Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-05
PROSECUTOR pEcLAAEo MjllS
TANTs HAD PREPARED 70 cAn.y
~ OUT TERROR REIGN.
LEADING SPIRITS ARE
CONDEMNED ~ DopkilS
Refer to Mrs. orumrend - . Avislsns
and Unserupuious Woman" aaa
Points to Great Influence Of psnk.
hursts Over FsilowsoeD-cospseoeods
snes Seized Rsveale Ptota,

London. May 6.-Great interest waa
taken In the police court proceedings
against the sufYragette leaders, held on
charges Of consipacy under tho MAJ
iicious damage act. which were res
sumed at Bow street station today.
Archibald Bodkin. tho prosecuting
counsel for the treasury. in opening the
case. described the law OF conspiracy
and said the defendants had been con i
stantly meeting together. He referred
to Gen. Mrs. Drumlnond an "vio-
lent and INSCRIPTIONS woman" H0l
said Clayton. the chemist. in whose,
possession were found documents dos
scribinS plan OF campaign for burns,
ing down buildings In London, had
put his brains at tho disposal OF the
women for carrying OF crimes and pro-
ducing what their own paper deA
scribed as a reign OF terror In Lone
dom"
Influence Of Pankhursts.
From the comfortable secusien nG
Paris. Mr.. Bodkin added. Miss Christi
abel Pankhurst. had sent an article ev-
cry week to The Sufrragette. either
commencing what had happened tho
previous week or inciting to further
acts OF miitancy.
In illustrating the control exercised
by Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst over the
wild women" Mr.. Bodkin called at
tention to her declaration OF truce
while parliament was discussing the
governments franchise bill. At . WORD
from her. he said. militancy stopped,
only to be resumed at her command
1kfh hn hi ,a,tNr a
The doings OF these miscreants," he
continued. were openly published In
the newspaper. The SuffraEette, which
Is an organ OF crime"
Psnsionsd For Criminal oMsnses.
Referring to the conspiracy revealed
in the correspondents OF the chemist,
Clayton. with Miss Annie Kenney. Nrs
Bodkin said: s
1T Is terrible thing for q man to.
prostitute his knowledge to carry OUT
such wicked acts as the burning Of
buildings and the explosion OF bombs.
The documents seized at the head
quarters OF the suffragettes including
receipts OF money paid to suffra gettea
convicted of crimes. which apparently
qualified them to be on the pension
list.
In Miss Harriet kerrs room was
found letters from an engineer named
Buckner. living in Hamburg. Germany.
offering to sell for S75O-a large guam.
tity of pungent powder for use In
music halls. theaters and other public
places The powder was guaranteed to
cause violent sneezing and tremendous
irritation OF the skin
Figures Submitted For "Jobs."
Another letter read by Mr.. Bodkin
referred to a proposal by the suffra-
gettes to damage some stock yards in
Great Britain. The cost OF the scheme.
100000. was probably why 1t was NOT
accepted The letter said:
The results of the jos will be splen.
did"
When Mrs. Beatrice Saunders was
arrested she attempted to destroy a
letter giving details of investments
made by the Woman's Social and Po-
litical Union in foreign bonds. A NUM-
ber of checks for very large amounts
were found.
In concluding his address for tha
prosecution Mr.. Bodkin asked thu
magistrate to send all the defendants
TO trial at the sessions.