New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-06
TARRYTOWN ARMED
TO THWARTL. W. W.
Village RedOubleS Guards
In Readiness for InVad-
erS' Attack To-day.
ROCKEFELLER FEARS
TO HIRE WORKMEN
Mrs. BOissevain Among Others
Expected To Be at Trial of
Becky" Edelson.

Tarrytown to-day is rebuilding its pre-
cautions against /. ". ". invaders. and
there will he special guards and extra
policemen all over the village and on tho
Rockefeller estate to repe any and all
attempts to hold meetings Sheriff DOVE
and Police Commissioner Hopkins held
secret meeting last ni:;ht and laid plans
Tor to-day. which include the instant ar
rest OF any person who sets foot on the
10 kcfelicr property.
john D.. ir.. has been out OF town since
sunday. fact which seems to have ir-
censed some OF the villagers They feel
that they are the innocent parties in the
whole affair. ana yct they must bear the
burden. while Nh Rockefeller is free
from danger \ nineteen-rOom addition to
the home OF John d.. jr., is being con-
Structod, and Mr.. Rockefeller fears 10
hire Workmrn lest some Of the agitators
take that method Of getting upon the
estate.
Becky" EdeIson and the others ar
rested last Saturday have been refused
grand jury hearings and will be brought
to trial in Tarrytown at 9 o'clock this
morning. Those OF the prisoners who
are able to do so will defend themselves.
and Justus Sheffield will appear for the
others.
Upton Sinclair, Alexander Berkman.
Lincoln S;effens. Leonard D. Abbott and
Theodore Schroeder will be among those
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to be present at the trials. There also
is strong probability that Inez Mil
holland Boisseyain will be present.
At the Ferrer school last night Mr.
Abbott refused TO say whether attempts
TO hold meetings would be made in Tar
rytOwn to-day. 1t is believed, however,
that the fact that the authorities are SO
well prepared for trouble will keep the
agitators inactive. Alexander Berkman
said that the attempt probably would be
made during the coming week and OF a
day when the citizens OF Tarrytown
would least expect it.
The fight will he brought 10 this city
next Saturday when the free speech eX-
ponents will gather in Union Square Tor
a mass meeting, at which the Tarrytown
issue will be thrashed out. Meanwhile
Berkman has invited the Rev. j. T..
Gates. who was compelled TO rescind his
invitation TO the anarchists, TO come to
New York for debate at a place yet to
be decided.
The arguments OH Becky Edelson' S
appeal from her conviction in this city,
which will be heard before Judge Grain,
we're yesterday put forward TO Monday.
In Paterson Pat" Qunlan. OF the !.
W. W, who was arrested last year for
melting TO riot i'm the Paterson silk strike,
did not fare so well. his conviction on
the count being upheld by the Supreme
Court OF New Jersey.
The Colorado strike protest committee.
with headquarters at the home of Upton
Sinclair. ~ Cathedral Parkway. has for
warded petition to President Wilson
protesting against the withdrawal OF the
federal troops from the strike district and
asking for the appointment Of com
mission OF arbitration.
The petition was signed by number Of
authors, among them being John Reed.
Percy Mackaye. Leroy Scott, Walter r..
Weyl, Walter Lippman and Herbert Croly.