New-York tribune., 1910-01-18
VASSAR GIRL HELD
POLICE BREAK UP
STRIKE MEETING.
Mss MIhoIland and Old 4rmy
Football Player arrested IN
Police Station.

Following an encounter between strlk-
ing shirtwaist makers and the police IN
Waverley Place, Miss Inez Milholland
one of the Vassar graduates who have
been helping the strikers, was arrested
in the Mercer street station last night.
Miss Milholland had followed the police
there with her escort. Lieutenant Henry
w Torney, of the United States army, to
protest against arrests OF strikers. He
was arrested also Lieutenant Torney
was a we'll known football player at
West Point.
The police had gathered in fifteen pris
oners. thirteen young women and girls
and two men, when they broke up the
demonstration. They said that Miss
Milholland and her escort were taking
part in the demonstration, but managed
to elude them at the moment.
The charge made against Miss Milhol-
land and Lieutenant Torney was of vio-
lating Section 2,093 of the Penal Code,
celating to refusal to disperse when or
dered to do so by an officer of the law.
Bail was provided for Miss Milholland
and her escort soon after their arrest by
her father.
The demonstration in front of the
Waverly Place factory was we'll under
way when Captain Henry and about
eight of his officers reached there last
night. The captain was surprised to find
nearly a hundred and fifty striking
shirt waist makers marching in a sort
of Iockstep in front of the factory.
al md he
captain said that Miss Milholland was
at the head of the line and her escort
beside her
crowd of fully FIVE hundred inter
ested spectators was watching the
marching line. which doubled back and
forth in front of the factory. Every
now and then there was cheering.
Captain Henry approached Miss Mil
holland and ordered her to stop the
demonstration.
who are you?" was the answer he
received.
Il am Captain Dominick Henry, of the
Mercer street station" courteously re-
piled the commander of the precinct.
What is your number?" was the next
question from Miss Milholland.
That is not necessary" responded the
captain. Then he added Il am in COM
rland in this precinct and I order you
TO stop, in the name of the law
Miss MiIholland replied: Magistrate
Barlow has stated that you are within
your prerogative if you keep moving in
front of any place
During this conversation the line had
never stopped in it's march and Captain
Henry was obliged to keep pace as it
turned and doubled back walking along
with Miss Milholland. The crowd began
TO cheer and the strikers cries added to
the confusion.
You must stop" again commanded
Captain Henry, but the line remained
intact and continued to wave back and
forth. The girls and young women were
marching in lockstep, but their arms,
instead of being on the shoulders Of
their companions, were at their sides.
Seeing that his orders were ignored,
Captain Henry told his men to arrest as
many of the striking operatives as they
could. He gave the order just as the
marchers were describing a circle Miss
MiIholland was on the side of the cir
Gle opposite Captain Henry. and as the
police officers began to make arrests she
disappeared with her escort
All of the prisoners except Miss Mil
holland and Lieutenant Torney were ar
raigned before Magistrate Kernochan in
the Night Court last night. The two
men were discharged, but the young
women were held in 5000 each for Spe-
cial Sessions on the charge of unlawful
assembly. The charge of disorderly con-
duct was dropped.
Miss Milholland said the arrest of the
striking operatives was an outrage and
a piece of fragrant injustice