The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-12
Nottingham Crowd Storms Hall
in Which Militants Are
Holding Meeting
POLICE ARE UNABLE
TO STAY ATTACK
Bitter Hand to Hand Struggle
Follows in Which Faces
Are Scratched and Mil
linery Suffers

LONDON, March 1.-THE militant
!, suffragettes. against whom the people
have TUNED and who have been hav-
ing 81 hard time recently, were tonight
driven from hall in Nottingham by
the widest crowd they have yet en-
countered. Annie kenney, and male
suffragist named Gray, were an
nouncd as the principal speakers at
the meeting. Police protection for
the meeting was asked for before
hand for while a policeman who de-
tends the people from suffragette vio-
lence is a rufiian and coward, he
must always be ready to shield the
sacred persons Of the militant suf-
fragettes.
The Nottingham police accepted
this duty and turned out in great
force. Admission to the hall was by
ticket only. but a number OF tron-
hIemakers got into the hall early be-
fore the ticket takers had arrived a
great crowd surrounded the hall, and
jeered the ticket holders as they en-
tered,
Decorator Explodes.
The first speaker had hardly begun
to speak when detonator Was dis
charged in the back senate. rms
caused terrible alarm. The explosion
was followed by stamping and boot
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ers
Miss Kenney tried 10 speak but
was heckled about the burning If two
Or three railway stations yesterday
She answered that the suifFaEettes
had been compelled TO resort TO OK
frerae measures. but that Noting ifstffi
-l444al oslnht 20 Lee. Qrosld at such as
tons inasmuch as their ancestors had
burned Nottingham Castle, IN ORDER
To get the FRANCHISE i
The descendants of these historic
frpbuEs were not convinced by this
statement. and resumed the racket
with their fists Faces wer ciawsd
outside raised a tremendous ain In
trying to force an entrance 10 the
hail. The police held their ground
and kept them back after sharp tus-
sic.
Mob bursts Into Hall.
Gray, the male suffraglst. followed
Miss kerney. He had hardly started
10 sneak when loud crash behind
the platform. and "A roar of excited
voices. showed that the mob had
burst into the back entrance to the
haI They Immediately carried the
platform bv storm and seized the
banners bearing the inscriptions
Votes FOR Women" 4 general nght
began The women shrieked out;
"Do Won call yourselves men o. to
which he men replied Do You call
yourselves women? -
Showers Of rotten fruit and Veee-
tables were thrown at the women ana
around nc platform, Fireworks were
flung about the chairs and tue gas
fanps WIRE smashed Tho potJre
forced their way from tho outside,
NM In ifnI5cfI- aTa1y became f1cfrfrseiy
mixed 5p In the riot, and were
obliged 20 protect themselves
The women rushed screaming for
the entrances, only 10 he driven back
by other crowds which were surgine
into the hall A general fight fol-
lowed. and men and women fought
with thci rhsts Faces were clawed
and scratched. and millinery few in
police Farm Gordon.
Finally the police formed Gordon
and got Miss kcnnes ard her party IL
guarded until an opportunity was
found to smueGie them out through
form was cleared the mob began 70
dispense, the police helping To clear
THE interior of the hall was ruined,
the windows were smashed, and the
, furniture was broken into fragments
The place was filled with the smoke
md stencil Of detonators which con-
tanned sulphurated hydrogen.
II is announced that women will be
excluded from the civic function which
y{nr Caorge WIN attend I'm London on
Nar~h tkth The nntiouaicd hoax
which was nlayed on the women to-
dav az sendine truck loads OF goods
10 IN Mr. beadanarters while the nilit-
an.a vvho were arrested Yesterday for
Intervening with the police When they
threw petitions at the royal state coach
Observation-Disclosures the saffrasettes only to
n sl;gbt darree The Joke merely In
sureI fhe tradesraen. who were victi~
r,t1nd and some peopie think the action
,s,t~,h. have enauated from the suf-
Frapattes themselves who were seek
inc soYne variety after their wrecking
~ windows
View SutYragette Trick.
,,av. suffragette trick Is now being
mt in operation. That is the sending
re latter containing
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