Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-02
POLICE PASSIVE; CROWD AcTS NJ
New Workers Object to Anarchy'e4. en-.
sign Being Flown from san'c+ pole
as the Stars ard stripes-Patriot,c
Young Men cheered as They ,Pun
Down the Red EmbIems Of Crime.


NEW YORK. Nov. IA crowd oi a
thousand or more persons ATTACKED
and tore down an anti-Hearst banner
in Union Square today The banner
was similar to the one put up j."
Park Row yesterday and which Was
taken down last night b. order Of
Mayor Mcclellan, after a lerionstra-
ton had been made by large crowd
at tho city hall Today's crowd gao h.
cred shortly after - o'clock and Coon
tore down red flag supported BY IL
hand labeled Hearst" I
Along with the red flag The GROVE
pulled down another flag, The st9rs
and stripes. supported by II baud
marked Mcclellan" d
Red Flag Cut to Pieces. 5
The red flag was cut to pieces with
pair OF tailors' shears and the rem.
nants ground into the pavement Tire
American flag was carefully preserved
and guarded until the notice arrived
and took possession of IT, The polIcc
no dTTtSlS. f..ltf
There was another and more 5so1t-
Ing scene AT Fourth street ana i..x,Sf.
way where a similar hammer had been
placed. One young man. who ,leclur.
ed that he was not a Hearst sympa-
Ihizer made a speech expressing in
dienation that the American flag had
been placed on a level with the FLAG OF
anarchy. The young man denounced
Tammany Hall for perpetrarng Snch
an outrage. as he called il.
Tammany Kissed.
McClellan's name ana Tammany
Hall were Kissed. while cheers were
given for Hearst Another young man
pushed his way through the crowd
toward the poles supporting the ban
ner shouting. "Tll do it; IN cut il
down. We will get rid of thar nae %
anarchy"
There was cheer from The crow,
which was heard for blocks ana 4 Lane
was made for the young man, wro
made his way to one OF the poles ana
climbed ii He cut the cord thar held
the flag and both flags fell To the
street
Salute Old Glory.
On the side OF the street on which
the American flag fell many IN tn.
crowd uncovered and the national em.
blem was picked up and carefully
folded. The red flag, however vas
trampled in the mud ana mall. was
torn to pieces.
Inc young man who had cui down
the flags was arrested. charged with
dlsorderly conduct. Subsequently, in
police court he was reprimordcl and
released
Third Banner Attacked
a third red flag on Tammany Dan.
ner was attacked by a crowd al Broad
way and Park Place today. but tho
police arrived in time to st1p man
whom the crowd was BOOSTING up a
pole to cut down the banner. One ar.
rest was made. This red flag. which
was near the postoflce, was he object
of many complaints made To Postmas-
ter Wilcox. He said that as he ban
ner did not touch the &c: ernmert
property II was out CT his jurisdiction.
Mcclellan for Decency.
Mayor Mcclellan today expressed,
disapproval of the use of The rcd flag
on Tammany banners and also d.
rected that speakers supporting him
must not be guilty OF personal abuse
of the opposing candidates.
Charles f. Murphy. leader Of Tam
many Hall. said today that I'ammany
had nothing TO do with the erection OF
the political displays on which the
American flag and the red naa we're
placed side by side. I'VE have moth
ing to do with Them said Mr.. Muir.
phy. These flags were puu up by
business men"
Jerome Case Argued
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The appeal q:
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