The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-01
70 AGITATORS
PUT In CELLS
l. w. w. Gang Under Berk-
man Renews Rioting
at Tarrytown.
POLICE CHARGE MOB
y
Prisoners Waive EXamina-
ton and Will Go Before
the Grand Jury.
UPROAR CAUSED IN COURT
Rcba Edelson Addresses Judge
and Den0unces "Town Owned
by Rockefeller"

TARRYrowN, n. Y. May 3l.--Twelve |
I. W. w. agitators in jail: Alexander
Berkman sent back to New York with his
gang Of anarchists: the whole police force |
OF Tarrytown on continuous duty for |
twenty-four hours. This. in brief tells |
the story OF the most riotous night and
day this Sleepy Hollow country has ever
known.
After the arrest OF Reba Edelson, Ar
thur Caron. Edward Plunket, a Cornell
graduate. the big Swede. and eight others
last night Berkman. David Sullivan and
twenty more agitators arrived in larry
town ut ! o'clock to-day and Immediately
started out to continue the fight for free
speech IN this village which the agitators
chose to call J. ID. Rockefeller's town.
Berkman's gang walked to Fountain
Square and one of the members mounted
| a box and started to talk He was
hustled on his way by tho police and
offered fight. Policeman Creiger chased
him and when he caught him at Wildey
street the fellow turned and yelled III
had gun I'd put bullet In you" with
that Crciger landed on him with his club
The prisoner was taken to the police sta
ton. but on his promise to get out OF town
at once he was allowed to CO.
Berkman Tries to Talk.
In the meantime Sullivan and Berkmar.
who was accompanied by a girl known as
Helen of Troy. but who gave her name
I
followed by n crowd OF Mt least 500.
Berkman and Sullivan kept protesting to
the police that they had the right to free
speech and they returned to Fountain
Square and Berkman tried TO talk.
The police rushed them and they were
driven over into North Tarrytown Here
Berkman got a chair and counselled by
Sullivan took up a position out in the
road and began TO abuse the police.
Fellow citizens" said Berkman, II
know you all admire a man who is fight
ing for his rights. We are lighting for
free speech, which the Constitution gives
us. care not what the police say and
what do you? John u. Rockefeller may
own this town. but he can't stop free
speech"
Here some one told Berkman that a
policeman was coming and he got down
QUICKLY. Policeman O'Connell grabbed
Berkman and drove him back into larry
town and the riot started. The larry
town police were waiting and they started
to play football with Berleman. Sullivan,
Joe Vellocello and two or three others.
Berkman continued to talk. walking back
ward as he did 30. They did not move
fast enough for the police and Policeman
Ryan grabbed Vellocello and shook him.
Vellocello fought back and Ryan threw
him down in a hallway and subdued him
The prisoner was placed in a taxicab and
/ with Policeman Dwyer on the runnns
: board was taken to Jail. In the mean
time Sullivan and another speaker mixed
up with the police and they too wer,
quickly locked up.
Berkman wisely kept moving and tn,
police followed. Berkman and his GROVE
walked down to the river then to COO
off. Seeing that he could not get FREE
4 speech Berkman gave up the fight an,
? returned to the police station, where Sui
= Ivan and two others had been locked up
!, Noisy Gang I'm Lookup.
The gang In the lookup. six In a cell
kept the neighborhood In an uproar witt
. boisterous singing and banging on the eel
- doors.
;, A crowd OF a thousand gathered aroun
the lookup tonight when Reba Edelsor
Caron and the others arrested last nigh
). were brought into court to-day. The
u took the whole procedure as a joke. Reb
said. at is a very solemn occasion" an
Az the prisoners refused TO give thei
names last night and had TO be desig
mated as numbers they were arraigned a
No. /, John Doe No. 2. John Brown. an
q 20 on They were quiet until Judg
William b. Moorehouse read the chare
= against them OF being disorderly, disturb
~ ing the peace. blocking traffic and er
daneering health in violation OF sectio
43 OF the Penal Code.
20 The disposition was made by one Lou
10 McPhee, who swore that Caron Gale
John ID. Rockefeller. Jr.. names, and thu
gu Reba Edelson said the only thing that Il
10 Standard OIL Company ever gave free WI
70, the oil 10 burn the poor women and chi
dren In Colorado.
TO Judge Morehouse told them that the
would either have 10 remain until u
w morrow or they could waive examin,
AZ ton and go before the Grand Jur
IL When he asked do you want counsel
all replied in a loud voice mol"
d. Then they said they would go befo
on the Grand Jury. When they learned tn,
si- had an opportunity to be heard Rel
In. Edelson said: II did call J. d. Rock
% Teller. Jr., names Why don't you are
himY My God You charge us wi
ne blocking traffic! There amt enough pc
It'll
Continued on Fourth Pa0e.