The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-06-20
MALE. SUFFRACIST
INJURED At RACE
| King and Queen See Act That
Will Cost His Life. i
HIS OWN WEAPON WOUNDS
Waving Revolver and Flag, He SEXES
Horse and Is Shot Through Head 5s
He Is FeIed by Another Racer.

Ascot Heath, England, June 20.-A
desperate male suffragfst, in the pres-
ence of King George, Queen Mary am
a brilliant concourse of racegoeFf,
dashed upon the race track here dtzf5
ing the running of the $17,500 gold ctss
event, and in a spectacular effort y
break up the contest received injuris
that undoubtedly will prove fatal.
Cards found in the clothing of the
man bear the name and address HeN-
lit, Trinity College, Cambridge
Hewitt is on the rolls of Cambridge
university as an undergraduate.
Pulling a revolver and a flag beat
ing the suffragette colors from hE
pocket, the man ran directly into the
path of August Belmont's. Ameriesh
horse, Tracery, just as it was enteri1g
the stretch He was knocked dowls.
and as he fell his revolver went OIL
the bullet lodging in his head.
The injured man was rushed to p
hospital, where an operation was pei
formed. However, he continued to sink
rapidly. The examination showed that
the man had shot himself in the head.
The wound in the skull had first been
attributed to a fracture sustained when
he was knocked to the ground, but
probing revealed gunshot wound. The
police were uncertain whether the
shooting was accidental or intentional.
In the excitement the firing of the shet
had gone unnoticed. /
Hewitt's act deprived the American
sportsman Of a good chance of captuf-
ing the trophy, which was won by 2.
Pilkington's Prince Palatine, with
Steadfast second and Alpho third.
The man had taken a position as
near as possible to the royal enclo-
sure, which was occupied by King
George and Queen Mary. He stood at
the rail, and the countless guards, on
duty to prevent just such outrages,
had no warning of the tragic Incl
dent.
The royal party, along with the
throngs of fashionable spectators, III
cIuding many foreign tourists, had
their eyes levelled upon the stretch
with the field of eight horses, whels,
with a shout, Hewitt hurled himself
upon the track. Before anyone coulil
interfere he had drawn a suffrage flag
and revolver from his pocket and
dashed among the running horses.
Iracefywas evidently mistaken Tor
a royal entry, for the man levelled his
weapon at the jockey, at the same time
waving his flag and shouting some
thing which was lost in the thunder of
the horses hoofs.
Tracery staggered, throwing Jockey
Whaley, who turned complete SOM
ersault in midair Another horse, how
ever, which was running neck and
neck with the Belmont entry, struck
the suffragist, flinging him to the
course.
The multitude was stricken into hor-
rffied silence at the scene. A moment
later a murmur of sound went up and
guards rushed upon the course, lifting
the. forms of Whaley and the suffra-
gist. The former was found to be I'M
hurt. King George and Queen Mary
sent a courier to ascertain the mans
name and his identity.
The authorities expressed the belief
that the man had been fanatic and
that brooding over the death of Miss
Dawson had driven him insane.
Hewitt was an effeminate-looking
youth, of about twenty. Officials OF the
Women's Social and Political Union,
the militant organization, say they
have no knowledge either of the indi
vidual or of the outrage.