The daily worker., 1930-10-18
ADMIT NESSIN WAS
VICIOUSLY BEATEN
But Boss Press Omits
Graft Expose
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them out"
"Police closed in and the four
were hustled from the chamber, the
budget hearing suddenly disgorging
bowling, Inaniacal mob. In the
corridor Maude White, Negro Com
munist, shouted "They are killing
me-" A big fist silenced her. But
the rush was on.
"Down the back stairs leading to
the mayors office one man was
dubbed into silence as a dozen
policemen rushed and skidded with
him to the first floor. The mans
hand, covered with blood, streaked
red finger and palm prints on the
wall as he clutched on the way
down.
"Blackjacks, fists and feet made
belligerent melee Of descent
down both main stairways, merging
with a crowd that had started to
rush up the stairs. Out of the con-
fusion, three huddles were formed,
each battle royal. Nessin broke
for the front door, but was quickly
beaten into submission, one night
stick breaking a glass pane as he
was rushed back to the foot of t
stairway, unconscious"
The lying Times, after deliber-
ately falsified story, later on admits
the terrific beating that Nessin and
the other workers got at the orders
of Walker. They name Major
Deegan as starting the slugging on
"the Mayors order" They go on
to say:
Meanwhile, Major Deegan car
ried out the Mayors order regard
ing Nessin. Lester Allen, Robert
Leless, Milton Stone and Maude
White, the Negro woman, were ejec-
ted with Nessin. In the corridor
they were surrounded by detectives,
who fairly threw them down the
stairs and without giving them an
opportunity to rise to their feet
showered a fusillade of blows upon
them. The fire of the attack was
concentrated on Nessin. Again and
again he tried to lift himself from
the floor, only to be knocked down
repeatedly and subjected to an un-
interrupted hail of punches to his
head, face and body. With blood
pouring from his nose, his eyes
blackened, his clothes torn into
shreds, he finally succeeded for a
moment in freeing himself from the
attackers and make dash through
door leading down City Hall steps,.
Cries of "Hold him, stop him"
called policemen outside into action,
while a furious swing from one
policeman's club aiming at Nessin
sent the glass crashing, resounding
throughout the building"
All the boss sheets tone down the
reason Walker ordered the murder
Gus assault. For the first time in
his life he was exposed to the
workers in public for what he is, a
grating Tammany politician. The
News tells of Nessin and others
being trampled and beaten down
stairs:
PROSTATE at the foot of the
stairway, the Communist was kicked
and trampled upon, and finally
thrown into the basement with sew.
eral other agitators."
The Herald Tribune starts off its
STORY exultingly: "Policemen's
nightsticks cracked the heads of two
Communist agitators who invaded
the Board of Estimates budget
hearing in the city hall yesterday
afternoon" Hidden further dowr
they quote Nessin as saying:
"I'm here representing the work
ing class, and you sit there repre-
senting the grating politicians
Following this, reports the Tribune
"There was the sound of blow and
a falling body at the rear Of the
room, then general turmoil ...
"In the swirl down the stairs
young Nessin cried out beneath the
blows of his captors. They lit him
again and again. Down he went
sprawling his length on the floor.
A man in civilian clothes punched
him down when he rose, and another
one jumped on him."
Lealess and Stone, two other
members Of the committee, were
treated the same way, but the
greater brunt Of the attack We
against Nessin. He had torn the
mask off the grating politicians
before their eyes and the eyes Of
the working-class.