The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-23

vigorous and used clubs.
Marie Cans. q little. blond young
woman. was the centre Of most Of
the disorder. She was trying TO make
an !. w. w. speech against var. The
International Peace Forum had sent
Frank Urban. . speaker. TO the sta
tue. He strung a big American nag
between the lamp posts and took his
stand In front Of II, ten feet away
from the Ganz woman. They did not
interrupt each other because In the
hootinE and jcering neither could pos
sibIy hear what the other said. On
the downtown side Of the statue was
II. w. Yaeger Of the Socialist Labor
party. who also interested himself By
bawling quantities Of language into
the unheedlng ears Of hundreds who
were fighting TO get around 20 the
other side and Join In the batting Of
Marie CAM.
The object Of the trouble making
part Of the crowd was to jam the
woman against the sharp spikes Of the
railing. Now and then she cried out
sharply and there was uproarious
laughter and cheering. Time and again
charges knocked her from the post
on which she was standing 30 that
her head and shoulders were above
the crowd. The small boys and some
Of the men nearest her caught at aer
dress and shouted insults Once .
policeman. who had worked In close
to her. was told that man had struck
at her face. He plunged into the
crowd and grabbed a man and a wave
Of kicking. striking. cursing humanity
was started down TO the sidewalk in
front Of the Sun Building. carrying the
woman speaker With II. The man was
headed for Chatham Square and speed
ed on his way by . boost from . big
policeman Knee.
Marie Cans. seeing that the diver
sion had cleared tho space about the
,tatue. rushed back and mounted her
post again. In ten seconds she Wa
again In trouble. Detectives and po-
licemen ordered her 10 get out.
Clear foot room for me and III get
QUIT" she cried. A. fast a. the police
cleared space the crowd surged
back. The speaker mounted the cop
ing Of the pedestal. A dirty faced
boy In knickerbockers climbed up and
put his arm about her waist. The ap-
piauss AM cheering were deafsnins.
The accompanying comments. which
could be heard above the roar. would
have shocked q hshwifs. Marie Cans
slapped tho boys face and knocked
him OF the ledge. A detective and
q reporter tossed him out ON the
heads Of tho mob.
IF you want war" shrieked the
woman agttator. go to hell and got
It."
She jumped down. ran around the
statue and climbed over the railing
into Nassau street. Five hundred
men ran after her. she ran down
Building. crossed the street to the
door Of No. i<7 Nassau street and ran
into the corridor. e. A. Treadwell.
superintendent Of the building. saw
the hoOdlum crowd following and
slammed and bolted the Iron grillsd
gate.
Edward Blaksly Of No. 2S2 West
Ono Hundred and Fifteenth street.
was arrested In the crowd. charged
with drunkenness and disorder. He
was led away saying he Eloried In
imprisonment for standing up for the
nag.
| Reba. better known a. Becky.
FIielson and Samuel Hartman. the
two Anarchists arrested for creating
yesterdays disturbance at the Frank
lin statue In City Hall Square. we're
examined to-day BY Magistrate
Simn,s In tho Centre Street Police
Court.
The court room was packed with
Anarchists and !. w. w. members.
Only one witness for the defense
had been put on when adjournment
for lunch was taken. He was Scott
McReynolds, employed on the New
York Journal. He said that the
crowd was a good natured and face
tioA one and that he heard no
threats and did not hear the speakers
deride the nag.