Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-03
Leader of English Militant
Suffragettes Defies Court
When Convicted of Inciting
Persons to Arson.
THREATENS TO sTARvE
IF PLACED IN JAIL
Severe Sentence Imposed BY
Judge Despite Jury's Rec
omme ndation of Prisoner to
Mercy of Court.
NY Icnscd wlrc 10 Evcning Hcrald. J

By Leased Wire to Evening Herald
London. April 3.-Mrs. Emmclinc
Pankhurst. the header of the militant
sunragottes. WAS found guilty az the
old Bailey session today aud SELL
tcuced TO three years penal seryilude
ON tho charge of melting persons GO
commit damage
The trial lasted two days.
The jury added 20 ts verdict of
guilty strong recommendation Tor
mercy. and when the iuuge pro-
nounced the heavy sentence Of three
years the crowd og women in the
court room rose In angry protest.
As Mrs Pankhurst stood up IN III -
prisoners enclosure her uvmpnthizers
cheercd wildly ana then nled ON uf
court singing March ON. March on. -
10 the tune of "Marscillaise "
Mrs pankhurst's closing address 10
the jury lasted nfty minutes. She in
formed the court that she did not
wish to call any Witnesses Ia her
address she frequently wandered SO
far from the matter before the court
that the Judge censured her.
Mrs pnnkhnrst denied any mali.
cious Indictment
Neither nor the other militant
sunrageitrs are wicked or malicious. 80
she said.
Women are not tried by their
peers. und thes" trials are an eN-
ample of what women are suffering
inorde tu obiuin their rights. Per
sunally I have offered To surrender q
large part of my income In order 10
be free tn participate in the Aiffrag ge
movement"
Mrs. Pankhurst ncrccly crlticizcd
men.madc laws and snid the divorce
law alone was sufficient 10 justify q
revolution by the women.
In impassioned tones she declared
Whatever may be- my sentence.
win not submit, From the very mo-
ment ! leave the court. | will refuse
t0 eat. | Will come out of prison
dead or alive at the earliest possible
moment"
Justice Lush. summing up, told tn,
Jury that Mrs. PankhurRts speeches
were an admission that she had in
cited To the perpetration OF illegal
acts.
Mrs. Pankhurst almost broke dowr
when the jury pronounced it's verdict
Leaning over the front of the prison
crs enclosure, she said
III Il Is Impossible To find dif
ferent verdict. I want To say tu yot
and 20 the jury. that Il Is your dut,
as private citixens tu do what YOU car
90 put an end 20 this state OF affairs.
She then repeated her determine
tion to end her sentence as soon al
possible saying;
II don't want 10 commit suicide
Life rs very dear to an of us. Bu
want to live until that has been
done. J will take the desperate rem
Cdy other women have taken and
viii keep IL up us Ions AZ have ai
ounce of strength
- deliberately broke tho law, no
hystcrically and not cmutiunally bu
for set and serious purpose non
ostly believe this is the only way.
This movement viii go on whcthc
live or die. These women win go nj
until women have obtained the com
mon rights of citizenship throurhou
the civilized world
Justice Lush said
~ must pass q severe sentence %
YOU. u YOU would only realize an
wrong you are doing and use your in
nucucc in the right direction. ! shout
he the first 40 use my best endsayol
to secure mitigation of your sen
toncc I cannot ana win not rpgar
your crime as trivial II is mos
serious one"