The Washington times., 1920-04-07

following the arrest Cf Miss Carroll
a1a another pseNeJ MoUd@y and theiE
release with u warning, drew large
crowds. Tho nrst two piekets, Mrs.
Walsh and Miss Barrie. had parsded
the sidewalk about one hour when In
speetor sullivan and Captain Doyle
or the Third district with iifteen pa
trolmen aud four poiieswomen ar
rived. While the pstrolmen kept
pack the spectators, most OF whom
seemed In sympathy with the piekets'
sullivan and Doyle accosted Miss
| Barrie. whose parents were English
and who IL a member of" Century
Players OF Philadelphis. 'f
Mrs. Walsh, whose mother was an
Enslishwomsn and who is niece
Of the Very Rev. Canon kyne. OF
Brentford, Essex, England, and a
grandniece OF Baron Deasy OF the
British ENcheauer, Joined Miss Bar
rte as the police Officers were cues
tioning herr In answer to the ques-
tions both women stated they were
aware they were patroling In front
OF the British embassy, but decls red
they had advice they were not break
ing any law. Captain Doyle then
warned them 90 desist under penalty
OF arrest aud prosecution for
felony. r! ....
ave are willing 20 be Rrrested. u
must be, for tho cause OF the lrish
republic" Mrs. Walsh replied as she
and Miss Barrie resumed walk ing.
The police waited about three min
utes, then the four policewomen ap-
preached, were handed the banners,
and escorted the two pickets to a
waiting patrol wagon. The prisoners
then were taken to the Third district
police station and thence to the House
OF Detention.
Not Members of OrEaaixatIoB.
The same procedure was followed
by the police about one hour later
when the second two pickets, the
Misses O'Brien, arrived. They, too,
affirmed their willingness TO submit
to arrest rather than To cease their
efforts in behalf OF the Irish republic.
The st. Louis Miss O'Rrien is the
niece of Mrs. Walsh, whom she was
visiting In Philadelphia. and is
member of a wealthy family. Her
great-uncle was a civil war general
and consul in London during the
Cleveland Administration. she says.
The pickets arrested declared they
are not affiliated with any organiza.
ton working for lrelsnd's liberty.
They said they were inspired to come
to Washington by reading newspaper
reports of the work OF other Ameri-
can women, sympathizers with the
Irish republic.
The imprisoned pickets seemed lit
tie disturbed by their arrest. They
praised Inspector Sullivan, Captain
Doyle and the other police officers.
with whom they had come into con-
tact highly for thc- courteous treat
ment accorded them under the cir
cumstances.
Women Well Attired.
All four women wore expensive and
fashionable clothing and evidenced
high refinement. They were permit
ted to receive visits from the other
women pickets at the House of De-
tention ina four-bed dormitory to
which they were assigned after each
had refused to give bail
District Attorney Laskey asked
81 900 bond in each case. He ordered
their arrest for violation of section
.4062, Federal Statutes, after reading
an opinion rendered fifty years ago,
which held an insult" to a foreign
diplomat to be a violation OF 1t. This
statute reads:
every person who violates any
safe conduct or passport duly OBJ
tained and issued under authority
Of the United States; or who as
saults, strikes, wounds, imprisons, or
In any other manner offers violence
to the person Of a public minister in
violation or the law OF nations, shall
be imprisoned for not more than three
years, and fined at the discretion of
the court "