The sun., 1901-04-17
BRAVE MISS IMAGINATION.
sHB srYLL DkPIKS THE HO0TING PAT
RRSON STRIKERS.
Ne BAckdoor Retreats for Hsr-Waiks
Through the Body Of the Mobs That Wait to
Escert Her Home--Tsils the Police She Pays
Taxss and That They Must Protect Her.

Taxes and That They Must frotsct Hef'
PATTERSON, ~ J.. April Io--Miss Mary
Jane MacMahon gave the strikers the slip
tonight whom che left the silk mill Of Frank
4 Dugan on Railroad avenue. ltwas the trst
time since the strike began that che has
failed to faoc them and beat them at ther
own game Not that she feared 10 meet
them tonight. but she IA growing tired oil
the thing At frst the strikers used TO escort
her homo. but Nately they have gathered at
her house and seronaded her Tonight
she went OF In another direction and LETT the
strikers standing In front OF her home cooling
their heels for an hour until they grew tired
and went home
Whom the girls In Frank a Dlgan's mill
first spoke OF striking she opposed II. She
said ths men In the other mill OF the nrin.
who wore already on strike and were trying
TO get the girls to 20 out with them. were
xmp IL playing them for tools and that when
The men got what they wanted they would
lsave the strla IN tho lurch. us they had done
on ono ocoasion before The strike wa de-
dared. however. and Mary Jane was true
70 her word. refusing to go out. She dened
the strikers from the first. She would not
leave tho mill by side door. but walked out
from the front door into the body Of striker.
Caring any Of them to interfere with her
They did not On all the others, both men
and women. who went TO work in the mill
after tho strike was declared. these demon
STATIONS OF the crowds that gathered in front
Of tho mill and accompanied them home with
horns and tin Whistles. had the desired effeot
At last the Arm had TO provide bsds In the
NM % that the employees could stay In tho
min all night Their meals were brought In
- shsm.
Mix MacMahon lives with her sister. Mrs.
Ktvtn, at sss Straight street The two sisters
own this house. which In worth about $4,000.
and was built with tho money they made
themselves whom they were younger than
thoy arc now. and when bigger wages we're
made In the dlk business. Mary Jane uses
this - . prime argument when she calls
upon the police to take her homo. the fact
that shs pays taxes on this property to the
city
Last might she went to the polioo station
and asked why the people who followed her
were not arrested Capt, Bimson suggested
that she should try to get away from the
strikers instead Of boldly detying thom, but
abe did not SEQ the logic OF this
Il pay taxes to tho city for police salaries,
and ] am entitled to protection. I will not
sneak out Of tho back door. This ia free
country. and l have ss much right on the
sdewaIk as they bavs and I am not going
TO give In TO them
Tho strikers have grown wise In their
treatment Of her. Not one Of them attempts
to take any liberties with her or touch her,
as they have done with others who went
into the mill to work The wiser heads try
TO ignore her altogether and to make out
that she does not count
she does not know what she Is doing.
they say. She did the same thing In A
former strike. The best thing Is TO let her
alone. You can't reason with her"
Nevertheless. there is always crowd
which waits for her at night. either at the
mill or at her home. True to her spirit os
defiance, she will not 40 into the house when
she reaches home. but she stands on the
rtoop and makes speeches and waves her
handkerchief to the bowling crowd on the
street One night she left the st.1p and
walked along the sidewalk through the
crowd to tho great apprehension Of the
squad Of policemen who We trying 10 pre-
serve order The police are angry at her
for not retiring 20 the house when she
reaches II. hut tho woman looks at all things
from a standpoint OF her leGal rights and
the police have no more influence with her
than the strikers She SAYS that as she paws
taxes the police are her servants and thsy
must pro ect her
"I'll work a. long ss | hike" she Dried 20
the crowd in the street last night Il have
made a vow that will work although all the
people in Paterson should lie dead and am
left alone You can't stop me from working
I am Just IA good az you and | will show you
that am not afraid Of YOU
Cheers and groIns greeted her words
She iuttered her handkerchief There were
probably only about Atty strikers In the
crowd at that tine, but th- street was blocked
with people who had been attracted to the
place by the stories OF her and the strikers
The leaders Of tho strike see that she is the
most formidable foe they have and that she
Ia likely TO break up the strike Had 10 not
been for her the mill m ght have been closed
In the early days Of the strike Now Frank
4 Dugan have about ten men who sleep In
the mill and four women who go home every
night. The number is slowly Increasing