The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-27
MOTHER JONES
IN PRICE JAIL
Went Down With Unfortunate
Women and Children.
OFFICERS GATHERED HER IN
SHERIFF LET HER GO IN TIE
EVENING.
OFFICERS GATHERED HER IN
lsaeclaI To The IeraldN

ORICE, Utah, April 26.-"MOther''
Jones has again broken the quar-
antine laws and has violated her
EPiemn promise 20 State Health officer
Ipealty and General John q. Cannon,
ny leaving the camp Of the strikers
Grove Helper, where she promised TO
remain and be good, and coming to
rice TINS morning I'm company with
some hfteen or twenty women and chill
uIeh from the tented village below the
dStle Gate camp. She arrived about
~ CLOCK and when she hit terra firma
from two-hoTse wagon Mother"
Jones made for the implement sheds
where are detained about rs men, who
Were brought down Sunday.
Headed Her OFF.
Her presence being announced to
deputy Sheriff World the latter took
snort cut across lots toward the tenn
Porary jail, while Mother Jones fol-
IoWed the wagon road or street She
was headed Off before the point OF
destination was reached and marched
, 70 the little brick jail ia the rear of
the county court house and there
placed in the portion OF the county bas-
. Tile reserved for women prisoners. She
p can converse with Tedesco and An
tonic. but is unable 10 see them. The
latter are held i'm cages in solitary con-
finement
Took Her Arrest Calmly.
Mother" Jones took her arrest very
calmly, and there was not the abuse
Of the sheriffs deputy that has form
erly characterized her when the lat
Ter has come into her presence. She
VIII be detained in jail the balance
or the time required by the quarantine
regulations, after which she will be
prosecuted on the charge Of breaking
the quarantine laws the fourth or fifth
ume. She was served with a fine
b bone steak for her dinner-the first
meal at county eXpense-together with
the usual trimmings and a cup of cof-
fee on the side. She thanked the depu-
y for the excellent manner i'm which
she was catered 10.
Coming to Salt Lake.
This afternoon Mother Jones stated
mat n was her purpose to go to Salt Lake
CltN in the near future and tell her trou-
pies 20 Governor Wells. She is confident
lhat the chief executive is not aware of
the actual conditions surrounding the
strike of the coal miners of Carbon coun-
" and that when they are laid before
his eNcellencv BY herself Governor Wells
VIII experience a change Of heart and of
mind. County Attorney Frye and Sheriff
ilne before the woman will greet Ctah's
governor i'm Salt Lake. Additional com
plants are to he made against her
Several Of those under arrest have tired !
or conf IncmpnJ already ana the likeli-
hood Of being punished when arraigned |
before Justice Ward. at Helper. tomorrow |
and have siEuified Il WILLINGNESS of Ieay, |
ing the state II permitted 10 do so Among /
these is Tedrsco. but it is not likely he /
intracuons Of the law have not been |
confined the officers say TO misdemcauors
since the present trouble originated.
Want to Get Away.
Several OF them plead that they want /
10 get out while they have money. and /
arc able 10 go with their families. Ii Is |
probable some will be permitted to do so. |
II has DCCu somewhat OF st task for the
Officers To care for the wants u so large
~ uuhDcr or men in a small town like !
Prize. However. bread has been shipped 4
-h from the outside. wagon is kept busy
hauling water from Cistcrns and the Price
river. while numerous families and the
notes have been called upon to cook meat
luT ihc prisoners They served with
4 rec meals today and are passing the
llnc pa confinement a games of cards
ana singing the national ar of Italy.
Mother Jones Released.
Tonight Mother Jones sent for
Sheriff Wilcox She was penitent and
pleaded with the officer for her re-
lease. The Jail building was cold, she
said. and she. being am old woman of
"a years, should be given some con-
Siucr2tion II ne would permit her
tgircturu to the halfway house. she /
hiring team mt her own expense. she
would 30 there and pc good. The
sheriff listened 10 her appeal and yield
ed However. as "Mother'' Jones has
in no instance kept her word with
the local authorities. there are those
who expect to hear OF her next at
Governor Wells Office or some other
place. Il appears that the suggestion
or Dr. Beatty that some Italians be
placed over her is the same as no
guard at all for she comes and goes
about as she Dleases.
Kennedy En- Route
Organizer Kennedy is believed to
Zee on his way from Colorado to the
Cartoon county coal fields. as kilograms d,
have been here since yesterday. to his
address. from indianapolis. Ind. head
quarters Of the higher officials Of the
1ited Mine Workers of America. II
may be he is coming to take up the :
work OF William Price while the lat ;
Ter - in quarantine. u
The statement is made tonight that s.
cN-CUnEressman King is TO appear for s
the strikers before Justice Ward at
Helper tomorrow. but this is not con-
hrmcd.