The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-01

Then the attendant real peared and told
her she would not be seen.
I'm golng to see him." she announced.
Tell him to look out for himself II ne
doesn't take some action within twenty
four hours I'll wake this town up
she Has = hoy Fined.
With that she returned to the street,
perched herself on u soap box and began
to talk. She was assisted by Alexander
Berkman and Reba Edelsohn. The
crowd Missed and booted. A boy with a
long tongue stuck It out lat Miss Edel-
sohn. She called on a policeman to ar
rest the offender. She wouldn't make q
complaint and finally got Harry Kappa
port OF the Free Speech League to do II
for her. The boy was taken before Mag
istrate Simms and fined dollar He had
only rs cents. so he went to the Tombs
until 4 o'clock.
Policemen finally rescued Miss CAM
and Miss Edelsohn from the crowd and
got them into the subway.
Shortly after the arrival Of Miss CAM
at rs Broadway circulars announcing a
meeting In Mulberry Park were distrib-
uted through the crowd. Some of the
mourners pinned the circulars across their
breasts. They were printed for the Anti
Mii'tarist League. which Is Berkman's or
ganization. and we're not considered when
Sinclair established his silent protest.
Five young men wearing these circulars
appeared early las. evening In front of
Mr.. Rockefeller's home. at 10 West Fifty
fourth street. adjoining that OF his father.
They marched up and down while chauf-
feurs outside the University CLUB made
fun OF them. Mr.. Rockefeller was not at
home and when the chaufreurs' voices
began to attract a crowd Mrs. Rockefeller
teiephoned TO Commissioner Woods.
Detective William Ward was sent out
from the East Sixty-seventh street sta
ton. and while the chauffeurs continued to
tibe at .he marchers he watched the Ave
young men. Tnay made no attempt to
return the Jbcs OF the chaufYeurs. but did
stop once in their walk up and down.
In that instant Ward grabbed two of
them and started for the East Fif,y-first
street station. The prisoners gave their
names and addresses as Ralph Simon and
Maurice Rudome. both OF SO East 1O7th
street Their three companions followed
until other policemen appeared and then
went back to take up the march In front
Of the Rockefeller homes.
Buffers kept guard last night n. the
doors OF both houses ana detectives were
detailed to watch that no attempt was
made TO injure the marchers or the
spectators who Jeered az them.
WIN Fast Three Days.
Sinclair and two OF the women who
were arrested with him on Wednesday
declared hunger strike yesterday after
they had refused to pay fines and had
been sent 10 the Tombs for three days.
The strike Of Miss Freeman and MIS-
Le!tner did not last long. They had been
taken TO the Queens county prison and
Miss Freeman was making an address to
the other prisoners there when Warden
Schleth informed her that her fine and
that OF Mrs. Leitner had been paid. and
that they must leave the prison.
Miss Freeman said afterward she had
no idea who had paid her fine. She said
she was quite disappointed. because she
was really having an interesting time.
despite the distress she felt from not
eating. Sinclair stuck to his promise.
however. He said he would not let any
one pay his fine. Mrs. Sinclair got n
note from him late last night saying that
he was quite III. but would stick It out.
She said she thought his hunger strike
was a splendid protest She also said that
Miss Freeman and Mrs. Leitner would be
or hand this morning to continue the
mourning parade at 26 Broadway.
After a trial that lasted nearly two
hours Magistrate Simms fined Sinclair
and the women arrested with him SO each
for disordery conduct, with the alterna-
tive Of three days Of Imprisonment. Mrs.
Belle Beauman alderman and Mrs. Mar
earet Remington Charter had also been
fined, but their husbands paid despite
their protest. Sinclair and Miss Freeman
and Mrs. Leitner chose the prison. The
author wasn't assigned to a cell until
late In the afternoon. Before that he
was in a corridor where coke iends AMI
other horrible persons were cOngregated."
He said they hooted at him and spat upo,,
him.
As the reporters shook hands with him
he sat down on the' edge of his narrow
bed lie looked about anxously. drew
his gray overcoat close and remarked:
II guess | can sit down. The keeper
assures me this cell 10 sterilized."
"Do you intend TO go on hunger
strlke?" he was asked.
II am Oh hunger strike. ate a
meal Monday night and dish Of ice
cream Tuesday night. That's all have
had"
HAS the muse fired you yet to-day?"
Muse On q strike, Too.
NO have Just been lying down.
| II you want a poem, read The Menag-
erie 1 wrote that when ! was in the
| Newcastle county workhouse In Della
ware for playing tennis on Sunday
was there eighteen hours. l worked on
the stone pile. I'm awfully glad they
have no stone pile here"
Sinclair who once wrote a book on
| fasting. said he didn't think the hunger
strike would hurt him so very much. but
| he feared the environment Of prison
would make Tasting much more difficult
! than fasting under Doctors care.
why haven't you eaten since Monday
| night%' some ono asked.
Because l have been thinking OF this