New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-13
CROWD SEES ARREST
OF MISS butcher
Social Worker Is Taken to
Station on DisOrderly
Conduct Charge.
p H. DOUGLAS HELD
FOR INTERFERING
Addresses Clerks Leaving Retail
Store-POlice Have Struggle
with Throng.

Miss Elizabeth B. butcher, daughter OF
one OF Brooklyn's oldest and most ex-
elusive families. college graduate and at
one time aldermanic candidate on the So
cialist ticket, was arrested yesterday IN
4sd St, near Sixt av. on charge OF
disorderly conduct. After her pedigree
had been taken at the East 5lst st. sta
ton. she was released on bail furnished
by Mrs. James p. Warbasse. wife or the
State Civil Service Commissioner
At the same time Paul Howard Doug
las. a student OF economics and philosophy
at Columbia University. was also arrested,
charged with interfering with an officer
I'm the performance of his duty. With
Miss butcher at the time OF her arrest
we're Miss Hlldegarde Kneelande, we'll
known as q social worker; Mrs. Frank H.
Cothren, member Of the Mayors Police
Pensions Commission; Mrs Herbert War
basse wife of one OF District Attorney
Whitman's assistants. and Mrs. James
r. Warbasse. They all drove over with
her to the police station and were unani-
nous In their indignant protests over the
action OF Sergeant Smythe. OF the East
51st st station. who made the arrests.
The arrests were witnessed by several
thousand persons, and this number was
Increased constantly until all traffic in
43d st was effectually blocked. II was
not until the police had struggled with
the crowd for a quarter of an hour or
more that they finally succeeded in getting
it under control and traffic resumed.
Miss butcher, who lives with her
father, George c. butcher, at 80 Pierre
pont st, Brooklyn. drove up to the 4Sd st.
entrance Of large retail establishment
shortly before o'clock yesterday after
noon in n touring car with her women
companions. There they were met by
Douglas. The purpose Of their visit was
for Douglas to address the clerks OF the
store as they left the building and urge
them to Join the Union for Retail Clerks
Miss butcher and her companions con-
sttute the committee which has charge OF
the work OF recruiting for this union.
Promptly at o'clock Douglas began his
harangue. and almost instantly the block
already we'll crowded with hurrying home
goers, was damned with people. Sergeant
Smythe tried 10 keep a passage clear, and
is said, TO interfere with Douglas.
Miss butcher Jumped out Of the car and
called the officers attention to the fact
that they had permit from Commission
er Woods. allowing them to address store
clerks leaving their places OF business.
Smythe insisted that they could not OBJ
struct traffic and ordered her 10 move on.
More talk followed. ending In his placing
Miss butcher under arrest and charging
her with disorderly conduct.
Then Douglas got into the game Ac-
cording to Smythe, Douglas rushed over
to him, caught him by the shoulders and
whirled him around with such force that
he nearly knocked him off his feet Doug
las continued to protest excitedly against
Miss butchers arrest and was promptly
arrested on the charge Of interfering with
an officer in the discharge Of his duty.
The whole party then adjourned to the
East 5lst st. station, where Mrs. war
basse offered her house at SSi Washington
av., Brooklyn, as bail for the two prison
ers. 1t was accepted. and they Will be
heard in Yor<ville Court this morning.
Miss butcher is a graduate Of Packer
Institute and Vassar College. In 1911 the
Socialist party chose her as It's candidate
for Alderman in the lst Assembly District
Of Kings County. She accepted the nomi-
nation. For years she has been actively
connected with the Women's Trade Union
League. During the shirtwaist strike she
did picket duty, and after the Asch
Building fire she had charge Of distribut-
ing $4,000 Of the $4,000 relief fund raised
Her father is wealthy. and besides MS
Brooklyn home has a splendid country
estate at New Canaan. Conn.