The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-26
- tCl Hoppe
Sir Almdric William FitzRoy, X.
{. b., Who was Fined Five Pounds
for Disorderly Conduct.

them, as | had gone there for rest and
meditation
81 went up toward Stanhope Gate and
then turned As | did so had the I'M
preston of the figure of woman Just
steppng from the roadway on to the path
abreast Of the Achilles monument. did
not follow her, made no effort to over
take her, nor did ! overtake her. was
never within twenty yards of her.
Il then continued my walk, and as I
neared Stanhopc Gate, ! saw two women
seated. ! paid no attention at first, but
as ! was passing them, one of them
seemed TO recognize me, and was struck
by the idea that she must be some one
I knew. As ] got nearer | was confirmed
In my belief that she must be some one
with whom ! was acquainted. I, there
fore, raised my hat, and then discovering
was mistaken and wishing to repair the
mistake " treating her with courtesy,
asked her what they were doing there SO
late.
"Shc said they were waiting to meet a
friend. She went on to say he might not
coIne--he might think it too cold | sug-
gested she take walk to warm herself
She seemed as if she would do SO, but
then said she would wait for her friend.
| then took off my hat and left her
IL crossed Rotten Row, and seeing
had still some time to wait for my wife,
! went toward White Horse Gate.
u lighted cigarette and remained
there for eight or nine minutes. | got up
and went to Hyde Park Corner. After
sitting down a few minutes near the
Lodge, passed on toward Stanhope Gate.
1t was then between quarter and ten
minutes to ten
81 there saw, sitting alone, as
thought, the lady | had spoken to quar-
ter Of an hour before. ! should have
passed her, but che gave me a cordial
smile, as II she had something to say to
me. stopped, and she said, i was sorry
to have been so stif when last saw you,
but there were policemen about
These words were hardly out of her
mouth, when two of these men appeared,
and, not TO put too fine a point upon it,
with a use of brutal authority, they told
me and this woman TO stand up.
81 did so and protested with great ve-
hemcnCe against arbitrary interference
with perfectly harmless conversation.
The policemen said / must go to the sta
tion. ! said this was impossible, as I had
other business They insisted, seized my
wrist with violence, and caused me very
acute pain. | struggled, naturally, to free
myself was holding tick in one hand,
and in my efforts TO eEtr,ua{p 7lyself. II
is very likely my stick touched ore OF The
officers"
Notwithstanding the collapse of Mr.
Turner as witness, and the statement of
Sir Almeric, the magistrate found the
aged peer guilty on the uncorroborated
evidence Of the policemen, and fined him
five pounds and costs-"to make an ex-
ample"
The press and public accepted it as ian
example" but not the kind of example
the magistrate intended. They denounced
it, and are still denouncing it, as an ex-
ample of outrageous interference with
personal lberty-and an example of the
fact that no man can safely walk about
in England without the risk of being
landed in the police station if he responds
politely to a woman's smile.