The sun., 1909-01-21
STOPS SUPFRAGETTE RALLY
POLICEMAN SHOOS THEN OFT
or COLUMBUS CIRCLE.

The Women Had No Permit TO show Him
and the Orstory Had toBe Continued
Under Cover and without the Expected
Audience General Permit. They Say.
The suffragettes headed by Mrs. Boor-
man Wells, Miss Anna Murphy. DR.. Meude
Glascoe. Elmer Davidson and Henry
Werner invaded Columbus Circle last
night, but owing TO the official zeal OF
Policeman Csuheld OF the West Forty
seventh street station the attack was
transformed into retreat.
1t was the intention Of the fighters
for franchise to hold a short open air
meeting and then take the crowd collected
by their eloquence into the vacant store
on the first foor Of the American Building
Mr.. Davidson and Mr.. Werner placed a
stout wooden stool upon a soap box near
the curbstone. and Miss Murphy. leaping
lightly to the summit. began to mention
few Of the reasons why she thought
women ought 20 vote.
She had not fairly started when Cau-
field interrupted her by demanding to see
her permit 70 hold public meeting in the
street. Miss Murphy replied that they
didn' Z have a written permit. but that they
had q general permit from Inspector Cort-
right TO hold open air meetings all over
town.
The policeman shook his head. 'My
orders from Capt. Daily are to stop this
meeting until you can show me permit.
he said.
Mrs. Wells asked il she could get Capt
DAILY on the telephone, and upon being
informed that she could by calling up
Police Headquarters rushed around the
corner and down Broadway. She was
gone a long time. but the policeman
yielded to the persuasions Of the suffra-
gettes 80 far as to allow Miss Murphy to
finish her speech.
When DR.. Glascoe attempted to mount
the platform. however. he announced that
the meeting was at an end. He added
that Mrs. Wells might be telephoning. but
he believed she had either gone home or
was starting another meeting.
Then Mrs. Wells reappearcd very much
out OF breath and wearing an expression
of deep detection. She had talked with
Capt. DAILY, she admitted, and he had said
that without written permit from Head
quarters no meeting could be held upon
any of the street corners in his precinct
Wed just as soon 60 in the middle Of
the street. said Miss Murphy.
And get in the way OF the traffic
squad?" asked Policeman Caufeld.
"The Salvation Army have meetings
wherever they please said another
sun agette.
well. religious meetings are different
explained the policeman
This is a religion to us protested
Miss Murphy solemnly. The policeman
laughed. And you have given a great
blow to the Cause by breaking up our
meeting, for now we can't get decent
sized audience inside said another
woman.
"Oh, the crowd was just waiting here
to see what I'd do replied Caufeld.
why don't you 60 in where it's warm and
you can all have seats?'
The sufIragettes followed his advice,
but only few of the unconverted accom-
panied them.
Mrs. Wells is going to see Inspector
Cortright to-day and have the question
Of permits settled once for all. and then,
she says, Capt. DAILY will see what he will
see. Policeman Cauield took the name
and address OF an "anti' bystander who
promised to testify IL necessary that he
had done his xhola duty hut no moro.