The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-05
George Y. Startled to Hear
For Gods Sake, Don't
Use Force"
TITLED WOMEN WERE IN
PLOT. SAY THE POLICE
Buckingham Officials Carefully
Examined Invitation Cards
Of All Guests.
special cabi. Despatch TO rm Sun.

spsciIi cable Despatch 10 TaE Sun
LoNDoN, June 5 (Friday) .-Notwith-
standing the Unprecedented precautions of
the court officials and police to prevent
the surragettes from invading Bucking-
HON Palace last night on the occasion
q the court levee, one militant managed
TO enter and created scene at the foot
OF the throne.
Only very few details have as yet been
obtained. The identity of the interloper
has not been learned and the manner in
which She evaded the officials and got
into the palace is also unknown.
II was about 0:+5 and the King and
Queen were receiving the guests, who were
passing in front OF the throne with the
customary ceremony. suddenly woman
ia the line who wore a court dress.
dropped on one knee in front of King
George ana shouted:
"Your Majesty. for Gods sake. do not
use force"
The rest OF the sentence was lost by the
noise OF the orchestra in the gallery for
the conductor. seeing what was happen
ing. gave signal for the orchestra to
strike up, and the order was complied
with. The woman's voice was drowned
BY the playing Of the orchestra and she
was Immediately removed from the throne
room and handed over to the police.
The incident occupied very brief space
Of time and after the woman had been
removed the court proceeded as IL moth
ing had happened
Plot Rumored Early IA Day.
The officials instantly set to work to
ind out how the woman obtained an
admission card II was known that suf-
fragettes had several schemes TO force
their way into the palace including the
forging Of invitation tickets. 1t was
proposed Jy the "furies" to procure a gen.
une ticket and print several duplicates
thereof The main obstacle to the sue
cess Of this plan seemed to be to get the
cooperation OF one OF the persons invited
70 the court.
The mprobability OF such ticket be-
'ns obtained and the inhntesimal scrutiny
over all tickets presented which was car
RED out by the officials OF the court were
regarded as certain to defeat the scheme.
Whether or not the invader entered with
forged ticket or otherwise is as Yet
unknown.
The late editions of the morning
papers contain different versions of the
invasion Of the court. According to the
Daily Chronicle, two titled women are
concerned, Both of them had been previ-
oisy presented to the King and Queen.
They occupy a social position which en-
titles them to cards for all court func-
Iona
When these two women were in front
OF the King and Queen both raised their
voices aud demanded votes for women.
The court officials promptly escorted them
ian anteroom.' The automobiles belong
Ing 10 the women were summoned and
they were conducted beyond the precincts
Of the palace
Inc Ddiiy Mall says the court was sud
Denly startled by a well modulated voice
crying. Your Majesty, for Gods sake
do not use force -" 1t was then seen
mat she was handsome young women
dressed IN black She was on her knees
with her hands outstretched toward the
King
Two officials raised the woman to heI
'eet and escorted her without a protest on
As' part from the room.
The I,mcs's version of the entrance OF
Ae woman to Buckingham Palace says
Tile woman fell on both knees and In q
'old, SIR u voice shrleked
Your Majesty, won't you stop torturinl
"oMrn The woman was lmmediatel,
seized Hy the officials and Sir Douglas
DAWSON. the Comptroller of the Lore
CAam1"r.,n'5 department, helped to carr,
nrf onI She is a young woman and wa
'atne" r'uspcuously dressed. She hat
@t'ai@ attracted attention by her ner
o1su' during her conversation with he
.1agaJars "Aile waiting to be presented.
Tile King and Queen and other members
" 'ur oyai family did not pay the leas
"enn'1 20 the woman. and the proceed
"ss ""rr not Interrupted for an Instant
The plan for obtaining admission to tn,
court Do credited to Mrs. Emmeline Pank
hA'sl lhe precautions taken by tn,
"ufl officials were very strict and PROVED
arson" for some OF the guests. Thu
"ocesa.1n Of carriages arriving at thu
PaIace had 10 run the gantlet OF a Gordon
pt.A clothes osiectives and polio,
'ue stationed at a" approaches.
AF-iy carriage was held up and ever,
noy H1i to produce credentials. Detec
ives acquainted with the features OF tn
'"su.nE militant suffragettes we're posted
every vantage point In the spacious
apsrtmeEt to scrutinize the moving
lrong
Mr." Paakhurst nov occupies q hous'
"