Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-06
BODK|N SCORES
SUFFRAGETTES
IN TRIAL It TODAY
Counsel for Government
Deprecates Action Of Mil
liant Leaders and Chem
ist Clayton.

London, May 5.-Great interest was
taken In the police court proceedings
against the sufIragette leaders, held
on charges of conspiracy under the
malicious damage act. which were re-
sumed at Bow street today. Archibald
Bodkin, the prosecuting counsel for
the treasury, in opening the case de-
scribed the law of conspiracy and said
the defendants had been constantly
meeting together. He referred to Cen
erap' Mrs. Drummond as violent
and interruptions woman He said
Clayton, the chemist, in whose posses
sion were found documents describing
q plan OF campaign for burning down
buildings in London, had put his brains
at the disposal Of the women for car
rying out crimes and producing what
their own paper describes as reign
of terror In London" l
From the comfortable seclusion Of
Paris, Mr.. Bodkin added, Miss Christ
abel PankhuBt had sent an article
every week to the suffragette psper,
either commencing what had happened
during the preceding week or melting
to further acts of militancy.
Mrs. PAnkhurst Has Power.
In illustrating the control exercised
by Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst over the
wild woman" Mr.. Bodkin called at
tention to her declaration of q truce
while parliament was discussing the
government 8 franchise bill. At word
from her her, he said, militancy stop
ped, only to he resumed at her COM
mand when the bill was withdrawn.
Referring to the conspiracy revealed
In the correspond dence OF the chemist,
Clayton, with Miss Annie ,Kenney, Mr.,
Bodkin said x@.3
1T issA terrible thing for q n1anto
prostitute his knowledge to, carry out
such wicked acts as the burning OF
buildings and the explosion Of bombs.
1.-THE documents seized at the head
quarters Of the militant sufrragette. In
cluding receipts for money paid to
suffragettes convicted OF crimes which
apparently qualified them to be placed
on the pension list.
Would Furnish sneexe Powder.
"in Miss Harriet Kerr's room were
found letters from an engineer named
Buckner, living In Hamburg. Germany,
Offering to sell for $3.50 large
quantity Of pungent powder for use in
music halls, ttleaters and other public
places. The powder was guaranteed
to cause violent sneezing and tremend-
ous irritation of the skin"
Planned to Damage Stock Yards.
Another letter read by Mr.. Bodkin
referred to- proposal by suffragettes
to damage some stock yards In Great
Britain. The cost Of the scheme, $780,
900, was probably the reason why 1t
was not Immediately accepted. The
letter said t"The results of the job
will be splendid"
When Mrs. Beatrice Saunders was
arrested and searched at the militant
headquarters she attempted to destroy
a letter giving details Of the invest
ments made by the Women's Social
and Political Union in foreign bonds.
A number of checks for "very large
amounts" were found.
In concluding his address for the
prosecution Mr. Bodkin asked the
magistrate to send all the defendants
for trial at the sessions.
After some police evidence had
been given the magistrate remanded
most Of the accused again until
Thursday. Three Of the women, how
ever were admitted to bail In $4,000
each.