The Washington herald., 1913-03-16
women SUBMIT
Police NUMBERS
Su2ragists Include IN Affidavit
Means Of Identifying Alleged
Inefficient Members.
MRS. BURLESON ON STAND
Grand Marshal Tells Of Having to
Face 'Howlins, Jeering
Mob"

The cid saying, Every story has two
Sides" again was demonstrated at the
hearing yesterday before the Senate
subcommittee investigating the. police
protection afforded the suffragist pageant
en- March 8 Following several days de-
voted to testimony favorable to the
police. suftragists and suffrasist sympa-
thi=ers placed before the committee sew
eral new facts which they regard as
damaging.
The numbers of thirty-two policemen
\ were submitted to the committee as
| Jeing among those who made little or
| no effort to drive the crowds back from
the middle of the Avenue. Some of the
numbers are the same as furnished the
committee by Senator Poindexter OF
| Washington. at the beginning OF the
hearings last week. The numbers were
given in an affidavit presented by Miss
Elizabeth a. Hyde, 1s+0 Summit Place.
They are 2oe. 423. 3Ss, 81, SIS, 5s9. 1S3, In.
aS, u.s. 247, a. 512 $50. 37s. i5S. 5s5. 2ll. 493.
Ios 30. iS2. 1884, 81, Gal 3l7, lse, 5G5 isi. es5.
Il, and ls.
A vivid description of the difficulties
which the advance of the pageant en-
countercd in forcing its way along Penn
sylvania Avenue through the jeering and
hooting crowds was given by Mrs Rich
l
the procession. Mrs. Eurleson first toll
Of interviews with Maj. sylvester and of
his promising protection. She declared
| TO the committee that Maj. Sylvester
\ had informed her that orders to the
policemen would oe obeyed.
| Mrs. Burleson told OF asking the assist
ance Of a policeman who merely stood
still and laughed at her. The crowd. see
ing the policeman's indifference. laughed
nd
line Of procession. Mrs. Burleson. after
telling of the delay in starting the pag-
| cant, pictured the scenes along the Ave-
nue.. After the procession had moved
about a block, she declared, she was face
| to face with a 'howling, jeering mob"
Mrs. Burleson exhibited a picture taken
near the Willard. showing the dense
crowds on the Avenue.
Il seemed to be absolutely alone said
| Mrs Burleson. face to face with this
horrible mob. / shouted for help. l was
alone and terrified. The crowd" she said.
was not composed Of women and chill
dren. 1t was made up OF young men
rowdies, hooting hoodlums. / was i'm
pressed with the number of young and
rough men"
At the conclusion of Mrs. BurIeson's
testimony Maj. Sylvester asked her sew
eral questions regarding conversations he
had with her about any change in the
route Of the parade. Mrs. Burleson ad-
mitted that the line of parade had not
been delivered to Mai. Sylvester until
Sunday. and that she had told him the
privilege of grand marshal had been
taken from her.
A score or more other witnesses testi-
fled pro and con on the affair Several
prominent men told of the activities Of
the police along the line of march. and
declared that they seemed to be doing
an that could be done to drive the crowd
back. A number Of suffragists who tes-
tifed yesterday gave testimony directly
opposite. They charged the police with
Indifference. and declared they made no
attempt to maintain order.
The committee adjourned shortly after
noon until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
when a number OF members OF the police
force will be heard.