Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-08
'GeneraI' CoIIapses When
About to Be Arraigned on
Malicious Damage Charge.
"Y0UNG HOT BL0ODS"
BRANCH is ORGANIZED
Society Composed of Younger Men,
bers of Militant Section
in England.

LONDON. May S-.'Gen." Mrs Flo~a
Drummond suddenly collapsed and relt
IN heap on the floor OF the prisoner
inclosure at the Bow street police court
tnis morning when proceedings under
the malicious damage act were resumes
against the suffra gette leaders She was
carried out OF court b. taller and q
wardess The revelations made durine
previous hearings had whetted the pub
lie appetite. and the court was filled /"
overfiowing when the ''conspirators
We're brought in They included besides
the general Miss Harriet Rebecca
Kerr. Miss Agnes Lake. Miss Rachel Bar
rett. Mrs. Beatrice Saunders. Miss
Annie Kenny. Miss Laura Lennox and
the chemist Clayton.
Further correspondence was produced
BY counsel for the treasury IN which the
accused advocated big things such az
general raid on the public letter
boxes throughout London and war on
the house of lords. II was suggested
that the attack on the peers could b.
accomplished .by means OF a suffragettc
typist. who could secure a position
the reporting staff
Young Hot Bloods' Organize.
According 10 Archibald Bodkin. the
Treasury counsel. a circular was found
in Miss Laura LennoNs residence an
nouncing the formation OF branch
society called the ~. III. b." Inspector
Lawrence Of Scotland Yard explained
that the initials stood for Young Hot
Bloods. The society was to be COM
posed OF the younger members OF the
Women's Social and Political Union.
and no married women were eligible
for membership.
Evidence was produced during the
proceedings to the wealth Of the
Women's Social and Political Union
From a statement by the prosecution
It was shown that the rental paid for
| the unions offices was $500 yearly
! rising to s11.250.
Case Adjourned Till May 13.
| The case was adjourned until May Is.
all the women being allowed bail OF
$4,000 each owing to their health.
Gen" Mrs. Drummond had a second
collapse just before the adjournment
"The militant section of the British
| suffragettes intend to inaugurate
| campaig- OF even greater violence i'm
| order to avenge the defeat of the
| woman suffrage bill Tuesday night
| tant organization. Advanced members
of the lighting sisterhood declared to-
day that "the events OF the last few
days are TO be eclipsed by worse things
Period of Disorder Predicted.
Votes for Women. the woman suf-
frage newspaper. edited by Mr.. and
Mrs. Pethick Lawrence, says today:
I'VE see before the country al period
of disorder such has not been
known for decades. perhaps for cen
turies. We see prospect of violence
being answered by violence in ter
rible cresceado. We foresee the like
lihood of crimes being sympathized
| with. if not condoned. and approved by
many o. the most respected law -abid-
ing members of the community
The police authorities are greatly
concerned about the increase OF bomb
attacks on buildings. AnGsher of these
outrages was attempted at Tottenham
in the northeast OF London this morn
ing. Like that deposited yesterday ia
St. Paufs Cathedral. the bomb was
discovered before it had time to eS-
plode. 1t was found by caretaker out
side the door OF a shop.
Militant Mouo,oopt Grovu;pr