The Washington times., 1920-04-07
P|CKETS
REFUTE GUILT
Women Temporarily Halt DEM
onstration at Embassy to Aid
Supporters Under Arrest.
DENY POLICY IS ILLEGAL
Quartet Under Bond Will Be
Given Preliminary Heariny
Next Monday.

strations in behalf Of the Irish Re
public more than score Of Ameri-
can women who have been picketing
the British Embassy rallied to lend
their moral support to four OF their
number who were arraigned before
United States Commissioner Mason
Richardson in the Fendall Building
at II o'clock this morning.
Hearing Next Monday.
The four pickets. who were arrest
ed in front of the embassy yesterday
afternoon ard spent last night In the
House Of Detention, were released on
81 900 bond each to appear for pre-
iiminary hearing at IL o'clock next
Monday morning.
Each OF the four women--Mrs. Hon
or Walsh, Of Philadelphia; her niece,
Miss Helen O'Brien. of St. Louis. and
Misses Elaine Barrie and Kathleen
o'BsSen, UfssYhiIadeipnia, pleaded not
guilty when the warrants were read
The warrants were identical and
charged that each had "unlawfully
and feloniously menaced bodily
harm and violence to the person Of
his excellency. the counsellor Of the
embassy and charge d'affaires ad in
terim of Great Britain in the Uni
ted States, the Hon. Roland c. Lind
say, and did then and there, at the
dwelling house Of him, the said Hon.
Roland c. Lindsay, affront and insult
him in violation of the law of ma
tions."
Escorted to Hotel.
After their release on bonds. signed
by jeremiah O'Connor and John M.
Trant, who were the first to arrive Of
half a dozen eager to do so, the four
pickets were escorted by their friends
who had packed the commissioners
office, to the Lafayette Hotel They
were smiling and appeared none the
worse for their experience as pris
oners.
Mrs. Thomas X. Corless. Of New
York, who appears to be the leader
of the women, said conference will
be held at the Lafayette this after
noon to decide on procedure pending
the hearings Monday.
She declared she is in receipt Of
numerous letters and kilograms from
all sections of the country encourag
ing the women to keep up their work
here, telling OF the departure of dele
cations to Join them and offering
financial and other assistance.
'Tf we do no more. however" she
said, I'VE have at least prevented the
massacre planned by the British In
Ireland. Every day we get more
proof that this slaughter was to have
occurred and that our efforts stopped
it."
Letter Hints At Massacre.
Mrs Corless exhibited a copy of
letter she said she had received from
Andrew A. MacErlean, SO East Sixty.
sixth street, New York city. This let.
ter declared the writer had conver-
sation with a gentleman OF unim.
peachable integrity and veracity".
for a massacre being made by the
British at Dublin Castle. He said he
had communicated his information to
the then Secretary of State and to two
United States Senators.
The four pickets who were released
on bond were represented by Robert
A. Berry, Washington attorney.
Their companions declared they also
would be represented by Frank p
Walsh, chairman OF the Commission
on Irish Freedom. when their cases
are called next Monday.
The hearing today had first been
set before Judge Robert Hardison in
the United States branch of the Po-
lice Court, and his court room was
crowded when he opened court. Just
before the cases were called. however
Judge Berry arrived and announced
the transfer to Commissioners Rich
ardson. Most OF the spectators then
repaired to Mr.. Richardson's office.
Plscsrds As Evidence
Capt. Robert T.. Doyle, who swore
to the warrants against the pickets,
and Inspector Sullivan and Police
women Milliken and Tillman, who
made the actual arrests, also we're
present. Doyle had tho plao ar, =
scoring English rule in Ireland,
which the pickets had carried.
The warrants were read to the
prisoners by Detective Sergeant +.
NJ. Helam. attached to District At
torney Laskey's office, in his capaci-
~ OF a deputy United States marshal.
The Government was represented by