The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-04
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rage. shrieked shame" thumped the
rails, stamped on the floor. and shook
their fists at Judge Lush. who sat
watching the display of fury. The
judges face revealed his disgust, and
Indignation as the few. Police court
attendants tried in vain to quell the
pandemonfum.
The uproar partly subsidized in a few
moments, but when Mrs. Pankhurst
was removed from the dock the frenzy
of the suffragettes was again renewed
There were shouts of shame" and
good luck"
Then the women cheered Mrs.
Pankhurst and began singing the suf-
fragette war song" which is to the
tune Of "Marseillaise. They con-
/ tinued to do this until the tired Judge.
taking advantage of a little silence.
! indignantly ordered the court to be
+ cleared. Several of the women be
gan the racket again. whereupon
Judge Lush threatened 10 imprison
them for contempt of court. He also
ordered that all women should be
excluded from trials for the remain
der of the sessions, except by special
permission.
News of Sentence.
The news Of the sentence was
taken to the crowd outside by a we'll
dressed woman in a hysterical condi-
ton. who likened ii to the cructfyion
OF Christ on Calvary. Among the
curious crowds outside there was a
! large number Of suffragettes who
shouted shame" and Kissed while
the rest OF the crowd cheered This
crowd hung around the prisoners
| entrance to the court for long time
IN order to get a glimpse of Mrs
Pankhurst and cheer or boot her. The
police encouraged them to stay by
assuring them that she would soon
come out Meanwhile the prisoner
was put in an ordinary closed cab in
the courtyard and unexpectedly left
by an exit in another street The
automobile in which Mrs. Pankhurst
came to the court followed and the
crowd was ha&ed- g
on nearing the entrance to Hol-
foWay jail the two wardresses who
accompanied Mrs. Pankhurst In the
closed carriage, saw a crowd around
the gates. They were nearly all wo-
men who had left the Old Bailey i'm
mediately after Mrs. Pankhurst had
been sentenced, and hurried in cabs
and other vehicles to give her a part
ing cheer A hurricane of shrtIl. con-
fused cries broke as the CAP CON
tanning the prisoner drew close to the
TAIL.
Attempt at Rescue
Then there occurred what looked
ike an attempt at rescue. The cab
was just entering the gate when a
sunragete sprang at the horses head
and tried 70 turn the horse. Between
the pulling of the suffragette and
the drivers whipping and the chorus
of yells. the horse backed and twist
ed the cab so that the front and rear
wheels were locked. The suffra gettes
surged around the cab which looked
as though 1t would overturn
IN few moments however, a no.
iieeman pushed his way through the
crowd and gripped the wrist of the
suHragette who was holding the
bride. and forced her to let go. He
then grabbed the bride and started
the horse ahead. The gates soon
closed behind the prisoner
1t is understood that Mrs Pank-
hurst VIII be transferred to the wo-
mems prison at Aylesbury. but it does
not seem worth while to remove her
there as her qniek release is certain,
and few people doubt that she will APP
pear as she promised at the great
meeting at Albert Hall on April 10th,
when the suffragettes plan to hold a
great meeting
There Is reason to believe that the
officials of the Jail will not attempt
to feed her forcibly, AS soon as she
is hungry enough to get a doctors
certificate that her health Is In danger
she will be released ION license" for
IA period which Is in the discretion of
the home secretary.