The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-23
ASSEMBLE IN COURT
WITH WARDROBES
London Militant Suflragettes
Invariably Choose Prison
Instead of Fine.
NO SIGNS OF WEAKNESS
Mrs. Emlneline PankhurSt
May Return to England Now
That War IS Renewed.
NO SIGNS OF WEAKNESS

LONDON. Nov 2g.-UnrePcntant suf-
frasettes TO the number Of 22s many o.
whom apparently are still in their teens
appeared at the Bow street police cour'
today and were sentenced TO fine or al
tentative terms OF imprisonment vary
ing from a fortnight TO months the
women Invariably chose prison instead
Of fine.
Counsel for the public prosecutor said;
in speaking 30 the charge That lie couin
not adequately describe the ulsg gIacslu ", a
and discreditable scenes OF organize
disorder Of which the accused "e'"
From the evidence It is certain the
militant susfragettes acted on a cofn~
ulete preconceived plan OF -caInDalsn As
soon as they were repulsed ny lhe Pc
lice drawn up In parliament square. they
dispersed into small groups, which miNed
These were KEEP, in constant movement
nv the police Occasionally q missile
was hurled from the middle OF the throns'
but the police were unable TO detect the
thrower.
This gave the militants more conf.
dence and as they came within reach 'oi
the government offices I'm Whitehail ara
on the surrounding streets the throwing
Of stones became more frequent and
shouts OF Votes for women were raised,
II was here that most of the arrests
were made.
Clup MemDefs otoneu>
At the National Liberal club on
Thames embankment the excitement
The club was fui OF members and their
friends. These Aocke6 10 the windows
as the crowds approached, but were soon soon
forced TO retreat in order TO AVOID tlle
showers OF well-aimed stones which
crashed through the lower windows
Msny more arrests were made here ana
also along the Strand, where the tele-
praph offfce was attacked ms we'll as sew
Some OF the suffragettes rode in horse
and motor cabs. rom v,,,ri,y wh,Gn 'nys nf
fered. Newspaper offices situated more
than a mile from tho houses OF parna-
ment suffered IN this way. IN soiee
instances the sssailantS succeeded In es-
Gaping. but In others they appeared To
Somerset house, where the public rec
ords are kept. also was the object or At
tack, but It's distance from the Sidewalks
and It's formidable walls prevented much
damage :
Most Of the women when srraigned in
court were carrying grips with change
of clothing in anticipation OF spending
period in Jail. Several Of them who nad
broken windows OF value exceeding soe
were committed for trial at the LONDON
An Of these, however. were allowed out
A Gail to Arms.
4 postal circulated DN MIS-. feNhi'h
Lawrence calling on women 10 asser9bIe
IN their thousands and see falr plaS
and protect women from being brutaiiy
victnlized by the police in uniform and
main clothes. as they were on Black Fri
day, 1910. when. as a result Of III usage,
one woman died and many were serl-
ously injured" WIS produced IN court
Counsel for the government warmly con
demned this as disgraccful and nn-
worthy effusion,
a process.on OF women entered and LETT
the prisoners enclosure throughout the
ds7. White haired women slterneted
with girls, while wearers OF smart silks
and Iaccs were followed by women or
the industrial classes, In cheap attire.
Among the more prominent prisoners
were Vera wentworth snd Cecilia VIII
cox. Who we're committed for trial at the
sessions; Ada Wright, previously con
virted who Was sentenced TO a month IN
isil without the option OF a fine, and
Mrs. Arncliffe Sennett, who went 10 jail
for week rather than pay fine for
breaking a window.
kathleen Houston. who had been In
similar trouble before. was sentenced 10
Il month in Jail.
Only thirty-seven cases were disposed
Of. the others being adjourned until to-
morrow. The defendants who had not
beep heard were permitted their freedom
on their own recoGnizance.