The sun., 1909-06-30
1903 SUFFRAGETTES JAILED
MRS. P.ANkHURST AND HER
MON TRY TO RAID ASQUITH. t
Oid Time Scenes Of disorder Abeut
the Parliament Heuses Reposted-A
Few windows smasbed and Pasieat
Boobies slappcd-Preniief lnvisibae.

Special CnbIs Dtspdfeh 10 The sun.
LONDON, June 2s.-Three thousand
oonstables guarded the approaches TO the
House Of Commons this evening. when the
latest attempt Of the suffragettes To force
an entrance was baffied.
Mira. Pankhurst and eight others. form
ing a deputation. were met by police
inspector in the palace yard. The in
spector handed Mrs. Pankhurst letter
from Prime Minister Asouith in which
he said he regretted that he was unable
to receive the deputation. This anSsred
Mrs. Panlahurst. who threw the rnissive
away. The dep6tation then announced
their intention 10 enter the House.
Meeting with gentle repulse. Mrs.
Pankhurst knocked on the mskeotor's g
hat, When he replaced It it was knocked
on again by Mrs. solomons. the aged
wife OF the ex-Premier Of Cape Colony.
The party then jostled the police in at
tempting to reach the HOUSE. and ne
fusing to desist were arrested.
This was a quiet enough outcome Of
what the women had predicted would be
the greatest Of all their efforts. and the
onlookers waited. eagerly expecting soms
desperate coup. It had oven been darkly
hinted that revolvers would be bsnging.
but time passed and the crowds Watching
behind the police ranks saw nothing but =
stale repetition of the tactics OF attemptins
to rush tho lines Of oonstsbles at various
points.
The only other attacks made were iso-
lated assaults on the Window Of Govern
ment buildings some distance from the
Parliament House. Now and then q
red faced, excited female would approach
very close to some window. lest she miss
her aim. and would huri a stone through
the glass with The ,exultant exclamation
'There!' and straightway she would be
arrested. The windows thus smashed
included some in tho Home ONCE, the
Prvy Council Once, the Treasury Once
and the official residence Of Reginald
McKenna. First Lord OF tho Admiralty.
Elsewhere one Of the handful Of male
supporters OF the suffragettes stabbed q
mounted policeman's horse with q pocket.
knife and then bolted. One woman on
horseback theatrioally charged two
mounted policemen. who seized the bride
OF the virago's horse and led the animal
and it's rider into a side street. Here the
woman was removed from the horse and
taken afoot to Scotland Yard. followed BY
her ,FideEless hons. ~
- There was much slapping Of the Faces
OF oonstables by infuriated fenales, whoes
rage was increased by tho diyciplined
good humor with Which the blows vert
received.
Altogether the show was q disappoint.
ing one for the many thousands who
turned out to see the fun, inasmuoh "a
the spectacle was wholly unsensational
The onlookers were completely apathetic
toward the suffraeett cause. They
laughed at and jeered the women's antics
and dcrisively Sheered as ono after an
other was led Away to captivity. Thif
martyrdom befell l0s women and eight oi
their trousered sympathizers. The prison
ers included Mrs. Pankhurst, Mrs. Solo,
mons. Mrs. Massey and her daughter
Lady Knyvett, the Hon. Mrs. Haverfield
daughter OF Lord Abinger, and some
others Of social rank. One OF the pris-
oners was Harriet Nellhan. aged 70 years
As on past occasions. the most note
worthy feature Of the whole affair wae
the imperturbable good huutor and SELF
control OF the police despite innumerable
provocations to use violence.