The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26
She Eats Hearty Meal in Long
Island City Prison After
81 Hours Fast.
WARDEN WHETS APPETITE
After y Heart to Heart Talk
With Him Her Determine
ton Weakeus.

Hcba Edelson. the I. W. W. spelbinder.
mas called OF her hunger strike. She was
taken from the Tombs to the workhouse
on Blackwell's Island yesterday militantly
determined not to eat until she got her
liberty. She stuck rigidly to her pro-
granme all day. In the evening. however.
she was transferred to the city prison
at Long Island City, 80 that she would
be under the eyes OF matrons. There.
according to n statement made at Warden
n. O. Schleth's Office. she threw DIP the
sponge and ate hearty supper. Her
strike. therefore. lasted little over
twenty -four hours.
II was said that she changed her mind
about fasting after IA long and earnest
heart 10 heart talk which Warden Schieth
had with her shortly after her arrival
The meal that went up to her was a
big one" said a keeper last night. II
saw 1t myself. They tell me she got away
with most of 1t and enjoyed every bit OF
Il!
lip to the moment that she sat down to
this meal Miss Edelson hadn't eaten u
thing since Magistrate Simms gave her
the alternative on Friday il furnishing "a
bond OF 5000 to keep the peace or going
10 jail for three months.
Miss Edelson arrived at the Black
wells Island workhouse shortly be-
fore lunch hour and the sail on the East
River put an edge on what WAS already
A gilt edged appetite. A cell was as
signed to her and "A few minutes later she
was marched with big squad Of her less
oloauent sisters to the mess hall. where
she sat down in front of a square meal.
Miss Edelson shook her head sadly and
murmured that she guessed she didn't
h,,t rt., AIT on a
to 20 back to her cell until the others had
finished
The call for supper came at ten min
utee OF 4 and again the young orator was
conveyed TO the dining hall, where the air
was pungent with the fragrance OF eat
ablcs She glanced at the members OF
the workhouse set as they smacked their
lips. but still declined to eat. saying she
had made up her mind and she wouldn't
change il until she was taken out dead
or alive.
Miss Edelson was told OF her return "a
her cell that II she felt like having a
little nibble before the regular breakfast
hour at I o'clock this morning her keep
trs would be glad to give her a bite.
Early in the evening 1t was decided &c
send her to Queens city prison. and WITH
the transfer came the young woman.
change OF heart.
Deputy Commissioner OF Correction
Burdette q. Lewis eaid yesterday thai
any person who undertook a hunger strike
would be treated with every considera'
ton.
NO brutality will be resorted to by
any employee of this department" hi
said. 81 have no idea that We will have
10 decide whether we will. forcibly feed
any such person. We will cross thai
bridge when we come to it."
Shortly after the girl was taken from
the Tombs Justus Sheffield. the labor at
torney. served notice on the District At.
torney of an appeal. which Will be argued
before Judge Mulqueen tomorrow.
II do not expect any trouble from hun
ger strikes IN this city" Miss Katharine
T.. Davis. Commissioner OF Correction
said yesterday. There IL no reason fol
hem. There are no conditions in thi:
country which call for English militant
methods 1t may take newcomers som'
lime 10 learn this, but 1t is true.
II have directed the employees OF THU
department to treat alike all persons com
mitted to its care by the courts, irrespec
tive Of the offence with which they ar,
charged. Any person undertaking a hun
ger strike will be treated with every con
sideration No brutality will be resorted Il
by any employee. As to forcible feeding
ave no idea that We shall have to decid,
for or against It."