New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-07
Berkman Leads Defend
ants to Court, but Case
Is Adjourned.
VILLAGE POLICE ALL
OBVIOUSLY ARMED
Counsel Gets Delay to Find
Testimony in Place OF
Caron's and Berg'S.

Alexander Berhman, the anarchlS''
led his ten assistant anarchists VINO
were arrested in Tarrytown on May 81
for starting riot, up the NIL to Judge
william b. Moorhouse's court in th"'
town TO answer TO the charge yesterda'
AZ noon. But almost as soon as ne %o'
them to the top of the hill he turned
them around and marched them down
again. for ne found that their coui'e'
had asked and obtained an adJonfn-
ment of the case until July 20.
The reason for the delay as gi"ea
by the lawyer. Justus Sheffield was
that the deaths of Arthur Caron aad
Charles Berg. two Of the original
twelve arrested. who were killed wniIc
preparing a. bomb in their rooms on
Lexington av. on July 4, removed m
portant witnesses for the defence.
Their testimony. he said, would have
to be made good by others, whom II
was impossible to have present yester-
dav. He also gave the absence OF
material witness. Helen Of Troy mar
ris. on account of sickness, as an add
tional cause for delay.
District Attorney Fred h. Weeks
readily agreed to the delay. saying thS'
il would be just as we'll to allow the
present agitated state of the pu3ilc
mind as a result Of the bomb eNpio-
sion to blow over before proceeding
with the prosecution.
Defendants Two Hours Late.
This agreement was concluded pr
vately in Judge MoorhOuse's chambers
during a delay in the arrival OF the
band of defendants. They had, IN o.
der TO save carfare, decided to work
their way up toward Tarrytown W
subway to Yonkers. by trolley to Has
jngs and by railroad for the last lap
of the pilgrimage, with the result thai.
instead Of getting to Tarrytown at ~
o'clock. the time set for the opening
of the case, they did not arrive until
noon.
Meanwhile the suspense of waitiHT
for them was telling on the Tarryto"n
officials and citizens. There were RI
mors that the Lexington av. bombs
we're not the only ones in possession
of the gang. and that they might bring
others to the courtroom with them 10
carry out an original scheme for blow
ing up their prosecutors. Ihere
were other rumors that the de!2N
meant that the whole crowd ELd
Jumped their bail.
When they finally did come they
found all the town police. augmented
BIZ aqueduct and special police. stand-
ing about with their shooting irons
on their hips showing plainly AS the
wind blew back the unhuttoned flaps
Of their coats. The police fell in be
hind the anarchists at the station and
marched up the hill after them.
Police Search All.
At the doorway Of the building in
which is the courtroom there was an
other squad Of police. They let the
ten defendants. accompanied by b2rN-
man. Leonard Abbott and their corn
sci. pass through. after running searcH-
ing hands over them. Then. as the last
passed through. the police became as
wall of stone.
mo one else. not even reporters, KIN
go through them's my orders" one Of
the policemen announced
"Thcy think We have bombs one Of
"And don't do not winkin. either,
snarcd the policeman, his nerves ap-
parently on edge.
as that in your orders. too?' he was
asked
"Now don't you get fresh" he said.
in complaining tone.
Meanwhile the defendants had gone
in. and when they were asked If the
adjournment suited them they agreed
that il was perfectly satisfactory. ard
they went down the hill to the train
again with Berkman. through the
streets lined with grinninS citizens.
Judge Moorhouse said the public wa3
excluded because there was no public
hearing. simply a conference in cham
bers. lie said that earlier in the morn
ing he had received a threatening tele-
gram telling him he would be held p1r-
sonally responsible for the fate of the
defendants.