The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-14
SUFFRAGETTES
MAKE ATTEMPT
TO KILL JUDGE
Send Bomb to Magistrate Who Is
Hearing Charges Against
Militant Leaders
IINFERNsL DEVICES IN TRAIN
Three Parcels Intended to Cause
Disastrous Explosion Discov-
cred by Conductor
INTERNAL DEVICES IN TRAIN
LARGE RESIDENCE IS BURNED

London, May sufragette bombs
were found today in one Of the pas
serger cars Of a local train running he
tween Kingston Thames and Lon
don on the Southwestern railway
making The third outraee Of this kind
on the same line within two months.
on the arrival at the Waterloo ter
minus Of the Kingston train, which
was crowded with passengers on the
way to business, the conductor noticed
in one of the compartments three par
GELS which aroused his suspicion on
Investigation two were found to con-
tain tin canisters filed with COM
bustiblcs wrapped in sunragette plac-
ards. There was no explosion The
bombs were handed 70 the police,
Serd Bomb To Magistrate.
a business-like bomb, addressed to
Police Magistrate Curtis. who is hear.
ing tho charges against the suffragette
leaders, was delivered hy a letter car
rier Co the court today. 1t was marked
immediate" but dislikin the looks Of
il. q cautious court officer took it out
side and plunged it in a pail OF water
When it was opened II was found to
contain tin tobacco box, bound with
wire and hlled with gun powder, shot
and cartridge Attached to the cap
end Of the cartridge was a nail, which,
# had been struck would have fred
the bomb and exploded the contents.
Leaders Again In Court.
Striking evidence Of the extensive
operations Of the militant suffragettes
and the bad effect on the womens
cause of the outrages committed by
them, was given today in a resumption
OF the hearing in the Bow street po-
lice court of the charges against six
sutfraeette leaders and the analytical
chcmister. CLAYTON The case against
General Flora Drummond was post
poned until July owing TO her Illness.
Letter carriers testified to great dam
ago 10 the mails by chemicals and
other huds poured in post letter boxes.
The former business manager Of the
"Suffragette' testified his services
were dispensed with because Mrs. En-
incline rankhurst thought it bettec
that only women should conduct the
paper As 20 the loss OF circulation by
The "Sufragette,' after militant acts
were committed, the witness said that
az first 10000 copies were printed. but
there were sales for only 1900 The
circulation then dropped TO 1900, but
5000 copies were circulated in other
ways Just before last Christmas he
told Mrs Pankhurst the falling off was
due TO the letter box raids, but she
shrugged her shoulders and said that
could not be possible, because when
, the women were most militant they
We're tho most successful
No Cvidenes On Fund.
Counsel for the treasury attempted
to elicit from the accountant who
audited tho books Of the Women's sos
ciai * Political union what became OF
/ the so-cerled secret service fuud OF a
jlniliop and a quarter dollars, OF which
( ihe newspaper the-ss uffragette.' an
rourced nine hundred Thousand had
been raised The accountant was ur'
2 NIiH 10 throw aflN itNE wv wv slt'-
/ ieCt
Tho prisoner smiled broadly at the
1attornev'e futile effort 20 get onto the
/ crack of their funds The accountant
! produced tie salary bool, Of the union.
I AMMO Kenny received $et weekly,
! General" Mrs. Drupmond 1880, Mrs.
, Saunders and Miss Barrett SIS, Miss
L.enuox. go; Chrlstobe Pankhurst,
who is liviuz in Paris, drew 1916 in the
last few months
Large Residence Is Burned.
a militant suffragette arson squad
destroyed The Highlands" a large
untenanted residence al Sandgate-on-
/ Sea. Folkstone, on the English chan
mel last night. Post cards, addressed
TO the "Dishonorable Prime Minister,
end 10 the Dishonorable Reginald Me-
Nenna home secretary" were lying
about the premises Also post card:
we hope this is not a poor widow :
house.
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