New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-05
MRS. PANKHURST
JAILED AT EXETER
Police Board the Majestic
and Take Militant Lead
er to Their Tug.
RESCUING PARTY
HAS HARD LUCK
Little MotOrbOat Tossed Like q
Cork in Heavy Sea, Drench'
ing Women to Skin.

London. Dec. Mrs Emmeline Pank-
hurst. the militant suffragette leader, was
lodged yesterday I'm Exeter jail. The
police. who had arrested her on board the
Majestic on her arrival from New York,
outwittsd the women who had heen
watching. After they landed from the
tug nj a dock on the lamar River they
started off in the direction Of London. but
aftcrward changed their route and made
direct for Exeter and reached their des-
tlnation without cncountering any oh
siruction.
Both wind and sea helped tho police
to eyade the body OF suffragists who pur-
posed preventing the rearrcst OF Mr..
Pankhurst under the provisions ~ ~"
cat and mouse act" \ heavy sea was
running outside Plymouth harbor and
this. while IL did not affect the powerful
police tug. tossed about Ike a cork the
little motorSoat which the militant suf-
fragettes had engaged to head of IN"
policemen. The occupants. who included
General" Mrs. Flora Drummond and
other leaders. were drenchcd 10 the skin
before they reached the liner. which. I'M
der police orders anchored outside the
broakwater The sea had delayed them
50 much that the suffragottes did not ar
rive Al the side Of the big vessel until
the Police We're leading Mrs. Pankhurst
down the gangway. Then they shouted TO
her: Don't you land The cats are after
you"
Mrs. Pankhurst protested against her
Il.
was explained 10 her that II was unnec-
essary At her request Mrs. child Dorr.
an American suffragst, was permitted TO
accompany her.
Six policemen and "A wardress boarded
the steamer 10 prevent any Of the passen-
gers interfering with the policeman dele
gated to make the actual arrest In the
mean time the ordinary tender. on which
were many sunrarists armed with clubs
TO fight for the liberty OF their leader
was kept standing Of and the armed
hodyguard Was rendered helpless.
General Mrs. Flora Drummond and
her companions looked veNy much crest
fallen when they returned from the liner
and gave the suffragists on shore the In
formation that their leader was under
arrest
The police tug, with the prisoner and
the officers on board, steamed off past
Deyonport and up the lamar.
The militants had arranged great
demonstration to welcome Mrs. pank-
hurst Threats OF vengeance against tho
authorities were heard when IT was dis
covered that Mrs. Pankhursts captors
had eluded the rescue party at Plymouth.
The Womens Social and Political Union,
the militant suffragettes' organization.
issued the following announcement this
afternoon:
THE Women's Social and Political
governments action i'm arrcsting Mrs
Emmeline Pankhurst on her return from
her triumphant tour in the United Sta.es
II denounccs as "A public scandal this act
OF injustice on the part of the govern
nicnt wnilo Sir Edward Carson, Andrew
Bonar Law and other men lawbrcakers
remain free. II demands her instant re-
lease
At meeting Of the Womaus Social
and Political Union, at BaysRatcr. to-
night, Mrs. Dacre-Fox said that the mill
tants would Immediately start "A campaign
at Exeter which she was certain would
speedily result I'm Mrs. Pankhurst's re-
lease. She added that as a protest against
the arrest OF Mrs. Pankhurst money had
been sent by cable To the organization
from the United States