Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-02
WOMEN SENT TO PRISON.
40 Sufragettcs Arraisned--MTs. PAN
hurst DefiaRt-- Loss IN Sl"p-
keepers s25 600.

London. March a.-As L result OF
.he suffragettn demonstration late
Yesterday when the plate glass win
dows Of scores Of department stores
were smashed, Mrs. Pankhurst and
! Mrs. Mabel Tuknach, two of the
most prominent leaders nf the mill
tant organizations were today SEN
Lcnced to two months imprisonment
Mrs. Emma M.rshal. who admitted
that she h.sd participated in BOTH OF
the outbreaks. was also sent TO the
old Bailey 10 serve 81 days.
When the $50 prisoners captured
in yesterdays raid were arraigned
in the Bow Street Court. all other
women we're barred. Hundreds Of
women. however. lined the street in
front OF the court and cheered fran
tically as the prisoners were taken
into tho building under heavy
guard.
The authorities were evidently
afraid OF more roting and police re-
serves were stationed every few feet
along The street.
in opening for prosecution, AttOr-
ney Muskett arraigned the suifrag-
etles in the bitterest terms. He de-
clared the city had stood for too many
deeds OF lawlessness from female
cranks" and that unless an example
was made OF them. their outbursls
would undoubtcdly lead 10 blood
shed.
Attorney Aluskett said that yester-
days demonstration was wholly un-
called for. Dozens of merchants
who had taken no part one way or
another in The fight for suffrage had
been made the victims OF wild emo
tionalislS' who needlessly sacrificed
Il total Of $4,000 worth OF property
for the purpose Of calling attention
to the cause.
The prosecutor requested Magis-
tralc Bennett 10 sentence all OF the
prisoners 10 long terms AT hard la
Dor.
During Attorney Muskett's ar
raignmenL OF the women number of
men specta;nrst laye's2d ~ his re-
marks and were threatened with
eviction by the bailffs.
When Mrs. Pankhurst was called
to the witness stand she freely ad-
mitfcd that she had helped smash the
windows in Premier Asqmlth's resi-
dcncc.
What the sunfragettcs have done.
she said, ''is only flea bite compar-
ed with what the miners are pre-,
pared TO do TO win their struggle.
We are prepared to take any step
necessary to attain our object. We
are willing 10 pay the price that the
may demand. Until we
get the power TO make laws we will
continue TO break them
At this point she was interrupted
by Magistrate Bennett. who declared
that such demonstrations could moi
be tolerated.
If the present laws are unjust.
he said. they must be amended. But
the violent steps you are taking viii
only destroy your own cause.
The sentencing OF the other pris-
oners continued rapidly. as the" ad-
mitted their guilt.
The sentences meted out to the re-
mainder of the suffragettes were var
led from two weeks to month in
prison. Several were rcmanded TO-
jail for sentence next week. Most
of these refused 10 give bail.
Suffragettes who oppose the mill
tant methods of the faction under
The leadership OF Mrs. Pankhurst
bitterly denounced the destruction
OF the store windows.
Business men, who suffered loss
of $4,000. complained that they had
not been given sufficient police pro-
lection. and insisted that the gov
ernment should recompense them for
their loss. They did not believe that
sentences 10 hard labor were advis-
able. however, fearing that they
would be able TO arouse public SYM
pathy by their protestaions that
they were martyrs to just cause.
Proclamation of Neutrality.
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