The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-16

Z ness to the fact that the three Jews
appeared to be in good health and
that they had no bones broken
when they entered.
Not long afterwards we heard
pitiful, blood -curdling screams from
the cellar, where Adrian and other
Nazis we're beating the Jews with
clubs and irons. The doors were
carefully closed; nevertheless. the
screams filled the whole east wing
the east court, the hospital and even
a part OF the north wing OF the
prison. When they we're ready to
be taken out and dressed in their
uniforms, the father was so badly
wounded that his clothes had to be
brought to him. AS for the sons.
their heads were SO swollen and
faces so disfigured that the others
could not recognize them.
One of the sons asked permission
to sit down. The answer was
What, you want to sit down, YOU
dirty pig Of a Jew?" At the same
time he was struck a blow on the
head with a club. He staggered and
fell to the ground, and in the end
was dragged to his cell. His brother
received the same treatment.
THE same evening we assisted at
4 particularly gruesome spectacle.
AT 8 o'clock the Jews were taken
out into the east court with the
other new prisoners and were driven
around and around to the tune OF
Forward march. up-downr
and "Yeu Jewish sons of bitch
es." OF course, the men tainted.
were dragged to the water-punp.
regained consciousness to the tri-
umphant call of Adrian: "You see.
these rascally jews are quite all right
again" And so the torture contin-
ued, repeated countless times.
In the meantime a new procedure
had been introduced by the Nazis.
The few criminals and degraded
prisoners were obliged to beat the
Jews. If they refused, they received
the same treatment as was inflicted
upon the Jews. And we are proud
to state here that it was only the
lon-political elements who would
consent to do this. The Commu-
nists were often ordered to strike
their own comrades. They refused,
and we're thrown into the celle. Of
the east and west wings.
After the torture of the Jews,
that same night, a scene occurred,
the brutality and ebscenity of which
is almost unbelievable. When all
the lights of the east wing had been
put out. several Nazis went to the
cell of the Youngest of the Jewish
prisoners. hesitate to describe the
atrocities perpetrated by these per-
verts upon this defenseless man.
They covered his wounded head
with cloth and then these heroes
OF the German nation, these pio-
neers of the Third Reich outraged
this young Jew.
The same night, the three Jewish
prisoners, the father and two sons
to commit suicide, one
by opening his veins and the other
two by hanging. They were saved,
however, at the last minute.
The next day the story was COM
mon gossip among the prisoners
and even among the inhabitants of
the village. Certain groups of Nazis
who tried to stop the abuses of
their vicious fellow-Nazis at Son
nenburg did their best to have this
news published.
Because of the undesired pub
licity, the warden was obliged to
give some medical help to the three
dying Jews. The youngest of the
three was given a urine-test, and
when the doctor held up the glass a
prisoner heard him remark cyni-
cally: 4At least 80 per cent blood in
the urine" The Nazis accomplished
their purpose. the mans kidneys
we're ruined and he became an in
valid for the rest of his life.
ITO Pc Co,tinued)