The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-11
SUFFRAGETTE
MOB ATTACKS
KING GEORGE
Policemen and Troops Were
Forced TO Charge Women
Who Surged Into Street.
PANDEMONIUM REIGNS
FOR MANY MINUTES
Attackers Were Treated Roughly
and Monarch Tells Officers
to Be Less Strenuous.

Z LO.NDON. lV.-feHrS lest
the militant suffragettes might annoy
King George and Queen Mary and
create n disturbance made the royal
opening Of parliament and the pro-
cession thereto from the palace today
an occasion charged with nervous
ness. Nor were such anticipations
l groundless.
Five women attempted to break
through the Gordon of troops while
the royal procession was trayersing
st. James Park, with the intention
OF throwing petitions into the state
coach. They carried the petitions
in rolls tied with the suffragette
colors and brandished them enthusi-
astically.
II is doubtful. however. IL the king
and queen saw the performance. The
police popnced upon the women
quickly. before they could get
through the line of soldiers. and led
, them to Jail. an enormous. Jeering
crowd following in their wake
In their petition to his majesty the
suffragettes declared that law and
order could nos be re-established in
the realm until women had been
given the vote
Those Arrested.
The five women arrested gave their
names as Lillian Wilcox, Dorothy
Smith. Kathleen Paget, Gertrude
Vaughan and Grace Stewart They
were charged with interfering with
the police. Miss Vaughan described
herself as an authoress, and Miss
Stewart said she was an actress.
i Mrs. Emiline Pankhurst, addressing
a large meeting of militant suffra-
gettes this evening, said It was not
the intention of the women to insult
the king, but that they intended to
use their constitutional right OF petia
tioning his majesty.
The attack was made near Marl-
borough House while King George
was returning TO Buckingham Palace
after having opened the new session
OF parliament.
The attack was led by two women
who had been standing in the line
OF spectators waiting for the king to
pass. The woman were dressed in
long cloaks. beneath which were
hidden votes for women" banners.
Just as the royal coach drew oppo-
site the women dashed through the
police lines and waved the banners.
which they had drawn from beneath
their clothing
Give us votes" and Sign this
warrant giving us liberty were
among the shouts hurled at the king.
One OF the women waved a docu-
ment over her head.
Suffrsgettes Attack Soldiers.
The police and escort OF soldiers
/ closed In about the carriage. while
men spectators ran forward. grabbing
at the women. Many other suffra-
gettes. who apparently had been
aHH Hwser Na.r4 Ia
the front and tried TO pull the soldiers
from their horses
Pandemonium reigned. during which
someone started the alarming rumor
that the king had been assassinated.
This intensified the anger OF the
crowd around the women and II II
had not been for the police some OF
the suffragettes possibly would have
been injured seriously. AS IL was,
several Of them nearly had their
clothing torn from their backs.
Five Of the women were arrested
and taken TO police station. The
/ king seemed calm through the excit-
ing scene and once shouted TO the
police not To- handle the women as
roughly as the oaicers were dealing
r with them.
Aneitnt Hunt Not FormsIity.
After possibly the shortest vacation
in its history. parliament convened
IN new session. The last session
of parliament was prorogued Friday
and the same members took their
seats in the new session.
Not since a group 81 conspiratorE
j under the leadership Of Guy Favkes
} attempted 90 blow Up parliament in
1905. have the parliament houses been
subjected 20 such a thorough search
and rigid inspection a. today
Although the authorities we're not
actually apprehcnsive of another gun.
powder plot. they we're fearful that
the "Bashibazoukesses Of Mrs pank-
hursts militant sufraEctte brigade
might attempt On some way TO muss
up the stately ceremony with which
- the King formally rcstartod the
British legislative mill
Parliament Building Searched.
Long before the picturesque Yeo-
. men 0f the Guard attired in their
quaint Tudor uniforms. cmbiazoned
; front and back with the royal mono
gram. and chest and carrying ancient
halberds. had gone through with the
usual business of pccring into the
vaults for possible imitators Of
. Fawkes and bis crew. the police al
ready bad been busy squads
Combcd over tho entire building. maxi
! inC "a minute inspection OF every nook
and Granny ON tho chance OF finding
some hiding Eufragctto
AT along The route to BE- travelled
ly The royal procession from Buck
iurham Palace. hundreds Of scotland
Yard detectives mingled with the
crowds. ou The watch for militauts.
J Although the sunugcttc leaders have
publicly pledged themselves to resort
feb no Tactics that viii cudangcr life.
Chief roIcr Commissioner Sir Ed
ward HcnrA and Superintendent Wells
we're worried plainly Practically
every policeman in London was or
dcrcd to DO prepared for emergency
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