The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-27
'ANAN|AS CLUB GETS
MORE new MEMBERS
BECKY EDELsoN JUMPS IN CLASS
WITH COLONEL
ROOSEVELT.
ANXIOUS FOR FORCE.
DEMANDS TO BE FED AGAINST HER
WILL. AND DISPLAYS PARA {.
DoxICAL DISPOSITION
TO OFFICIALS.
ANXIOUS FOR FORCE

New York, July 2s.--Reba Edeishon
will probably be released from the
-workhouse at Blackwell's Island to-
morrow in accordance with her purpose
TO file bond of 1900 to keep the
peace in order that she may go out to
the highways and by-ways to declaim
against Commissioner IF Corrections
Katherine B. Davis, and all others who
have been concerned in the conspiracy
to prevent Reba from appearing as a
MARTYR to the cause"
Justice Sheffield. counsel for Miss
Edelshon, has informed Miss Davis
that he Will go to the island tomor-
row for conference with his client,
and that he expects the peace bond viii
be furnished Pending his arrival and
her approaching freedom. Miss Edel-
shon was very quiet today She re-
fused to eat at the regular time this
morning, but In the afternoon she
asked for glass of water. She APP
peared to be in the best OF spirits
and health, although still chagrined
because of her inability TO conceal the
fact that she has been eating while
trying 10 make her friends outside
believe that she was fasting
New York, July 26-Becky Edel-
oQits 4SVW = VI N . pESSt hsloWh anu
only hunger striker. is SO peeved with
the treatment she is receiving that
she announced today that she was
going to have her lawyer, Justus
Sheffield. procure bond for her 30
she could get out of the workhouse
and tell the world all about 1t. Com
missioner OF Corrections Katherine B.
Davis was more than willing that the
young woman should go on her way.
and telephoned and sent messengers
to search for Mr.. Sheffield. The law
yer was not found, however, and
Becky will have to stay on the island
until Monday.
Becky's peevishnes broke out In n
TRADE Friday night, which disturbed
the other patients in the hospital
patients who are really ill--with the
result that Becky was taken from
the hospital and put back in her
cell.
The dissatisfaction of Becky is not
without cause. There she has been
In the workhouse hospital hunger
striking since last Tuesday and, ac-
cordirg to the physicians, seeming
to thrive under the ordeal Letters
and kilograms have been coming to
Commissioners Davis, meanwhile, from
Becky's friends. protesting against
~
watch on the young prisoner. but have
found no reason yet for feeding her
against her will. And Becky got
tired OF waiting
She demanded to be forcibiy fed
and insisted that IT was the right Of
any free born hunger-striker to be
forcibly fed Commissioner Davis
did not hesitate an instant about de-
clartng that Becky would get her wish
whenever her physical condition
seemed to demand nourishment, but
not a moment before.
Thinks II a Fake.
Commissioner Davis had said on
| Friday night that she was convinced
that Becky had been taking her hun
| ger strike and that she had been
eating surreptitiously right along. She
had drunk plenty of water and q
guard caught her sucking a lemon
| The missioner did not see any
reason for forcihly feeding any one
who was so healthy as Becky.
! Miss Davis went over to the work
| house Friday night and was in g
little game of bridge with DR. Anna
1 Hubert and the Protestant chaplain
/ Mr.. Nicholas and his wife, wher
| Becky Edelson cent for DIR. Hubert
Miss Davis told about 1t today.
Its one big lie that I've eaten any
/ thing" began Becky, when DR. Hu
bert went to her in the hospital
Mss Davis said; DR.. Katz Is sneels
and has had somebody watching m,
to see il + ate or not. I haven't eater
and I'm going to have my lawyer
furnish a peace bond so that / car
tell the world what a liar you are
The commissioner Is a liar, too; DR.
katz Is Il liar--everybody Is liar
Commissioner Davis went over T.
the hospital herself and az soon n
| Becky saw her she shouted: I'll
smash everything in this hospital, /
You don't forcbIy feed me. You'y
4 got to feed me-"
/ The threat TO smash everything hat
| Its effect. for there was no doubt tina
the self-declared hunger striker wa
in good enough physical shape t.
make a good try at carrying out he
threat. So she was taken back. l.
| her cell and locked up. The presen
/ plan of the agitator liz to get out b.
l giving the $500 bond to keep the peac
and to tell the world all about the re
; fusal to forclbly feed her. Then sh
proposes to forfeit the bond and G.
back and hunger strike some more.