The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-01
SUFFRAGETTES RUSH
TO FREE PRISONERS
Thousand Women Attempt
to Seize Van Hauling Their
Sisters TO Prison.

LONDON. Juy Lone thousand suf-
fragettes. driven TO madness by the ac-
ton OF the police. today attempted 10
rescue twenty-eight Of the twenty-niae
Of their number who were arrested dur-
ing lasy nights unprecedented den on
stration in Parliament square. These
tvyenty-eight were in a prison van, and
were being hauled 20 prison, when a
mob OF enraged women ''rusned'' the
van just as il was leaving the court
yard.
Expecting the attack hundreds Of po-
lice were hidden inside the csIF, yard.
and at the first movement bs- the suf-
fraee.tes they -rasIIed --UuC aad beat
back the women The van drove OF
at a mad galloP the prisoners being as
sailed with cheers and shriekiag good
/ By frc-=1 the baffed host behind
Tho court gave -he prisoners the op-
ton Of being placed under peace bonds.
running from so O. $3.50. OF gffu,ng TO
| prisol Tor from ore TO thre months
/ But one woman aE- ed 10 give bond.
the others preferrinE the martyr role.
/ Before the trial o. the women, Mrs
( Pankhurst, one Of 81 e leaders, held a
| conference with he .ieutenants. and il
I an efICUt 10 preveI- the trials They
| had charges drafted 1gainst the police,
/ supported by scores Z afIdavits. snow
1 ing that the police acted with unwar-
/ ranted brutality IN arresting the wom-
the police
The sufragettes have decided 20 re-
/ peat last nights performance every
4 night until parliament finally grants
/ them the rights OF franchise Fearing
/ today's demOnstTa alton $500 extra police
| were in readiness for any emergency
/ As an aftermath TO last nights de-
| monstration by sUflragettes in Parlia-
/ ment square. London called out $500 ex-
| ira police today 70 guard against the
nnobs Of women that surrounded the pO-
lice station where twenty-nine suffra-
gettes were imprisoned for riOtOus con-
duct last night.
/ The streets leading to the police sta
ton were rnassed with sufragettes and
! spectators drawn to rne scene by the
promise OF trouble At almost every
corner women speakers harangued the
crowds and assaileI Premier Asquith
for his refusal to re seive the deputatior
that called on him yesterday.
The suffragettes were more furious
!, than ever and they were ready to f1y
at the throats OF the police for dragging
so many OF their number TO the police
station
The court room where the womer
were tried was packed TO suffOcatoI
by suffragettes and sympathizers and
the threat was openly made that II tbs
women were sentenced to prison FOL
their conduct Of last night. the jails o.
London would not hold the number tha
the police would be called on to srres
| tonight in a proposed demonstration o.
Premier Escapes Army
Last nights spectacle set a new mari
for Londoners. For nearly four hour
| a vast army beseiged the house anC
clamored to be received by the premier
, While the demonstration was at it!
height Premier Asquith slipped cut iron
side door and made his escape Z
small feet Of police boats patrolled tn
. Thames river, to prevent assaults b.
? water. The crowd was remarkably vel
behaved. though the police persisted Il
dragging away the women who raise'
their voices too loud in demand for tn
right of vote.
All through the demonstration i'm
, portant debates were taking place Il
the house Of commons. as though moth
: ing out Of the ordinary were ta<int
place. Many members, however. lef
the chamber to watch the demoDstra
ton from the palace yard
! When adjournment time came, n 1unt
ed police showed the dense crowds bacl
until the square was cleared 1t vas &
this time that most Of the arrests wer
made.