The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-24

not allow. you. as judge. TO indi.
cate what IL dccorum on my part.
IL must be- perfectly abvious 60 YOU
and 10 the court that | am not say.
ing these things IN any light spirit
After all. you. my lord. and the gen.
tlemen OF tho jury are probably
going. II | am convicted. 10 send mo
To what. in all probability. will be
my death. and ask you 20 indulge
mo.
Tho judge cRnnot allow you to
travel into questions OF PERSONAL
ties with regard to DISTINGUISHED
people. which IL. gather. what you
are going 10 touch upon. and which
have no possible bearing on this
question. have not stopped you
In invelghlng against the laws of
this country and the way they are
administered. but do say that you
arc not 10 be allowed TO go into par.
ticular questions.
Mrs. Pankhurst-Well. my lord.
II you will allow me 10 argue that
point with your ! was reading the
other day where man was charged
with Attempting TO murder his wife.
lie was allowed 10 plead that his
wife was an immoral woman No
evidence was produced to prove II.
but he received a very light sentence
because that was taken into eonsid.
Grafton. Now. put :; 10 you. my
lord. that have right 20 tell the
Jury what led me TO stand In this
dock today. what experiences made
me make the speeches have made.
The Juoge-Criticism OF persons
I do forbid.
Mrs. Pankhurst-well. gentlemen.
| I am endeRvoring TO satisfy you
turning TO the jury that ] have not
In any way been influenced or actu-
atcd by any malicious feeling
toward any person whatever feel
that you gentlemen are in very
much tho same position that tho
Great Judge OF US all will be when
We all. great or small. have to ap-
pear before Him. In that court
motive will bo taken into account
am charged with melting. What
aay Is that II Il IL right that |
should bs charged with melting
vo,cioss women 10 these acts, should
not those who have melted US be in
the dock by my side7
You have heard my speeches read
I'm which pointed out that We had
been directly melted by members OF
/ the government.
III am 10 be punished for melting
women to deeds Of violence. how IL
Il that members OF his matesty's
government are not In the dock by
my side. for they are equally guilty.
Within tho last few days speeches
have been made about Ulster. boast
ing that tho men OF Ulster are drill
ing in clubs and preparing for civil
war Threats are being made that
Ireland ia 10 be drowned In blood n
the home rule bill is forced upon I'M
willing people In Ulster. And yet
these people, who are being melted
in that way. are not in the position
| | am in. They are voters. They
have tho constitutional means of
getting redress for their grievances.
but women. II Ia our place. as conn-
| gel said, 10 behave like ordinary cit
liens. We are not ordinary citizens.
gentlemen. III we were ordinary cit
liens, armed with the power that
ordinary citizens possess, that men
have. we should get redress for our
grievances by constitutional means.
| have been told that ! may not
refer TO the provocation we have re
ceived IN the administration Of the
law, that I may not tell you OF n
Judge Of assIze who was found dead
in brothel.
The Judge UndlgnanD-r think
you have committed and been guilty
OF n most shameful want OF decorum
In making that observation. !
stopped you before. You have done
the very thing that | told you you
ought not to do.
Mrs. Pankhurst-Tt ia true. my
lord.
The Judge (angrIly)-You are do
lng yourself no good. allow me TO
tell you.
Mrs. Pankhurst (prooeedIng)-
Gentlemen OF the jury. ] want you
10 utl0ffhIdHu HOW Nblh'b AfiA WV
went before n commission on d.
yorce. want you to realize how
women feel when they read reports
OF cases OF punishment inflicted
upon men guilty even Of corruptlng
the physical aud moral life OF their
own little daughters.
They are sent TO terms OF punish
ment very much lighter In many
cases than are inflicted on women
found guilty In this agitation.
was sent 10 Holloway prison
the first time for ak weeks for
breaking a pane Of glass, treat
ed az an ordinary prisoner,
while a man In a city ! know
very WE'LL occupying a high pc.
sItIon, was sent for ak weeks
for having corrupted several lit
tie girls. .-.-.-