New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
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WOMEN BEGINS
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view Of all who have examined the
scene and followed the clews obtain
able The persons responsible for the
outrage crept into the railway station
after the last train had left il at MID
night and made their way 10 one OF
the outhouses. There they worked for
some time and when the two porters
assigned to the station arrived yester-
dav morning they found part OF the
building wrecked, and, as one Of them
pointed out, il was the greatest Won
der that the whole station had not peeh
entirely destroyed.
A large unoccupied country mousse Al
Chorley Wood. near Rickmansworth
was destroyed by fire yesterday AFTER
noon. only the walls and the chimney
stacks being left standing. The loss
is estimated at s12.5oo. Cards bearing
the words Votes for Women were
found in the grounds.
Near Croydon two women were
caught with suitcases containing cans
of paranin and suffragette literature
In each of the suitcases was a paper
bearing the scrawl Beware now you
treat Mrs. Pankhurst.
The girls were brought up AZ the
police court, where they gave theii
names as Phyllis Brady and Milliceht
Dean. They were remanded OF the
charge Of being suspected persons
They had explained TO the policemen
turning from their Easter holidays.
Police Aid for "Antis.'
The sunragettes set about cheering
I'D Mrs. Pankhurst yesterday by picket
ing outside Holloway Jail. but police
and crowds combined to give the PICK
cts little peace. Police, in fact were
worse than the crowds, as the $50 men
on duty under a superintendent ana
two inspectors made practically no az
tempt to protect the suffragettes, whose
only offence was quietly walking back
and forth in front of Holloway, but in
stead encouraged hooliganism.
a burly inspector seized Gladys
Evans. q picket. who was crouchins
against a high iron fence for protection
from the crowds, wrenched her loose
and threw her ten feet across the SIDE
walk into the midst Of the MOB. An
INSPECTOR and a score OF constitutes
then kept Miss Evans for an houT
doubling back and forth through the
streets trying to escape
Miss Evans told The Tribune CORE
spondent that she wanted only 10 get
IN the streetcars. The inspector and
his men. however. constantly prevented
her from doing so. They kept MISS
Evans moving. surrounded by croWu'
hooting, booing and throwing oranges
lemons and other missiles. while the
notice followed, about twenty feet be-
hind. keeping all moving.
Woman Knocked Down.
The pickets walked in pairs and were
relieved every two hours. They de-
clare their intention 10 continue picket
ing night and day while Mrs. Pank-
hurst IL in prison. One picket said last
niRht that her companion had been
struck i'm the back and knocked down
by an inspector.
The Home Office. however. has lost
no time in dealing with the pickering
nuisance. Mrs. Pankhurst is to be re-
moved TO the women's penal establish
ment at Aylesbury, some forty mics
from London where It is 10 be pre-
sumed day and night picketing VIII
not be easy.
Mrs. Pankhurst has carried out her
threat to go on a hunger strike. Ihe
last meal she took was luncheon De
fore sentence was imposed upon her
Yesterday. Since she entered HOBO
way jail she has conformed to all its
rules. except that she refuses food'
Any steps that are considered neces-
sary to feed her will be taken at Ayles-
bury.
Olive Hocken. the militant suffra-
gette. was found guilty at the Old
Bailey Sessions to-day OF conspiracy IN
connection with an attempt TO set IRE
TO n pavilion on the RoehamptOn goli
links. The woman was sentenced To
four months in prison and to pay part
of the costs OF the trial. The JURY
found Miss Hocken not guilty OF the
other charges brought against her ~
the police.