The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-04
MOURNERS MARCH ON
ROCKEFELLER HOMES
Band Of Seven Journeys to Tar
rylown for a POcanticO
Demonstration.
NET At GATES BY GUARDS
Family Remains Indoors, and
Agitators Have Quiet Time
Will Repeat To-day.
NET Ar GATES BY GUARDS

TARRYTowS. May 3.-The agitators who
are making demonstrations" against
Iohn u Rockefeller and his son, John d.
Rockefeller. Jr.. came to Tarrytown this
morning to begin a series OF professions
I'M and down the road In front Of the
Rockefeller estate at Pocantico Hills.
Only seven made the journey from New
York and only n few employees of the
Rockefeller estate and a newspaper man
or two were on hand to act as Spectators,
so the demonstration to-day could not
he called success. The leaders Of the
movement promise at least twenty
marchers tomorrow.
The delegation came up from New York
BY the subway to Van Cortlandt Park
and the trolley through Mount Vernon
and White Plains. 1t arrived at larry
town at IL o'clock. The personnel COM
prised Arthur Caron. Nathan Messman,
David f. sullivan. young man calling
himself the Tacoma Terror. Miss
Harris and one other young man and one
other young woman who would not tell
their names.
Protest In Her Hat.
As soon as they got of the car they
adjusted mourning bands on their sleeves
and marched up Bedford road to the
Rockefeller estate. The young woman
hat large card on which was inscribed
~ Protest Against the Murders in Colo
RADIO"
Two automobiles. one containing Supt.
Briggs OF the estate and the other con-
taining two of Mr.. Rockefeller's chauf-
feurs. were run about the estate all the
morning on the lookout for the demon
strators. As soon as the head of the
small procession appeared in sight word
was spread over the estate and guards
went 10 the various entrances. William
Funston. big negro, was In command at
the main entrance. Other guards were
behind shrubbery near by.
The main entrance is protected by
heavy iron gates. These had been un-
locked all morning. but were locked when
the demonstrators appeared. The seven
marched up TO the gates and then marched
and countermarched several times. They
could be seen from the home of Mr.
Rockefeller. Sr.--if any one was looking
out of the windows in that direction. Mr.
Rockefeller. Jr.'s home Is further back
from the road and the scene of the dem
onstration' is not within sight.
The group walked up and down, with
only the handful Of spectacle: ) looking on.
until LEO o'clock. when they marched
back down the Bedford road and took
the trolley for New York.
The Doctor IL Detained.
Mr. Rockefeller. Jr. il still confined to
his home with bad cold DR.. r. b.
Coutant left the house while the agitators
were at the gate. The guards told him
they didn't think II best to open the
gates lest the group should ,ttempt to
rush in apd DR.. Coutant waited until after
the demonstrators had left. The children
OF Mr.. Rockefeller. Jr, went past the
gate, some two hundred feet away. while
the group was in front of the estate. They
were on their way TO have dinner with
their grandfather.
None of the Rockefellers went TO church
To-day. II was said that private services
we're held At the home OF Mr.. Rockefeller.
Jr.
Arthur caron. the 7. W. ". leader, who
was arrested with Wild Joe OCarroll at
me hrst riot in Union Square. was the
iesder or the group. He said that he
appreciated that seven persons could not
make much Of demonstration and that
to-days party was more of scouting
expedition than anything else
They had learned what was needed to
make the demonstration effective, he said
and would now be able to lay plans for
future efforts. He said that at least
twenty men and women would come to
Tarrytown to-day and that Sweet Marie
CAM now out on bail on a charge of an
hoylnS Mr.. Rockefeller. Jr.. would be one
OF them. The demonstration, he said.
would be kept up every day.
sullivan said that the aetators were
preparing to make the demonstration AT
focantico Hills next Sunday .arger and
more impressive than anything they had
attempted yet. The mourners." he said
would wear black clothes and white gloves.
lie said that they would carry "A coffin up
and down the road and that they were
now negotiating for a hearse 10 use J.
the parade.