Evening star., 1909-06-30
MANY WOMEN IN DOCK
SuffragetteS Who AssaiIed
Parliament Ready for Jail.
FRIENDS FILL COURTROOM
Bring Luncheons and Make Place
Look Like a Picnic.
SERIOUS CHARGES ARE MADE
Accused Of obstructing and Assault
ing Police and Of Willful Dam
age to Property.
SERIOUS CHARGES ARE MADE

LONDON. June 30.-The 10 women ar
| rested last night after exciting scenes in
Parliament Square in connection with the
thirteenth vain attempt OF the militant
suffragettes TO obtain access TO Premier
Asquith by. deputation. were brought up
in the Bow street police court today.
For an hour or more previous TO the
opening OF the hearing the court building
was surrounded by a dense crowd. Pur-
pie, white and green. the coors OF the
suffragettes. were largely in evidence.
Leaders of the movement, including Miss
Pankhurst and Mrs. Lawrence. were early
in attendance.
Supt. Wells and Inspector Jarvis
chief officers of the defensive forces
last night. were in court with a
large number of police witnesses. Sir Al
bert DeRutzen. chief magistrate OF the
metropolitan police courts, heard the
charges.
Serious Charges Made.
These are threefold. namely, obstruct.
ing the police. assaulting the police and
willful damage.
The courtroom was crowded with the
witnesses, including ~" policemen and
officials There was little room left for
spectators.
majority of the prisoners who had
been bailed out. arrived at court armed
with ralises of all kinds in preparation
for expected Incarceration in Holloway
Jail. The waiting room, adjoining the
court, was crowded with women friends
of the prisoners, who when tired of
standing, sat down unceremonously on
the floor, at the expense of their silk and
satin skirts.
Many of these women had brought with
them bottles of tea and packages of sand
,i.,l,n rIaa
picnic.
Suffragette Leader Arrested.
Among those arrested were Mira.
Pankhurst, Mrs. Solomon, the Hon. Mrs.
Haverfield. daughter of Lord Abing-r,
Miss Margresson. daughter OF LADY
Margresson. and Miss Maud Joachim.
| niece of the violinst.
The plan of campaign which involved
| them in arrest had followed the lines
previously employed by the suffra
gettes. The ''woman's parliament as
sembled in CaXton Hall at o'clock
last evening and sent a deputation.
headed by Mrs. Pankhurst. to endeaNor
! to see the premier who had previously
decided not to receive IL.
In CaXton Hall were Niscountess
Harberton. Mrs. Israel Zangwill, Miss
| Beatrice Forbes Robertson. Miss Eliza
beth Robbins and Miss Beatrice Harra-
gette leaders.
London is becoming accustomed ~
suffragette raids on parliament, but the
| idea that more determined attempt
| than ever was to be made to force
| Premier Asquith's hand attracted IN
enormous crowd around the parliament
buildings. Probably 10000 persons
gathered there. but the authorities had
made ample preparations to deal with
the situation.
Police Guard Approaches.
All avenues of approach were cordoned
by police numbering several thousand.
and ambulances were provided TO deal
with cases of accident. Within the cor
don were large number of members cf
both houses of parliament watching the
scene and scores of men in dinner wraps
and men I'm evening dress. Among
these were Lord and Lady Granard, Lord
Morley. Lord WoRerhampton and Lord
Althorp.
The deputation. under command OF Mrs.
Pankhurst, was received by the crowd
with wild cheers. Escorted by the po-
lice. the deputation arrived at ST.
Stephens entrance to parliament. where
it was met by Chief Inspector Scantle-
bury, who handed Mrs. Parkhurst a let
ter. from the premier, regretting his in
| ability to receive the deputation.
Angrily throwing the letter on the
ground Mrs. Pankhurst exclaimed:
SIanQ Oh my Tights rs TIE hlHS
subject TO enter the house of commons"
She endeavored to force an entrance.
Leader Slaps Inspector.
The police tried to induce the women
to disperse quietly and then began to
take the members of the deputation by
the arms to lead them away. To the
surprise of the spect ators, who were
massed around the entrance. Mrs. Pank-
hurst slapped Inspector Jarvis in the
face, knocking his cap i'm the mud.
There were cries OF Shame Several
spectators told the suffragette leader that
she had no provocation for such an act.
A moment after another member of the
deputation. Mrs. Saul Solomon. knocked
off the inspectors cap second time.
while others made determined attempts
to rush the Gordon of police. Eventually
the entire deputation was placed under
arrest.
BY this time second deputation had
left Caxton Hail, accompanied by some
hundreds of suffra gettes and others, and
an attempt was made to reach the house
of commons through the underground
passage leading from Westminster bridge.
This, too, was unsuccessful, but for two
hours the whole district was In a state
Of uproar, the police dispensing the
crowds and arresting women by the
wholesale.
The windows of many of the govern
ment buildings were smashed with stones
wrapped in paper during the disturbance.
Democratic Railroad Men.