Evening journal., 1913-02-20
SUFFRACETTES
FIRE GARDENS
and DEFY LAW
Women Caught Following
Blaze, Hurl Books and
Papers at Committing
Magistrate
"PROUD OF SUCH WOMEN
GENERAL DRUMMOND SAYS

By The United Press.
LONDON. Feb 2u-The militant
suaragcitcs reverted to arson again
today setting fire 10 and comoplolcly
destroying lne restaurant pavilion n
the bontauicai gardens around kew
Palace Two s0uns women, Lillian
LentCn aud Joyce Locke. beth pr0nd-
nent IN the ranks of the miitants,
were caught by the police trying 10
escape from the gardens. They were
seen 10 throw away an old portman-
tcau. IN which was found parapher-
MALTA for starting the fire. A violent
courtroom scene followed thoir ar
ralgnment
The Kew Gardens pavilion burst
into flames at about o'clock The
walls had been soaked with kerosene.
Piles of oil-soaked shayings and cot
ton had been hcaped about the floor
and Votes for Women cards scat
tered about The sudden connagra-
tion warned the police that the lire
was inccndiary. and they quickly
formed a Gordon around the gardens
TO prevent the cgress of anyone still
within the gates
While the fircmen were at work and
, crowds that tried 10 break into the
gardens the two suffragettcs were
seen making their stealthy way to-
ward the wall Several police rush-
ed upon them and seciug themselves
surrounded one of the girls threw
the portmanteau behind bush Both
laughed as the police arrested them
and when the portmanteau was open
IftI in hrf
asked TO explain what they were do
ling with bOttls OF Kerosene wads OF
cotton and shavings and Votes for
Women" cards they refused to answer
demanding that they be taken to
lcourt
In the Richmond police court, Miss
Lenton gave her age as %, and Miss
( Lock. %. They assumed the most de-
fant attitude toward the magistrate
and laughed and jOked with the Wo-
men spectators.
Miss Locke demanded bail threaten
ing that If she and her companion
were sent 10 prison they would 10 on
hunger strike and force the keepers
either to starve them 10 death or re-
lease them.
"You cannot friehten this court
nor shall we .perimt you to attempt
/ TO intimidate ms" declared the mag
istratc hotly
With a scream Of defiance. Miss
! Locke picked up a handful of papers
! and hurled them ar the magistrates
head. She followed them with two
or three lawbooks from the desk in
front of her and kept the maeistrate
ducking his head to escape the mis-
siles before the court attendants
could seize her and prevent further
violence. A furious struggle follow
ed during which the police and court
attendants had TO resort 10 harsh
methods to subdue the unruly pris-
oners. The magistrate committed the
two girls to Jail without bail
They were led or rather half car
ried out of the room screaming to the
crowds that they were being made
martyrs TO the cause of woman's suf-
frage, but that they would die before
they would submit 10 'man made
laws.
. This was the second attack on Kew
Gardens last week suffragettes hav-
ing destroyed about $4,000 worth OF
, plants. The destroyed pavilion was
J built at cost of about $4,000
Mrs. General" Flora Drummond
the suffragette leader who pronounced
/ the dynamiting OF Lloyd Georges
country house yesterday grand
demOnstra- -on." was equally cnthu-
!, siastic today when informed OF the
Kew Gardens performance.
, How perfectly lovely she said
I'VE are proud Of such women"