of the espionage act. had on
two or three occasions prevented a
riot among the women prisoners be-
cause OF the food
Held in $1,000 Bond
The Department of Justice at Wash.
ington formally notified the prison
officials to-day that Emma Goldman
mad furnished bond N the sum Of
SIS 900 in New York to answer depor-
tation proceedings before the immigra-
ton bureau.
"l am going TO the nome Of nv
people at Rochester n Y, and for the
neXt few days Will rest up and seek
to recover from the shock Of impYison-
ment,' she SAID Until the question
of my deportation has been settled
- Ia
future"
Emma Goldman does not look like
she had been underfcd She looks bet
ter than she did two years ago. and
her appearance indicates weight
close to zoo pounds.
win Call Meetings Here
Emma Goldman's attorney. Harry
Weinberger announced yesterday that
She would start calling mass meetings
soon after her return to New York
Her Intention She said is - arouse
interest in q campaign 10 obtain the
eiease Of "pOhucal prisoners"
! Deportation proceedings against Miss
; Goldman Will be heard a L is Island
October 3 Similar proceedings vii
be started this week in the case OF
het associates, Alexander Berkman
who was also convicted with her OF
violation of the espionage law
I'm all probability said Mr. Vein
berger who IS counsel for B-r mar
also, Goodman and Berkman Wi be
deported to Russia. but am going &c
make a fight to have them sent wher-
ever they may wish 10 go ii the gov
ernment decides 70 send them &c
Russia. I VIII ask that they be sent tC
Soviet Russia.
"Berkman would get friendly re
ception at Petrosrad since he is a.
intimate friend Of William Shatcf
who is chief Of police there"