New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-08


10 make their raid on the palace Just
opposite the spot chosen by. Pike is the
house where Mrs. Pankhurst is being
nursed. following her release from jail
after her last hunger strike.
Since the suffragettes made their
threat to raid the palace this wall has
been closely guarded by police on the
outside. and is patrolled day and night
on the inside by Grenadier Guards with
loaded rifles. Pike SAYS he had no dill
ficulty in evading the elaborate guard.
His only trouble was that he badly
tore his clothes on the steel spikes and
broken glass on top Of the wall, and II
was on that account that he was forced
10 help himself 10 a new suit OF
clothes.
Needed a Suit Badly.
AS TO his theft. Pike told the police
they need not make any great fuss, be-
cause, he says, he merely took a SER
wants suit, whereas he had plenty of
time and opportunity and might just as
easily have taken an outfit belonging to
the King The condition of Pixies own
suit. after its experience on the steel
spikes, proves that his theft was real
necessity, as he was certainly in no
state TO wander about royal resi-
dence, or even, for that matter, TO be
seen in the street.
After climbing the wall, Pike says,
he crawled along the driveway to the
palace, and reached IL without any
difficulty, except that of having to hide
occasionally behind a rhododendron
BUSH His chief trouble was. he says,
that he was completely ignorant Of the
/ lie Of the interior of the palace once he
was inside. He admits his own sur
prise at the ease with which he entered.
He says he merely had to open base
ment window on the north side and
climb in. and he almost gave himself
away laughing at the sentries who
were walking up and down outside in
stately but foolish grandeur.
What bothered Pike, he says, was the
size of even the bedroom doors. They
were so big he 'mistook them for en-
frances TO other corridors or royal gall
leries. 1t was through one of these
mistakes after he had changed his
clothes that he coolly walked into the
bedroom Of the Queens page.
Couple, the Queens page, being
awake, jumped up in bed when he saw
a strange man enter. Pike tried to
work his No. 90 trick again, but failed.
He had forgotten TO notice a nearby
number and the 20 gave him away.
Couple sprang out Of bed, and, clad
only in his paJamas, gave chase to the
intruder. Pike, quickly confused I'm the
big corridors, was soon caught, aud
Copies shouts for help almost as
quickly raised an alarm.
Pike put up a fight, but was speedily
overcome and handed over to the po-
lice. Such, naturally, was the stir the
incident caused that In a little while
SIR Edward Henry, Commissioner of
Police, himself was at the palace, to
say nothing of swarm Of other high
officials and ordinary detectives. They
were visibly sore" that Pike had the
laugh on them so utterly. The intruder
will be arraigned in the morning at
Bow Street.
Case Of ain Go" Jones.
This is not the first time Buckingham
Palace has been entered in much the
same easy way. In the early days Of
Queen Victoria there was cranky
person named Jones. who had fallen
devoutly in love with her majesty and
was always seeking opportunities to
tell her so. AS no was. OF course, not
permitted TO approach the Queen. he
,:sed 10 try 10 do - by French leave.
Jones used 10 enter the palace so cas-
nv that Tie ole DIke o: Wellington
sa,d Surrey he must be descended
from IN Co Jones" the reference
being TO tho famous artist who built
che frs. Buckingham Palace.
Catholic Church Invaded.
Suffragot.es for the first tine to-day
.nvadod Catholic churches and created
scenes by attempting 10 harangue the
conversations. Worship was disturbed
In both Westminster Cathedral and the
Church OF the Oratory, Brompton.
Father Bernard Vaughan had Just
taken his place in the pulpit IN west
minister Cathedral during the evening
service when a woman rushed up the
steps into another pulpit and, waving
her arms toward the altar. shrieked'
In tho presence OF the blessed sacra-
ment protest against the forcioie
feeding OF women" She was wen
dressed and apparently a woman oi
refinement
The congregation, which was shocked
by the womans action, rose from their
seats. Murmurs Of protest at the sac
ri!ege ran through the edifce. one OF
The women worshippers tried 10 Pc
sIade tie suffragette to descend from
tho mimi, hnf she remained tUtI''