The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08
Tw" Women and Boy Taken Into
Custody by the Police of the
Third District.
ADMIT THEY WERE IN CROWD.
Mrs. Mary SottOOn. - Years Old,
Accused of Being the Ring
leader-She Says That
She Cried "Scab."

Three arrests were made Yesterday aft
| "rnoon by The police Of the Third District
! IN connection with the assault upon Mrs
Eva DOMAIN NJ broadway and Barry streets
On the afternoon of Sunday. jun Il. Those
! Under arrest are Mrs. Mary Sottocn. 81
! years old. the wife of Frank SottOon. an
I smploye of the city street cleaning depart
| rnent; Mrs. Mary Gassnear. IS years old.
\ the wife of George GassEear. a clerk In =
/ wholesale grocery house. and Conrad Paul.
| /, years old. the son Of Louis Paul a glass
| works employe. The TWO women live at No.
i17 South Third street: the boy lives at No.
lJ'2 South Broadway.
All admit that they Were in the crowd
| that assaulted Mrs. DOMAIN. Mrs Sottoon
| says she cried "SCab.' hut did not throw
mud or otherwise take part in the assault;
! Mrs. Gassnear says she was with Mrs
Soitoon. hut was only a spectator. Conrad
Paul says he was in the crowd. that he
| threw mud. and that a clnd thrown by
him hit Mrs Doman. Conrad also says
Mrs. Sottoon jeered at Mrs. DOMAIN and
that Mrs. GaSsnear threw mud The police
claim To have six witn-sse. To prove that
the two women. and especially Mrs Slt-
toOn. were the leaders OF the mob. and that
both OF them j-ered and assaulted Mrs.
DOMAIN.
The arrests We're made yesterday after
noon by Detectives Beard and Drisseil and
, Sergeant Hess. Conrad Paul was arrested
about u clock. shortly after John Barb.Ck.
IL years old. of No. 80. South Third street
had been arrested Barbeck was released
later. after the police had failed To find
evidence To warrant holding him longer.
About ga o'clock Mrs Sottoon and Mrs
GassncGr were arrested Assault and bat
terry is the charge against all Of them. Bail
was refused pending the issuance Of war
rants.
Mrs. Gassnears story.
All the uVISOQarS In The Third
District Police Station. where they are held,
|! by a Republic reporter last night.
Mrs. SottoOn and l heard the r0mmotiOn
near. My husband with us. We took
a. position near the doorstep Of the home Of
Miss Mary Buck. the woman who rescued
Mrs. DOMAIN, and watched the assault.
did not Jeer or throw anything or take any
part In the assault. Mrs. Sottoon did no
we saw Miss Buck start TO the Rescue. We
thought she was going 10 beat the woman.
"An the throwing was done by small boys
end girls. | saw Mrs. DOMAIN covering in
the saloon door, but did not see the saloon
keeper shut the door in her face.
My father IL an employe Of the st. Louis
Transit Company. and.was mad. Il watch
man for the company AT the sheds al Park
and Vandeyenter avenues during the strike.
1 never discussed th, strike with auyfo1y
and took sides. | don't care what they
90 with me: they can't do any more than
send me To the penitentiary. l guess.
Neither Mrs. Sottoon nor made any effort
TO rescue Mrs DOMAIN; 1t wasn't any OF our
business.
Mrs. Snt;oon had little to say. She spent
most of the time walking up and down The
floor Of the cell. and moaning. She said
Mrs. Gassnear had told the truth so far as
The boy was sound asleep when the
porter stopped at his cell. Two or three
sned him. and then he was given a package
OF chewing gum TO keep him awake while
he talked
he sat 81 didn't throw hut and
hit her then. Other boys were throwing. and
that woman in there Mrs. Gassnear she
threw at her. | saw her throw two or three
times. / go TO the Pestslozzi School, but
did not take part In the assault; upon the
teachers there for riding on street cars. 1
wasn't there: was at home that day. No
body Told me to throw at Mrs. DOMAIN.
Mrs. SottooH didn't throw, that / saw.
but she yelled all sorts of things, and the
other woman threw at the woman who was
running. l am IL years old. and my fathers
name Is Christian. and he Is Il giasSworker."
Mrs. sottoons Fart In the Affair.
The police claim to have six witnesses who
will testify that Mrs Sottoon was the ring
leader Of the mob, and that she melted the
small boys end the others to violence and
took part in IL herself. that Mrs. Gassnear
threw mud at Mrs DOMAIN. and otherwise
took part in the assault: and that Conrad
Paul threw mud and jeered the fleeing
woman.
Mrs DOMAIN. who was visiting relatives
ct No. 1884 Stewart place. was attacked
Broadway and Barry street Sunday after
noon, June Il. She ran. the mob closely
pursuing. teering and throwing mud at her,
and sought refuge in saloon conducted
by Joseph Bene. but fsaed to gain en-
trance. She says Bene pushed her back
from the door and closed the door in her
face. While she was covering In the door
Of the saloon the mob continued to attack
her with mud. and some seized her cloth
Ing and tore the sleeves from her dress.
Miss Mary Buck. who lives upstairs over
Bene's saloon. with her mother, was the
only one who went to Mrs Domains rescue.
She dashed through the mob. ordered the
assalants back. and led Mrs. DOMAIN to
her room. After awhile the police came and
dispersed the crowd. which was still jeer
ing Mrs. DOMAIN and her resCuer
Bene was arrested and his saloon license
revoked. Miss Bucks brother Louis. who
was an invalid. died short time after the
assault. his death being hastened by the
excitement due to his sisters rescue of Mrs.
DOMAIN.