Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-18
VASSAR GIRL HELD
Miss MiIhoIIand, Strika Sym
pathizer, Arraigncd.
ARMY OFFICER WITH HER
Both Arrested in Police Station
Ate. Police Had Broken
Up Meeting.
ARMY OFFICER WITH HER

| NEW YORK. January 1S-Strikine, sirl
shirt waist makers wer, today inclined I,
believe that the arrest Of Miss Inez Mil
holland. the Vassar graduate, who has
been aiding them in their struggle, would
help rather than harm their cause
They claim that Miss Milholland was
unjustly apprehended and cite Mayor
Gaynor's opinion, expressed to two OF
their number who called on him yester-
day. that the police possibly are too dras.
! tic in their treatment OF the strikers.
| Miss Milholland and Lieut.. Henry W.
Torney. U. g. A., a West Pointer and
former foot ball star. her companion who
was arrested with her, were arraigned
! today.
| simultaneously the strike leaders met
and declared increased confidence i'm vic
tory. now tina. not only such prominent
society women as Miss Anne Morgan and
Mrs. Belmont are championing them I'm
their fight. but in addition the sympathies
of Mayor Gaynor have been enlisted and
his aid promised in helping secure a set
Element satisfactory to the workers.
Arrested in Police Court.
| Following an encounter between strik-
ing shirt waist makers and the police ir
Waverly place last night, Miss Milholland
and Torney were arrested in the Mercer
| street station. Miss Milholland had fol-
| lowed the police there with her escort to
! protest against arrests of strikers.
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 Mil
hrlI md HA. Ao1r
| in the demonstration. but managed to
| elude them at the moment.
The charge made against Miss MiIhol-
land and Torney was of violating section
2O9S OF the penal code. relating to re-
fusa1 to dispense when ordered to do SO
by an officer Of the law. Bail was pro-
vided for Miss Milholland and her es-
cort soon after their arrest by her
father.
All Marching in Lock Step.
| The demonstration in front of the Va
verify place factory was we'll under way
when Capt. 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 q sort Of lock step
In front of the factory. Nearly all were
young women. and the captain said that
| MISS hll0OlldIlu was dI the neaQ OF the
line and her escort beside her.
A crowd of fully 500 interested spec
| tators was watching the marching line
which doubled back and forth in front
of the factory. Every now and then there
was cheering.
| Capt. Henry approached Miss Milhol-
land and ordered her to stop the demon
stration.
! "Who are you?" was the answer he re-
lceived.
/
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: II am i'm com.
mand In this precinct. and / order you
to stop. in the name OF the law
Claimed to Be Within Her Rights.
| Miss MiIholland replied: Magistrate
Barlow has stated that you are within
your prerogative il you keep moving in
front of any place"
| During this conversation the line had
never stopped it's march. and Capt Henry
was obliged to keep pace as it turned and
doubled back, walking along with Miss
MilholIand. The crowd began to cheer
| and the strikers cries added to the con.
| fusion.
you must STOP" again commanded
Capt. Henry. but the line remained I'm.
tact 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
Capt. Henry told his men to arrest as
| many Of the striking operatives as they
could. He gave orders just as the
marchers were describing a circle. Miss
Milholland was on the side OF the circle
opposite Capt. Henry. and as the police
| officers commenced to make arrests she
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