New Britain herald., 1914-07-28
WRIT GETS BECKY"
 OUT OF WoRkHoUSE
Anarchist A(jDuTns Hunger Strike
 I'll After TaIy(own Trial.

son left the workhouse today, but no as martyr, nor under the $500 peace bond, as she had planned. She lef
 under a writ of habeas corpus, ob-
 talned by her counsel, Justus Shef.
 held to have her present at the trials
 Tn Tarrytown of herself and other
 anarchists for melting riot las,
 April. The case is to be called d,
 II o'clock.
 Her lawyer had read of her grea, desire to get out of the workhouse
 He returned from his vacation yes- terday to see her. It had been her plan to get released under a peace bond and then make her fiery speech. es denouncing Dr. Davis for robbins her of her publicity martyrdom by refusing to let the public take her hunger strike seriously.
 MT. Sheffield told of the writ of habeas corpus as a means of temper ary freedom, and she decided to give up her other plans. Mir. Sheffield then consulted with Dr. Davis wether she would permit her to go upon ser vice as a writ. Under the law if the physical condition of a prisoner, is such that in the opinion of her prison physician she should not be permit ted out writ calling for her ap- pearance in court in another action need not be served.
 Taken to Tarrytown.
 Dr. Davis talked with Dr. Ernest Bishop, consulting physician at the workhouse. Dr. Bishop said he thought it would be all right for Becky to go to Tarrytown today. Then pr. Davis assured Mr. Sheffield that the writ would be honored. Becky was taken to Tarrytown in custody of a workhouse keeper and brought back as soon as the proceedings there were over.
 Meanwhile Becky is still hunger striking. Aside from eating food when nobody is looking and also thankfully swallowing raw eggs and sherry given her by the prison doc tors. she is hunger striking with all her might, and says she will keep it up. .
 Becky, however, demands that she be forcibly fed. She even specifies which of the prison physicians shall do it. If pr. Katz attempts it. she told Commissioner Davis, she will suicide, but if pr. Ebling does it she will submit peacefully to all the forcible feeding they want to give her.
 Taking Eggs and Sherry.
 Meanwhile she is taking the eggs and sherry, she explained, to keep her in good shape for hunger strik- ing
 The 'immoderate and profane" language used by George H. Swasey, an English silversmith, who took speaking part in an open air discus sion on religious and capitalist ques- tions promoted by the Harlem Edu- cational Alliance in Madison Square yesterday, caused him to be arrested and taken to the Essex Market court, where Magistrate Nolan found him guilty. He will pass the next sixty days in the workhouse. Swasey is said to have taken prominent part in I. w. w. meetings and demonstra- tions. The Englishman was not a member of the Alliance, but was per- nitted to make speech.
 Swasey's references to capitalism and religious subjects caused Charles of 3O1 East 74th street, 0 protest to Policeman Sadlo, of the East 22d street station. In court Swasey said that his remarks were objected to by the witnesses who ap- peared against him for the reason hat he had assailed the Catholic l church. He denied the use of pro- 'anity at the public meeting. An | audience in the courtroom made a ! lem onstration of d1sapproval when l he sentence was imposed by the mag strate.
 Enjoys Day of Freedom.
 Pending a decision on a writ of ha- peas corpus the Rev. Bouck White enjoyed a day of freedom outside the walls of the Long Island City jail, where he was sent on May l3 for a term of six months for dis urbing worship in Calvary Baptist 'hurch, Fifth avenue. Manhattan.
 Miss Bertha Rembaugh, attorney or White, obtained the writ, and he | vas taken before Justice Maddox ir he supreme court, Brooklyn, yester- lay, where argument was heard. It vas contended that White should not lave been convicted of disorderly con- luct because the facts presented be- ore Magistrate Campbell showed that le was guilty of a misdemeanor, which is a higher crime.
 Then your client got off mighty asily.'' remarked Justice Maddox.
 Assistant District Attorney Stanley ;. Richter, of Whitmans office, in moving to dismiss the writ, said 1t vas ridiculous for a man to object 'ecause he was convicted of a lesser rime than the one of which he was eally guilty and be permitted to walk he streets a free man because the law id not reach out far enough for him.
 Justice Maddox directed counsel to ubmit briefs today.