Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-10-02
THRONG JEERS AT
POLICE ARRESTING
SALVATION ARMY
CROSSINGS BLOCKED BY BIG
CROWDS
Fiqht Against Ordinance That Pro-
hibits Speaking on Principal
Streets of the City Is
Continued

More than 1000 persons thronged the
crossings at Fourth street and Broad
way last night while three policemen
vainly endeavored to clear the street
and raise the blockade to traffic occa-
stoned by meeting of the Salvation
Army in the prescribed district.
The crowd had gathered because of
the published announcement by mem
bers of the army~ that a second open
air meeting would be held at that in
tersection in violation of the ordinance
prohibiting such gatherings.
At s o'clock the Salvation Army band
headed by Miss Eta Bruce, temporar-
lily in command, marched from their
barracks at Fourth and Hill streets,
down Fourth to Broadway, and While
the crowd surged back and forth at
the crossings Sergeant D. l.. Adams
and Patrolmen Jaggers and Bonner
vainly endeavored to clear the streets,
but three policemen against nearly
that many thousand were helpless and
the great drum sounded like tomtom,
the comets shrilled, the Salvationists
cried "Glory! Glory!" and "Hallelu-
jah!" and the spectators howled and
jeered.
When the patrol wogan arrived Miss
Bruce was placed therein and taken
to the station to another accomapnl-
ment of boots and jeers for the police
from the crowd
Crowd Disappears
The army band then marched back
to the barracks, the crowd went with
it. clearing the streets as if by magic
and the three policemen were lett
alone.
On Main street, between First and
Second streets, almost the same scene
was enacted at about the same time.
The Wilmington street corps of the
army, commanded by Capts. Joe Nor
ton and H. J. Rennert and Ensigns
Bertha Muir and Lucy King, marched
to the old stand in front of Hoegee's
and began an evening service.
Patrolman Harrison was alone with
the big crowd at this place and had
his hands full to keep an open passage
way for even the cars until the ar
rival of the patrol wagon, and then the
officers of the corps were bundled IN
and taken to the station.
Harry Herrdt and Grace Smith, VINO
made an attempt to speak to the crowd
before the band left for the barracks,
were arrested by Patrolmen Jaggers
and Bonner and also taken to jail.
There the five prisoners were charged
Bruce were sent into the jail, the wo-
men being placed in the matron's de-
partment and the men in what is known
as the bullpen.
Miss Bruce was released on bail ten
dered by a friend a few minutes alter
her arrival at the station and later in
the night Capt. Rennert, who is a ven
cradle figure in the Salvationist band,
was also released on bonds
ffrTbaIy paIISp more trouble tnan QlQ
the Socialists complained the police
last night ",They block traffic, create
disorder and make an awful lot of use
less work for the police. If they want
to test the law why not take the first
arrest made and let it go through the
courts to a decision?
constant violation of the law may
or may not win sympathy for them and
bring them needed assistance in their
fight against the ordinance, but they
are making an awful lot of trouble for
u.s.