Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-14
UGLY BOMB SENT
TO MAGISTRATE
Life of Police Judge Trying
English Suffragettes
Endangered.
ARSON SQUAD BURNS
ANOTHER RESIDENCE
Explosives Discovered in Crowded
Passenger Cars on Train-Several
Militants Arraigned in Court.

Mllltants Arraigned in Court.
| LONDON. May IA business-like
bomb addressed to Henry Curtis Ben
nett. the police magistrate who is hear
| ing the charges against the suffra gette
| leaders, was delivered by letter car
ried at Bow street police court today.
| The package was marked Immediate"
| but. disliking the look of it. the cautious
court officer took it outside and plunged
it in pail of water.
| When the package was opened it was
| found to contain a tin tobacco box
| bound with wire and filed with gun
| powder, shot and a cartridge. Attached
| to the cap end of the cartridge was a
nail. which. if it had been struck. would
| have fired the bomb and exploded it's
contents
Residence Destroyed.
A militant suffragette larson squad de-
stroyed large untenanted residence,
The Highlands, at Sandgate-on-Sea.
near Folkestone on the English channel,
last night. Post cards addressed to the
'Dishonorabe Prime Minister and to
the "DishOnorable Reginald McKenna,
| Home Secretary" were left lying about
the premises. There was also post
card bearing the words We hope this is
not a poor widow s house.
Suffragette bombs were found today in
several passenger ears of a local train
running between Kingston on Thames
and London on the Southwestern railway.
making the third outrage Of this kind
within two months. On arrival at the
Waterloo terminus of the Kingston train.
crowded with passengers on their way to
business the conductor noticed in one
of the compartments three parcels which
aroused suspicion. On investigation two
of them were found to contain tin canis-
ters filled with combustibles and wrapped
in suffragette placards. No explosion Oc-
CURED. and the bombs were handed over
to the police
Militants in Court.
Striking evidence Of the extensive
operations of the militants and the bad
effect on the women's cause OF the
outrages committed by them was
given to day on the resumption of the
hearing at the Bow street police court
of the charges against the suffragette
leaders.
Those who occupied the prisoners in
closure were Miss Harriet Rebecca
Kerr. Miss Agnes Lake. Miss, Rachel
Barrett, Mrs. Beatrice Saunders. Miss
the analytical chemist, Clayton. The
case against Gen" Mrs. Flora Drum
mond was postponed until July. owing
to her illness.
cials testified as to the great damage
done to the mails by chemicals and
other fluids poured into the public let
ter boxes.
Papers Manager on Stand.
The former business manager OF the
Suffragette testified regarding the respon-
sibility of the various prisoners for the
different departments of that newspaper.
He explained that his services were dis
pensed with by the militants because
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst thought 1t
better that only women should conduct
the paper.
AS to the loss OF circulation by the
Suffragette, after militant acts had been
committed. the witness said that at first
10000 copies were printed. but the sales
dropped to $50. but 1900 copies were
circulated in other ways Just before
last Christmas he told Mrs. Pankhurst
that this falling Off was due to the letter
box raids. but she shrugged her shoulders
and said that that could not be possible,
because when the women We're most mill
tant they were most successful.
Seeking Whereabouts of Fund.
Archibald Bodkin. counsel for the
treasury. attempted to elicit from the
accountant who audited the books Of
the Women's Social and Political
Union what became of the so-caIled
secret service fund of si.2,0.OOO, of
which the newspaper the Suffragette
announced $500. 900 had been raised.
The accountant. however, was unable
to throw any light on the subject.
The prisoners smiled broadly at the
attorneys futile effort to get on to the
track of their funds.
The accountant produced the salary
books of the union. from which it ap-
peared that the salaries of the leaders
of the militant movement were not
prncely. Miss Annie Kenney received
ST. weekly. General Mrs. Flora Drum
mond and Miss Harriet Rebecca Kerr
$3.50. Mrs Beatrice Saunders and Miss
Rachel Barrett SIS. and Miss Laura Len
noX so. Miss Christabel Pankhurst
who is living in Paris. drew 1915 in the
last four months according to the books.
Lawrence's Case Heard.
LONDON, May IA receiving order
was issued by the bankruptcy court TODAY
against Frederick Pethick Lawrence. a
prominent and wealthy suffrag:st. who
recently severed his connection with the
militant suffragette society.
| The order was made on application of
the director of public prosecutions be-
cause Mr.. Lawrence refused to paw the
costs of the prosecution OF himself his
wife and Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst at
J the Old Bailey session on a charge OF
conspiracy last May. The outstanding
| amount is 5000
The court appointed an official receiver
| to take charge of Mr.. Lawrence's affairs,
and thus. although well-to-do he will
have to place his business affairs in the
hands of this official until the governors
claim has been settled The application
was heard privately. Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee and few of their friends were
| present. but otherwise the pubic was
excluded from the court to prevent a
demonstration. 4 crowd of women col
| lected outside the court, but IL was
| guarded by strong force, of police
| On leaving court, Mr.. Lawrence re-
, marked:
| 4 am now financial cipher but | am
out for fight in the public interest
against wholly unjust law. which gives
/ the executive the power TO strike a blow
at any man who sides with revolt by
charging him with the costs of his prose
! cution.
/ Chinese Thank United States.
4 cable from he Shansi provincial
I - Sin IA.