Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-06

Washington, March SC. f. Lynch,
commissioner Of public safety at Law
renee Mass, who has charge of the
police department there, today told
the house rules committee, which is
hearing testimony on conditions in the
mill strike in that CITY. that ne did
not know by what authority of law
women with babies in their arms had
been taken to the police station after
the riot at the depot.
No Parents Appealed to Him.
T1n6er questioning by Representa-
tive Stanley, Lynch said none of the
| parents of the children had appealed
/ to him against their being taken away,
but he understood from one Of his po-
lice captains that all of them did not
have permission to leave.
Did you see in the Jail, after the
struggle at the depot, women ana
children, and women with babies in
their arms?" asked Representative
Starley.
Yes, I saw them there. but they
were not in jail"
Held Until Gases Disposed OF.
How were they restrained? Weren't
They were brought there to be held
until their cases had been disposed
Of"
They were brought there by the
police, then, and did you ask any of
these mothers whether they were in-
| carcerated because they had tried to
keep their children from being kid
mapped or because they tried to send
them away"
mo. I did not" replied Lynch
Didn't Know the Law.
BY what warrant were these moth
ers and children there?"
I didn't know what the law was
on the subject.
well, then, just why were they
| arrested2p persisted Mr. Stanley.
q don't think they were, and l did
| not know at the station whether they
| were mothers or not replied Lynch.
/ His testimony ended there and he will
/ be or the stand tomorrow.
Mrs. Taft at Hearing
The children who were brought on
| before the committee to testify in its
| hearings on the two congressional res
| olutions Of investigation of conditions
at Lawrence, concluded their testi-
mony today, and members Of the cit
| liens committee Of Lawrence were
| heard.
Mrs. William H. Taft attended the
| hearing and gave close attention to
the testimony of the riot at the sta
ton.
Children Locked in Cells.
Max Bogatin Of Philadelphia, a
/ witness of yesterday and recalled to-
day said he had seen babies, little
| boys and girls, in cells, locked up. Wo-
men arrested in the riot, he said, had
| been fined 81 for blocking the side
walk
George Z. Rover, IT., a Boston at.
torney, appearing for the strike COM
mittee, declared he had difficulty il
getting court officials to show TO hin
complaints against the children.
Says Soldiers swore at Her.
Josephine Liss, a striker. testified
that when she went out for a wall
soldier stopped her with a bayonei
and swore at her Then she strucl
him with her muff and was arrested
for assault, locked up ana fined SO
On another occasion, she testified
she had seen a woman struck on the
head with 8 club by q policeman anC
also had seen men beaten until theil
/ heads were. covered with blood.
System to Prevail in Labor Wars.
Simon Krebel, who was in Law
renee on Saturday, February "a, q
member of the committee from Phil
adelphia, and organizer of the Indus
trial Workers of the World, was the
next witness.
This system of taking children from
strike towns is a system that's going
to prevail in this country in the future
IN labor wars said Knebel
les imported from Europe, isn't
it?" asked Representative Hardwick.
We'll, it mas been used in Europe,
said Knebel, but that is not the
only reason why it should be tried
nere.'
! Il just wanted to know the fact
said Mr.. HarGwick.
well, it is a good system hnebe
continued
Scenes at the Depot.
Telling Of what happened at ths
Lawrence depot, Knebel said:
1--WE groured the children in a file
of two and started to send them ouf
of the depot door. Then we saw TIVE
lines of police. Just as we left the
duoT the police started their bloody
work.
THE children and their parents be
gan to pass through the line Of po'
lice. The police tore the children
They were screaming and there were
most unearthly yells, ! saw one po-
liceman strike a pregnant woman II
the abdomen.
Dragged Away by Policemen.
''Wnen I came out, I was stoopine
over four or five children. Immedi-
ately three or four policemen get hole
of ME and wrestled me all over th'
place They didn't want TO arrest me
They dragged me until my Eliac blct
and visited my foot When they go
me away they went back | couldn
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