The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-10-04
OFFICIAL REPORT
ON OCCOQUANR|OT
BY SUPT. TWEEDALE

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Immediately surrounded by an angry
crowd Of women, who stated that
they would absolutely refuse to allow
her to be removed from the institu-
ton unless she first had the privilege
of consulting her counsel. told
them that this was impossible, and
they at once started to the rear with
Mrs. Johns. and ran into the kitchen,
and from there started into the color
ed quarters, where caught up with
them and grasped Mrs. Johns by the
left wrist and stated that 1t was rly
duty to see that she was Immediately
transported to the hospital.
warned the suffragist members
that they were interfering with an
officer of the Government in the
transaction OF hiS official duty, and
that unless they Immediately retired
to their quarters, 1 would be COM
PEELED TO use the necessary force to
carry out my Instructions. whereupon.
several OF these women attempted to
drag Mrs. Johns, and tear her from
my restraining hand. I therefore, as
last resort, called for the assistance
OF the male officers, who had come
a. SAAA NAC ONAANE AhSNlAullOIls Oh which
there were only three, and quietly,
but with force, endeavored to urge
Mrs. Johns forward through the pas
sage to the front exit, during which
time, the suffragists were all scream
Ing at the top Of their lungs and
highly excited. The colored inmates
who were at work In the other de-
partments of the institution became
very much excited
The male officers assigned to this
work, performed their duty with only
sufficient force necessary to restrain
the large group OF highly excited
women. While urging Mrs. Johns for
ward by grasping her left wrist with
my right hand, several OF the other
suffragists had hold OF her right arm
and shoulder. and attempted to drag
her from my grasp. I succeeded In
getting Mrs. Johns into the front re-
ception room, where as many Of the
sunragists as possible follow d
througA|the hallway, and the rest ran
around the building to the main en-
trance, at which the automobile was
standing with DR.. Hornbaker at the
steering wheel. At this point, Miss
Fisher had run out OF the Institution
toward the front of the road, en-.
deavoring to attract the attention of
PN0oAhb AidllC- Onc was Followed by
Mrs. Herndon. who requested her to
return to the building.
The male officers at this time re-
turned to the reception room and I
was endeavoring to urge Mrs. Johns
to quietly go out and be seated in the
automobile. During the time I was
SO urging her Miss Lucy Burns had
reached the telephone and was en-
deavoring to telephone. As thIs is
simply local telephone. there was, of
course, no one whom she could reach.
Mrs. McCampbeIl, one of our eff
Client officers in the female depart
ment, endeavored to prevent her from
breaking this rule OF the Institution.
namely, the use Of the telephone, and
while so doing, was attacked by Miss
Croker and others. She pushed Miss
Croker away, who stumbled and fell,
and at this time, in view OF the situa-
ton by which those female officers,
who could be spared, were assisting
In REFRESHING the disorder, the kitchen
came to the door, and when
they saw their officer being mistreat-
ed, Miss McCampbell being in charge
Of the kitchen, they Immediately went
to her assistance with much YiRor.
with the result that although very
much against my desire one Of the
,uffraEist inmates was knocked down.