Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-29

A .. Brookline, Mass, a free speech tester'' was arrested by the local police on Thurs day evening when she attempted to make an address at the corner of Main and Ferry street to acrowd of nearly 500, many of socialistic tendencies but the ma jority being idle curiosity seekers. Mrs. Evans was arrested on the charge of re- fusing to obey an officer. She was releas- ed under bonds of S1O0 for her appear ance in court this (Friday) morning. Bonds were furnished by Mrs. Grace l.. NJ Boardman, who with Albert Board man was at the police headquarters when 1 Mrs. Evans was brought in by Sergeant | John II Kane, Officer Michael Carroll and Officer Daniel O'Nen
 The crowd assembled at the meeting | half an hour before the scheduled time for Mrs. Evans to speak, blocking traffic on Main and Ferry streets so that three ] officers were kept busy keeping the trat- | fic in these streets open. At S15 Mrs | Evans walked into the center of the l throng, the bystanders forming a circle i around her. She first located near the | cross-walk to make her address but thought better of it and with a wave of her arm, shouting Come along friends. ' she moved down Ferry street a short distance and mounted a box to make her speech,
 Sergeant Kane and the other three of ficers were cldse at her heels as she mounted to the box. Fellow Citizens" :" began Mrs. Evans and then stopped.
 The pause in her speech was caused by the voice of Sergeant Kane who told her to stop
 Am I arrested 2" asked Mrs Evans.
 You are" replied the sergeant
 Can I make an announcement"
 ''No, you can not" replied Sergeant Kane. You will have to come with me"
 Mrs. Evans escorted by three officers left for the police headquarters followed by the crowd As Mrs. Evans was pass ing through Bath street on her way to the station the Salvation Army band was playing a hymn. Mrs. Evans turn cd to Sergeant Kane and remarked, "Is that band in my honor?"
 At the police station Mrs. Evans was presented at the desk and gave Capt. Twomey her name and address and age as 64 years American born.
 Mrs. Evans is shUrt of stature rather slender, with silver gray hair and be- tween her eyes are two noticeably deep i lines. On Thursday night she wore a brown velour hat and a grayish rain coat over purple crepe dress Her only ornaments were brooch and a long silver chain.
 As Mrs Evans came from the police station she was greeted by cheer from those outside. With another Come along Friends" she started for the Socialist hall | in the Stead block on Main street The l crowd followed at her heels to the doors of the hall, SC. to 100 going into the hal where Mrs. Evans delivered her address 1 Speaks in Hall. | In opening her remarks Mrs Evan. | reviewed the events of her previous at | tempt to address a meeting here ant i claimed that the mayor of this city wa not acting in accordance with the con stitutional rights of the people in oder
 ing arrests She claimed that tn judge here had let her. who had don
 something, go. but had arrested MI | Boardman who had done nothing A this point she hurled defiance to tn
 city of Norwich stating that it was in
 tended to fight the case to have it trie
 in the courts, the higher courts and th
 supreme court. 'I would rather go to ia |, than sacrifice my rights,' said NIT:
 Evans.
 Norwich is getting on the map" e1 1 claimed Mrs. Evens. Norwich is gettin
 on the map" At this there was a burs
 of applause and cheers but almost in mediately the speaker qualified her state , ment with Norwich is getting on tn
 map. but it is with disgrace and a ba 1 name"
 Mrs. Evans then went on to critici7
 the government, the republican and den ocratic parties, the capitalists, and th l press. Why don't We get a true state ment of facts?" asked Mrs Evans an the went on to say Because the pres has been bought up" The owners of tt papers have been bought. the editors haN I been bought and every reporter has bee bought.
 At this point Mrs Evans speech wa interrupted by "Yourre liar" tn I statement coming from a representatf' of The Bulletin, who was covering tl
 meeting and was resentful at the misre1
 resentaton of the profession. The rema1 & was apparently passed unnoticed and MT
 Evans continued her speech
 At the conclusion of the meeting ju
 about as the representative of the pre- was to leave the hall, big red faced ma
 who had been sitting up in the first fe rows got up and shouted. Here you r n porter, I want to talk to you" and wei e on accusing the reporter of not being n man enough to stop and talk Then can Q cries from others in the hall. Hold him = Hold him. Then other cries of TX :, him, kill him" The crowd surged arour y the reporter but no attempts at violen 1 1 were made.
 The reporter then went up to Nil Il Evans and told her that he took exec T tions to her remarks about the press ! "As an owner I can say nothing, b
 cause I am not one, neither am an e l itor, but as a reporter I object to yol l. statement about reporters being bougl j. I have been a reporter for six years al e never in that time have I been offered d bribe or have I been bought" Retracts Her Statements
 Mrs. Evans in reply said, "You mu
 have misunderstood me"
 No, did not, I can understand En = fish and I take exception to your stat e mant about the reporters"
 - Mrs Evans then said, Perhaps I W y a little broad in my statement, I d :, not mean that reporters were bribt Q and I retract that statement and apol @ gize for it and will be careful in u n future how I speak about the repoI
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 g As soon as Mrs. Evans had retract s and apologized the reported then apt :. ogiZed for calling Mrs. Evans a liar al Q then left the hall
 r. Resolutions Passed l. Before the meeting adjourned the fc e lowing resolutions was adopted by q l. majority of those present: l. Whereas. Freedom of speech and peac
 full assemblage is absolutely necessa v to maintain a true democracy, al Id Whereas. these rights are guarante D. by the Constitution of the United Stat c. and further emphasized by the Cons E. tuition of the State of Connecticut; ther I'd fore be it
 Resolved by we citizens of Norwit
 here assembled that our mayor is hi
 isAIf defyino +ha fundauentai law of f