Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-03-02
SUFFRAGETTES
GET 2 MONTHS
Smash Windows of London
Shops to Express Dissp-
proyal of Parliament.
THEIR BILL DEFEATED
Prisoners Are Cheered as
They March Into Court
Under Heavy Guard.
speosal bg United Press Wars.


London, March Q Mrs. Pank-
hurst and Mrs. Mabel Tukeach, two
OF the most. prominent leaders Of
the militant suffragettes were today
sentenced to two months in prison as
stns result Of the window breaking
demonstration yesterday Mrs. Em-
ma Marshal, who admitted that she
had partic. pated In both of the out
breaks, was also sentenced to fifty
one days.
When the $50 prisoners captured
In yesterdays raid were arraigned
all other women were barred. Hun
dreds of women lined the streets In
front of the court and cheered as
the prisoners were being taken into
the build ng under heavy guard.
Police geserves lined the streets ev-
cry few feet.
Wher Mrs. Pankhurst was called
to thel vitness stand she admitted
that she had helped smash the win-
dows In n Nmier Asauith's residence.
Most OF the other prisoners admitted
their guilt and made no defense.
The demonstration came as com
pleta surprise to the authorities. The
women held mass meeting at their
Headquarters and then descended to
the fashionable west end, where they
ps ceeded to break the windows of the
large department stores. Sixty Of the
women were arrested in d short time
The plate glass windows of the big de-
partment stores and clubs on Haymar-
ket. Piccadiliy. Bond street and also on
Regent street, the Strand and Oxford
street. were smashed by the women,
who carried humps OF iron and stones.
The women quietly submitted to arrest
after they had destroyed the windows
The demonstration was one OF the
biggest ever planned by the women
suffragists, Mrs. Pankhurst was one
of the women arrested Premier An.
quith's windows and the windows Of
other cabinet members were broken.
The police had received no warning
Of the proceedings and consequently
were not prepared for the attack. and
aa result the district invaded by the
women looked like wreck when thu
policemen arrived Police reserves
ysars haxfisy summoned. and a line war
hurriedly thrown around the district
Tie arrested women were quickly
packed On to the police stations.
In some OF the department stores
whose windows were smashed the
women buying at the time were nearly
thrown Into panic.
W 20. ! ssAA.. sns s...ssi police ivsce war
absolutely helpless. and the womeIl
took every advantage to smash every
piece Of glass In sight Broken glass
was strewn all over the streets.
A second attack ON the department
stores was made later and more win
iows were smashed. hatchets and club
being used In many instances.
The women fought with the police
and despite all efforts Of the police re
serves the sufrragettes succeeded III
smashing the plate GLASS;.
1t was at first thought that the raid
was intended to take the Pace Of tht
demonstration scheduled to be held IN
Parliament square on the evening Of
March 4 The distribution Of handbills
however. show that this is not the case
They call for public support for the
demonstration Oh Monday evening
This meeting. the bills declare. is in
tended as a protest against the action
OF the government In not Including
women In the proposed adult suffrage
bill. There il certain to be trouble al
Monday nights demonstration.