The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-12
CITY COUNCIL REFUSES
POOR SATISFACTION
Of an Apology to Nine. Ida
Crouch-Hazlett,
Socialist,
Though Police Committee Reports Fa-
vorabIy and Advises Assurance to
Lady that Her Constitutional
Rights Will in Future be
Protected.

At the recess meeting of the Pa
latka city council held last Thursday
night Alderman H. M. Fearnside,
chairman of the Police Committee,
made report on the burning socialis-
tic question of the hour, i. e., the ques-
tion pertaining to the removal by the
chief of police of Nine. Ida Crouch
Hazlett, the socialist orator, from her
temporary rostrum at the corner Of
Second and Lemon streets one night
during the past summer, to a more
ample field for the exercise of her or
atorical powers on the court house
square.
Nine. Crouch -Hazlett, it will be re-
membered, as was stated through her
committee, felt humiliated to the tune
of $4,000, and for which amount she
threatened to sue the city unless the
council made ample apology and turn
ed the chief of police out into a cold,
cruel world to make a living as best he
could.
The plant of the local socialists
was turned over to the police commit
tee, but owing to the illness and SUD-
sequent death of Mayor S. j. Kenner-
ly, the committee was unable to Sc
cure verifcation of the official in
structions which the chief of police
claims were given him in this instance
The matter has hung fire for sever
al weeks, and in the meantime the
socialists have been getting impatient
they will be more so now, for
The council has ignored the recon-
mendations of the police committee
which was as follows:
"Hon R. E. Neck,
president City Council:
"We, your police committee, beg TO
report that, due to an act of Provi-
dence, we cannot render an intelli-
gent report on the complaint referred
to US some time ago, namely, the in
cident in which Mrs. Ida Crouch Haz-
lett was involved. However, we beg
to recommend that the mayor clearly
outline to the chief of police his du-
ties in full, and with the aid of the
city attorney instruct him fully as to
the law relative to arress; and furth-
ermore, that the city clerk be instruct
ed to address a letter to Mrs. Ida
Crouch-Hazlett expressing regret Of
the city officials for any humiliation
caused her while in our city which
may have been due to the action of
our chief of police while endeavoring
to carry out the instructions of his
superior officer, which said instruc-
tions, however, we have been unable
to verify, owing to the aforesaid act
of Providence, namely, the death Of
Mayor Kennerly; and to assure Mrs.
Ida Crouch Hazlett of the full coop
GRAFTON and protection of our police de-
partment in the future exercise of all
the constitutional rights of America.
citizenship"
Alderman McNally of the Third
ward made a motion that the report
of the committee be filed for informa-
ton. This motion was carried.
Then Alderman Austin asked what
was meant by the term, "filed for in
formation"
Alderman Howell A. Davis stated
that it meant "no action taken"
In a letter from Atlanta, dated on
the 4th inst, and addressed to Hor.
f. Madison, secretary of the socialis-
tic propaganda in this city, Mrs.
Crouch -Hazlett states that if "she
does not receive satisfactory redress
for the uncivil and unlawful acts conf
mitted against me from the city coun-
Gil by the 9th inst, will then on
the above date arrive in Palatka and
take whatever steps think necessary
to nv yidication."