New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-10


into q cell with six inches OF water in
il.
Jim Winners. now In solitary, is
going crazy, He was a fine, healthy lad
when he came in. and heard him beg
for work. Joe Murphy is another who
is breaking down. | heard him told,
when he asked to be allowed to work,
You'll stay here till you go out
"Vintners is not "A bad fellow. He
went into solitary for ten days the last
time for the awful offence Of trying to
get note out for a poor devil who
wished 70 get word to his wife.
Potentially, our best men are in the
jail. They are more courageous, have
more native intelligence, are better
natured and less selfish than those in
the outside world. I'd trust 90 per cent
of the men in Jail further than would
the men who sent them there"
what is the effect upon you Of your
term in prison was asked.
II hold some views more strongly, II
anything, than when | went away.
"The greatest crime man can COM
NIT is not stealing. Hunger is worse
than stealing. | advise no man 10 steal,
but man should have a fair share Of
what he produces"
What did you accomplish by your
demonstration ?"
III hate to use the term In this con-
nection, but it is the only one | can
think OF now-I think we have called
the bluff of the churches.
What do think Of tho Anarchist
attack upon St. Patrick's? II is the
most hagrant case OF straight frams-up
on the part of the police in the history
Of the labor movement.
what are my plans! Well, guess
! will go up to my peoples home IN
Parksyille, Sullivan County. You know,
haven't seen mother in nearly year"
Anarchists Make Merry.
Reds OF all shades, from the high
school girl taking her initial plunge
into philosophc industrialism to the
veteran anarchist, TO the number Of
700 gathered in the New Harlem Ca
sino last night 10 welcome Frank Tan
ncnbaum back to liberty and dance.
Incidentally, "A Bum Farce"
travesty on the recent affair in st.
Patrick's Cathedral, was put on. With
EliZabethan simplicity, cotton table
cloth was shown to represent cur
tain, though the actors were supplied
false whiskers. The skit, IN five acts,
was written by Adolph Wolf.
The first scene was laid IN the May
or's office. with the chief executive
grillng the Police Commissioner for
mot doing something"
In the next scene the Commissioner
passes the grilling along TO Captain
Rummy." you've been after ansrch-
l. 81 ,.,hn ODD
In the third scene Captain Rummy
is quizzing Policeman Pugnosey.
What would you do TO be a ser
geant?" he asks.
Murder my brother, my sister, my
mother, the whole family"
Fine" says Captain Rummy. Go
get some anarchists"
In the last scene women are seen
scrubbing the cathedral. while an aged
usher patrols. After while the po-
lice appear dragging an understood man
along. He il tagged Anarchist A
bomb is forced into his hands. po-
liceman lights il and the fellow -
rushed of the stage. Then cabbage
head is presented to Captain Rummy,
and show is closed.
Tannenbaum spoke briefly. express
TO which have consecrated my life'
DR.. Davis Makes Reply.
81 see no reason why any remarks
Of Tannenbaum should call for com
ment from me-" said Commissioner Of
Correction Katharine b. Davis last
night. when Tannenbaum' charges
were called TO her attention. 81 see
I oh taE
against Warden Hayes, and ! am not
going TO en;er into any controversy
with Tannenbaum."
Earlier in the evening DR.. Davis,
talking at the Teachers College on
Vocational Training" declared 1t
might prove cure for the |. W. W.
and such az Tannenbaum.'
Look at young Tannenbaum,' she
said. "In mis- life as plain citizen he
was only a butcher. He is good fell
low at heart, and nice and quiet fe!-
low.
when he came to the island he was
a good prisoner for a while. But last
summer when we had the little trou-
bic on the island. he felt that he had
10 advocate the cause OF the prisoners.
He told me that he had no i'll will
against me, but he had 10 advocate the
side Of the prisoners, for it was the
case Of The prisoner on one side
and the jail on the other, and he was
a prisoner and had to stick by them.
$50 he urged sabotage the cutting
Of belts, and the like-and for that he
lost one good month of liberty. The
balance of the sentence that he had to
serve was served because he persisted
in trying TO receive and send contra
band letters