The evening world., 1901-04-19
MISS M'MAHON DEFIES STRIKERS AS
MEDIUM TO GET A RICH HUSBAND.
Mill Girl Who Refused
to Strike Wants a Man
with a Team Of
Horses to Take Her
from Church.

sS' 90 w oNS S'
from Church.
would see every man. woman and
creeping child in Paterson dead In
word and leave the mill Nobody can
take me out OF there hi, man
When the RICH: man comes ..long H.
can.
I've stood in front Of loom thirty
years now. an want somebody 10
take me away.
don't mind everybody KNOWN
that / hope ell this is goin TO be the
means Of fndn' me omc nice rich
man for husband-somebody tina:
can keep team OF horses waitin' for
me when come out o. church
Notoriety has brought husbands TO
lots OF people and 1t amt too late TO
do It again. I'm known about the
world over. almost.
MARY JANE M'MAHON.
spent twenty -four hours with Mar
Jane MacMahon. the woman who ,n-
six weeks o. the weavcrs strike. tas
kept open the Frank q Duvan Ribbon
Mills In Paterson. y. J.
II would see every man. woman ana
creeping child IN Paterson dead In The
streets" said Mary Jane. before
would break my word and leave the in..L
Nobody can take me out o! there bu, -
man. When the right one comes along
he can
When asked her wha, sor, he mus;
bs-thds cavalier who should I've tho
right oue-shc replied rs one .ho speaks
whereof she has planned out:
"weli. he must be the kind with
enough money TO take mo gu, o: IN.
mill. He must be the kind tina, can
give me q team OF horses and can help
mo 70 see the world. I've stood In from,
Of . loom for thirty years now. don't
even ever get to New York. wan,
somebody to take mo away"
Escort OF Ten Policemen.
Tnis IL the secret OF Mary Jane.
devotion to her loom In tho weaving
room. This Is why shc Is willing to b.
followed home at nigh, by 100 people
and ten policemen. Tho wish OF one
girl TO be taken away" Is the backbone
OF the opposition to 100 very angry
strikers. and has resulted In the Mary
Jane MacMahon personally conducted
matrimonial agency. limited.
When I reached Paterson at $50 in the
afternoon. tho street between tho rail-.
way track and the mill was noisy with
people. In ten minuics Mary Jan.
AacMahon would leave work. and ali
Paterson leaps a, the signal and comes
out.
At least 100 men and boys and school,
children lined the curhs. and moved
UP and down the walks on bo,n sides
OF the street. Only "A few strikers were
there. a constable stood each side o.
The doorway OF tn. ribbon mil. each
nanked by policeman Two police
men stood at either end OF IN. block.
Other policemen were stationed hack n,
the MILL to provide for her exit by an.
othsr door. The sergcan, himself was
there. one arm thrown carcl-ssiy over
she police telephone. Their" were people
with kodnks. 1t looked on tn. outside
- u a circus and nippcdrome. a loren
Ashe procession. ana an Indian war
oance were confidently expected to
emerge.
little after o'clock IN. mill win.
COWS n!led with faces. and ,ns,c va.
rush OF the crowd. and III. band
should have struck un any minute
There came out from the mill a short.
slight girl dressed In black. with r!nk
topples in her HAT. She walked quietly
about her.
The girl looked steadily a, tn. srour,.
and she held one hand to her mouth.
biting her fingers Ike a child. She
crossed the street. entered the ,unn-i
under the track and struck IN straight
street to her home. Sac Was Mary Janr
MacMahon who won't strike
called for n Song.
In the tunnel a man tried 10 push
her aside. and some one called:
"Sing for W. Mary Jane Give u.
SONG this afternoon"
looked to see her keep on hes way.
untauntcd Ms she was. "hoI ,hc hurled
against tho brick wall OF the tunnel N.
man who approached her. nut instan,Iy
At the request tho Girl stopped ana tn.
pink poppics began to nod with the mo.
tons OF her body as she Waited with
swinging arms. few yard. down tn.
track. At the eni ~ the tunnel ,h-
stopped. ard. in Tlyrt loud voice
whose low notes are clear ana s,ruus
Mary Jane announced he's platform thI.
way:
No doubt ,oa Al! A,v' heard .sou,
\ song thu, Is gutc NJ.
popular ny-Sort q, ~ a,me
Called 'r.:tI. Your ON Cans.
she wen, through every sianza while
We crowd listened Win rrI.t. Interest.
and ,ren she bowed lon ard with her
finger to her lips on shc wcr, NJ ne
street. II vas Two blocks I, her HON.
and the crowd gathered ~ ever, st.o.
partly nilinS tn road. There mere
Yea Ger.F!ys calls from men I,n, ~.