New-York tribune., 1913-12-24
Women Get Warrants.

The magistrate invitation was &C.
ceptcd by Miss Marjorie Dorman, sec-
retary of the Wage Farmers League.
and Miss Alice Edith Abel. president
OF the League. who went last night 10
the Jefferson Market court and fled
complaints against the exhibition.
we went TO the show this morning"
said Miss Dorman. and found the the
atre filed with young men between the
ages Of sixteen and tNenty-One. with
apparently nothing 10 do on that fine
December morning but idle in that the
atre. We were the only women there,
although the films we're advertised as
a warning object lesson FOR young girls.
Before the complaints were made the
police We're powerless 10 act on their
own initiative, admitting that the in
junction protected the films wherever
exhibited. However. they had no option
but 10 serve the warrants Commits
sloner Newburgcr's chief aid was Ser
geant Quinn who led the raids at the
Park Theatre.
The employees arrested were Miss
Julia Kenny. ticket seller. Of No. h's
West l2Ith street. John J. Hsgeney,
manager. OF No 16S Eiehth avenue;
Harry Jewell. ticket taker. Of No. 81
jefferson street. Brooklyn. and William
Foley. operator. Of No. l26 West Goth
street.
At the time there was crowded
house. and when tho exhibition sud
denly stopped a clamor arose. The
spcctators crowded about the doris, and
we're offered tickets. but refused TO take
ANYTHING but money.
Bail Of All Is Doubled.
When Samuel n. London. producer of
The Inside Of the White Slave Traf'ic'
appcared i'm the afternoon before Mag
,strate Murphy with the fve employee
Of the Park Theatre arrested last sat
urdav. an unexpected storm broke to
banish their rancied security under the
nrotection Of Justice Ford's sweeping
Injunction against police interference
with the production.
The Nrst hint OF trouble was when
the defendants waived examination and
the Judge held all for Special Sessions.
raising the bail OF each from Soo 10
1000. Abraham Gruber, who. with
Nrs Inez Mlholland Boissovain, rep
resents them. protested and asked that
the bail be kept at the lower figure.
ANY one engaged In such an enter
prise as that is entitled to no consider
alton. in my opinion" replied the Judge.
81 ,,iII also say that believe that each
separate performance # these pictures
constitutes separate offence. and n
any citizen wishes 10 ask In my court
,or warrants for the arrest Of those
connected with them shall be glad TO
issue them"
81 shall see whether the government
car be run by injunction said Magls-
trate Murphy. Il shall issue the war
rants. and il the police do not execute
them they will he guilty Of crime
Afterward in the chief magistrates
chambers Magistrate Murphy discussed
his action with a Tribune reporter, de-
claring that he was thoroughly indig-
nant at the action Of the Alm play peo-
ple I'm persisting TO give their eXhibi-
tions in the face Of protests and the
efforts OF the police to stop them.
THE terms Of that injunction are SO
sweeping" he said. that / seriously
believe, in case OF a fire or riot In the
theatre the police would be afraid to go
in and do their duty for fear OF coming
i'm conflict with It. In our law schools
ye are taught that government by in
junction is a danger to he avoided, ard
that the power Of injunction should be
invoked only when every other measure
has failed. ] may be in contempt Of
court. but-wcll. then, ] am in con-
tempt: but / feel very deeply on this
riot OF obscene spectacles that is going
on i'm our city and believe ! have the
poyer Of a private citizen to criticise
any act Of the government
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