The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-11-16
Moorestown Girl in lain.

Miss Alice Paul, of Moorestown, grad
uate of Swarthmore College In the class OF
1905, has been sentenced to a month at
hard labor in a London prison for smash
ing windows in suffragette disturbance
at the Lord Mayors banquet Tuesday
night, according to dispatches from Lon
don on Wednesday.
1t was stated at the trial that Miss Paul
with another young woman entered the
Guild Hall, where the feast to celebrate
the Kings birthday anniversary was held,
Tuesday morning, disguised as charwo-
men, and waited all day for the oppor-
tunity to make demonstration during
the dinner in the evening.
The demonstration occurred just as the
Lord Mayor was toasting the King. Not
withstanding the arrangements, which the
police thought made intrusion impossible,
Just as the Lord Mayor raised his cup
there was a crash, followed by shower
of glass that fell upon statue OF Yelling
ton, and far away shout like wander
ing echo of "Votes for women"
Owing to the size and height OF the
Guildhall the disturbance was only heard
by section of the guests, and neither
they nor the others knew what followed.
Firemen and police dashed up stairs to
reach the lofty side gallery, where some
people were assembled to listen to the
speeches, and whence apparently the dis
turbance came.
They found that two suffragettes had
gained access to the staircase leading to
the gallery, had smashed window on the
gallery and shrieked through the hole. AS
the officers approached them the women
fed, finally scurrying to the roof.
| Several of the guests in evening dress
| Al had nv
citing chase over dirty beams and para
pets before the quarry was run down.
The two suffragettes who we're caught
after this exciting chase were Amelia
Brown and Alice Paul.
| Miss Paul was arrested once before In
London. On October 20 she was taken
into custody at charity bazaar on sus-
picion of being implicated in sutfragette
demonstration. After spending the night
| in iail Miss Paul was released, the charge
against her failing.
When the news of Miss Pauls arrest
and conviction was told Mrs. William M.
Paul, her mother, who resides Oh the Paul
estate, "Paulsdale", about mile from
Moorestown, Wednesday afternoon, she
became greatly agitated.
"Alice was arrested once before" she
said. ''but then it was shown to have
been a mistake. l knew she was ident1
fed with the movement for woman's suf
frage IN England, but had confidence ir
her friends and supposed that no harm
would befall her."
Miss Paul comes from a distinguished
family in Burlington county. Her grand
father was Judge Parry, and reputed tt
be one of the wealthiest men OF his day
Her father was William 81. Paul. one O.
the organizers of the firm of Paul Brothe n
wholesale shoe merchants, Philadelphia.
The young woman is member OF tn
Hicksite branch of the Society of Friends
She is about twenty-four years old. Grad
uating from the Friends School, a
Moorestown, with high honors, she won
scholarship to Swarthmore. where sh
: completed four-years' course in 1905.
After leaving the college she went +
New York, where she became interested
/ In settlement work. Later she returne
to her home and for year attended tn
University of Pennsylvania, where sh
took her Masters degree. Securing
8 scholarship to Woodbrook Seminary, l
Birmingham, England. Friends thee
logical Institution. she spent short tim
there about two years and nall age
|. Later she took a course In economics
Z the University of London.
/ Last summer Miss Paul became ident
. fed with Mrs. Pankhurst's organization
: Friends who saw her during the past yes
say she had become DEVOTED tonthe NOV
] ment.