New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-08
Who PUNCHED HIS NOSE?
Suffragette. Patro|man Says,
and Restaurant Man Agrees.
SHE WILL NOT DISCUSS IT
Campaign 0ratory from Broad
way Window Leads to Arrest
and Wins Taft Vote.

MY. Bealey proprietor OF Healey
| restaurant, at No. 24Ss Broadway. says
that his is democratic place, but there
IL one thing at which he draws the line
he will not have suffrage speeches mado
from his front windows
Now. Mrs. Ira Bushnell Kirkland. OF
No. 229 West l01st street, thinks Mr.
Healey's front windows an ideal spot for
suffrage speech. or at least she did
| think so up to last Monday which Is why
Mrs. Kirkland was taken from Healey's
restaurant 10 the West Doth street station
by Patrolman Harry Neushafer on Mon
day night and locked up on charge Of in
toxication and why Patrolnlan Neushafer
IS nursing a punched nose.
Who punched It?
It's owner and Charles McManus, as
sistant at Healeys restaurant say that
Mrs. Kirkland did.
Mrs. Kirkland isn't saying anything at
ALL except that she Is a suffragist
The charge against Mrs Kirkland was
changed In the women's Night court 10
| one Of disorderly conduct, and then
dropped. Mr.. TIeaey said Yesterday that
II Mrs Kirkland had been a man he would
have pressed tho charge. Being that she
was a lady, lie said, he didn't
Mr. ITealey chcrishes a pride in his
restaurant. which he says is the prettiest
place in New York and he told the re-
porter almost with tears In his voice that
such a thing As woman suffrage being
shouted from It's front windows had never
happened 10 II before.
"A very nice class Of people come here,
he said. earnestly, land when this lady
began 70 shout from the windows l could
not allow Il. II was the busy time, at
dinner. and she disturbed my patrons
Did she shout suffrage? Sure; something
! Ike H. So told the patrolman outside
10 take her out.
We'll. you know how II IL with po-
lceman: he didn't want to-
Tie was afraid TO She was too big for
| imE said Mr. McManus candidly.
! Shed a made four Of that patrolman.
Nv. she was husky body! She said she
uas a leadln suffrsgist and president OF
the New York Civic League. Did she
, Ugh, when We took her out? We'll, l
guess.
she hit the officer on the nose and she
I tried TO hit me. Yes. the officer tackled
| hcr finally. but II took four OF us to get
/ her out" Mr. McManus sighed and
rubbed one shoulder gingerly.
And she made them stop while she
made q suffrage speech on the sidewalk,
pursued Mr.. HeaIey. We'll. can't help
what the women aufraglsts do on the
/ sidewalk All | ask is that they don't
make speeches IN my restaurant.
/ u had to get the lady arrested. She
wouldn't leave when I asked her to.
/ had 10 show that were no Bull Moosers
/ here.
/ Were all Taft people here; yes. and
Taft Is going 10 beat 'em 10 finish.
Mr.. Healey said he had sort Of an In
tcntion 81 voting Tor Roosevelt until the
latter came out for woman suffrage. Then
/ no switched TO TAFT.
| Il amt rabid against woman suffrage
/ he observed but when Roosevelt took u
I'D I said, I'm done with him And the
surracists and Bull Moosers can't come
shouting from my windows
Mrs. Kirkland IL reported 10 have said
! that she had put the matter in the hands
| OF a lawyer. and that she was going 70
/ light II 10 a finish
When seen AT her home yesterday all
she would say VASE 81 am not going 10
say anything. am not In position to
sav anything. Yes. am sufrragist. but
I want you 70 understand that this Is not
an interview"
| officers OF various suffrage organiza-
tions declared that the had never heard
, Mrs. kirtland's name