Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-28
Miss WinsOr and
Sister Held in Bail
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magistrate, "as you have had no ex.
l'erience appearing before magistrates
or in criminal law. there is no use in
my trying to tell you what to do. Go
ahead. sergeant"
Mrs. Evans nodded to the audience
in strong disapprOval OF all the SER
geant said. as he resumed:
THAT was a meeting on the twenty
fifth anniversary of the Jewish Daily
Forward. These people were not con-
nected with the affair in any way.
They became loud. If they had been
law abiding. they would have stopped
when told"
Yelps for Air
The cards in question were produced
by the sergeant in evidence. The crowd
pressed closer. Mr.. Wallerstein called
for air. The Assistant District At
torney agreed with him and doors and
transomS We're opened.
The next witness was Patrolman
David Witkin. of the Eleventh and
Winter streets station. 1t was he who
arrested Mrs. Evans. AS he talked he
waved his hand in her direction, and
she shrank away.
Keep your hands down, you may
do HARM" admonished the magistrate.
Right" said Patrolman Witkin.
Then he told how he made the arrest
II took her by the arm and she hung
back and began to drag her feet he
said. Her husband here pointing to
! Mr.. Evans. ''he took hold of me and
said. Officer, you may get into trouble.
That is my wife. You will get your
self into trouble
well, we walked to the box on the
corner and on the way Mrs. Evans kept
yelling she was an American citizen. Al
the box she shouted: This is not the
first time have been in "blacx
maria; l was arrested in Washington,
d. c. She kept hollering she had been
arrested because she was an American
citizen. Then she told her husband to
20 back and see If he could not distrib-
ute the circulars front he stage Her
husband said he would
Did Mrs. Evans kick you?" asked
Mr.. Wallerstein.
NO; she kicked the pavement"
"All right; did she hurt the pave.
ment?"
NO, she probably hurt the sole of
her foot
May Arrest Mr.. Evans
Miss Winsor grabbed her and asked
what I meant by arresting her sister
| the patrolman testified. Then her
husband took hold of herSand Of me
and tried to pull her away from me-"
Indeed said the Assistant City
Solicitor. "We may arrest Mr.. Evans,
too
Then came the turn of Patrolman
James d. Byrnes. Of the Third street
and Paramount avenue station. He said
Mrs. Evans laid back like child and
dragged her feet when arrested. Both
the sisters had been arrested by this
crowd they were arrested because they
were American citizens.
Mrs. Evans, who held a petition in
! her hand, tried to get the crowd to sign
! it. while she was under arrest
HAS citizen the right to protest
to a policeman?' asked Mr.. Waller
stein.
1T depends on the circumstances -
said Byrnes.
That's right, stick to it," said the
Assistant District Attorney.
Answer me, yes or no. thundered
Mr.. Wallerstein.
Cant Shut Me Up"
Mr.. Wallerstein,' said the magis-
trate. ''he has answered your ques-
ton" Mr.. Wallerstein objected to this.
you may shut the patrolman up, but
you cant shut me up said Magistrate
Carney. Proceed"
Then came PatrOlman Michael Don .
nelly, of the Twelfth and Pine streets
station. lie has rich brogue. How
long have you been in the country
queried Mr.. Wallersteini.
"Six years. said the patrolman,
Then Mr.. Heine took a hand. Lots
Of people," he said, "whO were born
on the other side and then have become
American citizens. have been better cit
iZens than some people who were born
here, and who try to incite to riot"
The last witness was John +. Zerby,
Of 1249 North Thirteenth street. door
man at the opera house. He told OF
the orders about the circulars. Then
long speech about the Offense commit.
ted. describing the scene. 'These kind
of people, instead of respecting the
law" he said. think they are above
the law. These so-called American
citizens not only violate the law and
cause disturbance, but they bOastingly
stand up and say proudly this was moi
the first time they have violated tht
law and ridden in Black Maria
Then they come in here and claim theil
rights as American citizens have beer
viola ted.
II have nothing to say in reply
said Mr.. Wallerstein, with a bow. 81
congratulate Mr.. Heine upon his school
boy speech"
"Well," said Mr.. Heine, ''whel
older members OF the bar are defeate,
by younger members they talk abou
schOOlbOys."
1T was very neat speech" salt
Mr.. Wallerstein, smiling.
~ admit it, said the Assistant Dis
trict Attorney.
, Hill, signed the bail bond.
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