Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-06
DEF|ES ARREST TO
SEE HER DEAD BABY
Woman Who Fought Eviction
Released from Jail for
I Funeral.

Released from jail because of the
death of her baby, Mrs. oscar silver
son. of 1903 Seventh street, harrison
whom Constable White charges with
having tried to shoot him, attended
tho funeral this afternoon of the
babe. The services were held IN the
Siyerson home. Historically Mrs
Siyerson, with the body OF the paoe
before her declared hersef innocent
of the charge. She must go 10 court
however.
Until an undertaker's wagon backed
nm TO the front door of her nome
Yesterday afternoon with the body OF
the child. Mrs Siverson had been III
hiding i'm the home of a neighbor
down the street.
T1he constable and two of his depu-
ties. who had jumped from windows
the day before, when they belleVed
she was shooting at them because
they were trying to eVict her, hau
obtained warrant for her arrest.
charging her with attempting TO XII
them, and policemen were watching
the house to arrest her.
But when Mrs. Siverson saw the
bodv of her infant, 10 months OLD,
who had been in a babies hospital
carried into the home she cared noth-
ing for warrants, and ran from her
refuge, grasping the little body from
the undertaken and dropping to the
steps in hystercal grief
Policemen Touched.
The two policemen who had the
warrant and who had been on guard
since Monday turned their heads and
or11mmed their fingers on the fence
rail while the distraught mother wept
over her infant Neighbors gathered
and after a long time Mrs. Siverson
was induced to release her hold on
the body and it was carried into the
house. Then the policemen plucked
up courage and led her to the police
station. She was beside herself with
grief and did not care where she
went. She was locked in q cell.
Several women nelghbors induced
Constable White to postpone the eyic-
ton for half an hour, and while he
and his deputies waited in the room
with the corpse of the little baby
these women went to the home OF
Mrs, Christina Harlow. owner of the
house, and laid the case before her.
Her heart was touched to the extent
of authorizing White to postpone the
eviction until after the funeral.
Then the women returned to White
and tried to get him to withdraw the
charge he had made against Mrs.
Slyerson If he would do that she
could be released from Jail and at
tend the funeral of her baby But
White refused to do this, saying that
constables must be protected in their
work of evicting persons. Efforts
were made to reach Police Justice
Joseph NJ. Branegan, but it was learn
ed he was at Trenton at a session Of
the assembly of which he is mem
Der.
Mayor Comes to Aid.
BY this time Mayor Joseph p. Rior-
dan had taken an interest in the case,
ana when every other effort had failed
he authorized the police to release
Mrs. Siverson In his custody, saying
he would be responsible for her ap-
pearance when wanted. Neighbors
took her home to her nine surviving
children and began 10 arrange for the
little funeral.
Il did not shoot at the constables,
Mrs. Siverson said. Il never had a
pistol in my life. When they came
..no my house to put out the furni-
ture | brought a whip down on a table
with such force that 1t sounded like a
pistol shot, and the constables were
80 frightened they didn't wait to
leave by the door, but jumped through
the windows