Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-04
M|L|TANTS' BOAT
FAILS TO RESCUE
MRS. PANKHURST
Police Tug Runs Away from
Suffragette "Warship" in
Heavy Sea.
LEADER is SEIZED AS
LINER REACHES ENGLAND
Her Protests at Arrest Without
Warrant Are of No
Avail.

EXETER. Eng, Dec Airs Em-
incline Pankhurst, the militant suf-
fragette leader. was lodged today in
Exeter Jail The police who arrested
her on board the Majestic on her ar
rival from New York. outwitted the
women sympathizers who had been
watching to resist her arrest. After
she and the officers landed from q
tug at dock on the lamar river,
they started off in the direction OF
London, but afterward changed their
route and made direct for this city
and reached their destination without
encountering any obstruction.
PLYMOUTH, Dec. 4.-Wind and sea
today helped the police to evade the
posse of suffragists who had planned
to prevent the re-arrest of Mrs Ern-
incline pankhurst under the provi-
sions of the cat and mouse act"
A heavy sea was running in the
harbor when the steamship Majestic
anchored, shortly after noon. The
waves, while they did not affect the
powerful police tug, were too much
for the little motorboat which the
militant suffragettes had engaged to
head off the policemen. The occu-
pants, who included General Mrs.
Flora Drummond and other leaders.
were drenched to the skin before they
reached the liner.
The Majestic under police orders.
had anchored outside the breakwater.
The sea delayed the little suffragetta
warship so much that it did not ar
rive at the side of the big liner until
the police were leading Mrs. Pank-
hurst down the gangway The MILF
tants shouted to her through their
megaphones. Don't land, the cats
are after YOU
Mrs. Pankhurst protested against
her arrest and asked to see the war
rant 1t was explained to her that no
warrant was necessary. AT her re-
quest Mrs. Child Dorr, an American
suffragist, was permitted to accom-
pany her. Six policemen and a ward
ress boarded the steamer to prevent
any of the passengers interfering with
the officers delegated to make the
/ actual arrest. In the meantime the
suffragsts armed with clubs, was
kept standing Off and the armed body
! guard was rendered helpless.
Bodies of suffragists were on guard
outside all the prisons in the SOUTH
west of England to which it was
I thought Mrs. Pankhurst might be
taken During the night at Bristol
, Lne women WHO look sentry duty III
relays outside the jails were attacked
by a hostile crowd and several people
were hurt in the struggle.
Two motor cars were waiting in the
dockyard and the small party con-
slsting of the prisoner and number
of detectives entered the vehicles and
started off Immediately in the direc-
tion Of London. A body of militant
suffragettes had congregated in the
meantime in Plymouth and after
parading the streets with a band at
their head, marched to the docks.
LONDON, Dec. 4.-The militant suf-
fragettes of London, who had arr
ranged a great demonstration to well
come Mrs. Pankhurst. arranged to-
( day to turn it into a meeting of pro-.
! test. At the militant suffragette
headquarters threats of vengeance
against the authorities were heard
when it was discovered that Mrs.
Pankhurst's captors had eluded the
rescue party at Plymouth.
A large body of women who had
planned to greet their leader at the
Paddington terminal of the Great
| Western railway on her arrival in
London, met to express their indig-
nation at her arrest.