The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-29
REBA SEES SEVEN OF
FAITHFUL SENTENCED
Glory Of Her Hunger Strike
Dimmed as Judge Hands Out
Two Month Terms.
ANARCHISTS OUT IN FORCE
Noisy Delegation Led by Berk-
man SINNERS Down in the
Court Room.

TARRYrowN. NJ T., July 2s.--Ssven of
the accused In the anarohist-I. w. w.
cases were sent 70 the penitentiary for
two months to-day. one convicted man re-
ceiving a suspended sentence, the ninth
was acquitted and Reba Edelsohn had the
glory OF her hunger strike dimmed by
philistins soeptioism. Reba's trial for tho
same offence will not como on until o.
tober 2s. when she has finished her pres
ent engagement with New York city.
Up TO the moment they got to the
court whore JQudge W. u. Moorehouse
was to try them for disturbing tho peace
the accused aeitatnrs and their friend
were most enthusiastic. They come from
New York city on trolley carr, led by Al
exander Berkman. Leonard Abbott, Helen
OF Troy" who wears black for Arthur
Caron, the man who blew himself up
with a bomb. Marie Yuster. LOUIS Ber-
ger. Elaine Fitzgerald and thirty or
forty others. They sang Ca Ira" and
the Marseillaise. made speeches out OF
the car wtndows and cheered loudly for
Reba- whom they called a martyr.
Upon their arrival nj the court room
they simmered down at once. rarrytown
had all its policemen on duty; there were
policemen from other towns, county detec-
tives and some detectives from New York
his friends started to enter the court, but
were stopped and searched before being
allowed to go In.
After the orations had ~rbsided tho
party consented to be searched and tho
ind consisted largely Of cigarettes.
Reba came up from New York In ono
OF Commissioner Daviss automobiles. ac.
companfed by physician and nurse.
She made a spectacular entrance into the
courtroom. She had 10 he helped out
OF the machine, up the stairs, escorted
into the room and then leaned languidly
back in chair She was pale and seemed
to be weak A little red came into her
pallor when she saw the srins Of the
unregenerate part of the audience and
heard remarks about midnight banauets.
Judge Moorehouse called the case Of
Rehs frst Justus Sheffield. the lawyer
for the defendants. wanted her tried at
once but District Attorney Weeks sug-
ge.ted a postponement until after she has
finished her present sentence. Berkman
then declared that her bail would be
forfeited. He was told tina; such An
action would mean n OBTAINING warrant
at Blackwelrs Island. snd suheided.
Charles Plunkett. the frst defendant
put on trial, tried to make a speech and
succeeded in saying that he did not care
whether he was sent To Jail or not. as Il
would aid the cause. He was convicted
ana tfutfnNeu W TWO '''ltnS w tuf p"ul-
Tertiary. which means Rlackwells Island.
where Westchester county keeps her pris
Csnev
Very rapidly thereafter Jacob Tsaacson.
Joseph Secundi. Louis Pastoreo, Louis
Fabracino. Maurice Rudome and Frank
Mandez we're convicted and sentenced TO
similar terms. Adolf Aufricht. who was
also'convicted. said he was not a Socialist
and was allowed 20 go on n suspended
sentence. Harry wilkes was acquitted.
Reba returned to New York before tho
trials ended and her followers had no
chance to give her an ovation. The
prisoners we're taken over TO the White
Plains jail for the night and others went
back home
AZ q result Of the manner In which the
hoard Of trustees failed 20 hack up the
police IN the recent l. W. W. clashes in
this village Robert y. Hudson. one OF the
trustees. to- night rendered hi. resignation.