Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-21

dinance be released. He was told by
the city attorney that the repeal of
the ordinance stopped all prosecution
under 1t and such resolution was not
absolutely essential. The resolution
was passed and sent to Prosecutor
Woolwine in spite of the ruling to
show the attitude of the council.
Following the city councils action
there was a big demonstration OF free
speech crusaders, who marched up
Broadway to the city jail and there
waited nearly an hour to welcome the
prisoners on their release.
The first notice received at the city
jail relative to the councils action was
contained in a message signed by
Councilman Barney Healy, president
pro tenn. This message read:
ITO Edward Kern, chief of police,
and Thomas L. Woolwine, prosecuting
attorney, gentlemen: At meeting OF
the city council held this day, July 20,
an ordinance was adopted repeating
section 3 of ordinance No. $3.50, N. S.,
and a motion was adopted by said city
council recommending that all charges
against any person for the violation OF
said section be dismissed and that all
persons so charged be forthwith re-
leased from the city Jail. Respectfully,
"B. HEALY."
Only Eleven Released
This message, however. did not le-
gally warrant the release of the priS-
oners, and much maneuvering resulted
before any of the prisoners could be
released.
Prosecuting Attorney Woolwine
called up Acting Mayor Niles Pease
and asked him about the ordinance.
He replied that the section of the traf-
fic ordinance referred to had been re-
pealed. but stated he had not yet
signed the repeal.
II am going to sign it, however" ne
said.
With this assurance and spurred on
to immediate action by the friends OF
the prisoners, Prosecutor Woolwine
and Others hurried to get hold of Po-
lice Justices Rose, Austin, Chambers
and Frederickson. before whom the
Socialists had received their sentences
for speaking on the streets, but all
efforts to locate any of them excepting
Justice Rose were futile.
Justice Rose was stopped just as he
was leaving the court room for his
home and was begged to sign an order
for the release of the prisoners imme-
diately. He stated he could not legally
sign an order for the release of any
of the prisoners excepting those who
had been arraigned before him. He
returned to his bench, however, and
signed this order Immediately.
There were only eleven free speech
crusaders who had been brought before
him. and he signed the order for the
release of this number.
Women Held in Jail
The first to get out of the tanks
were five men-Ben Thatcher. ]. b.
Barnett, j. Muchliesan. ]. w. Flanna-
gan and Cloudesley Johns, the latter
~ nnI1p1fW Socialists
ganization.
About fifteen minutes later the Wo-
men were brought down, the interview
ing time being spent by them in chang
ing their clothes and preparing for
their exit into the big crowd. which
by this time numbered considerably
over a thousand, in front Of the jail
building.
About 5:15 p m. Mrs. T. NJ Hicks
and w. e. Smith were liberated, maxi
ing seven released in all. Rev. 10. A.
Cantrell, who was out on $500 bail,
was next released, as were the others,
on his own recognizance. 1t being
stated byv Justice Rose that as the or
dinance had not yet been signed py
the acting mayor their release would
have to be under this condition.
The eight liberated Socialists
from the jail building amid
cheer after cheer from the big crowd
on the street, led by Mrs. Bertha
Daley, a leading spirit in the nght
against the ordinance, who frequently
proposed three cheers for free speech |
and for the prisoners. All OF those
who were released up to TINS polnI
were arrested Saturday and were heid
in Jail under $500 bonds, which only
Rev. Cantrell furnished. Three others,
Joseph Mumma, arrested July y
George Lymbery, arrested June ~ ana
I. p A. Cote. arrested June q, also |
were released by Justice Rose.
Shortly before o'clock in the even
ing Lieutenant Murray received an
order over the telephone from Police ]