The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-05-27
Between Suffragettes and
London Police.
O|SGRACEFUl SCENES ABOUND
Took 1900 Cops.To Subdue
200 W0men-Much Bru.
tally Employed.
Thirty MILITANTS ARRESTED

London, May 21.-An attempt by
militant suffragettes to present pc
tition to King George at Bucking-
ham Palace to-day failed, but not
until a battle had been fought which
for fierceness surpassed any previous
militant demonstration.
The crowd of onlookers suffered
almost as much as the fighters, as
the people waited in the hot sun for
two hours for an attack which event
ually came from totally unexpect-
ed quarter.
The police precautions had been
directed toward repetling an assault
from the direction of Westminster,
where the suffragettes had advertis-
ed that they would form a parade.
Instead, small body, known be-
cause of their record as gun wom-
en-" burst from a private residence
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way through the archway at the top
of Constitution Hill before the small
squad of police on duty there had
time to collect and resist them. y
Headed by Mrs. Emmeline Pank-
hurst and Miss Sylvia Pankhurst
the women swept down Constitution
Hill toward buckingham Palace, but
when half way along they met the
most hated enemy of the militants in
the person of Inspector Riley. who
has charge of the suffragetie detail
at the Scotland Yard police head
quarters.
The shock of the combat was
short but sharp and resulted in the
arrest of many women, who in the
fighting used clubs with facility
which betrayed long training.
The roadway had just been
sprinkled with water and many
mounted policemen were thrown.
Their comrades on foot rolled with
them into the mud, but eventually
the strength of the policemen told,
and in few minutes more than 80
women, including Mrs. Pankhurst,
had been plated under arrest. while
the others had been scattered into
small groups.
One group headed by Miss Sylvia
Pankhurst. reached point almost
across the drive from the palace,
where mounted police surrounded
the women and placed Miss Sylvia
and several of her comrades in Gus
tody.
The crowd at this point was SO
dense that the attempts of the po-
lice to clear the drive We're without
success until recourse was had to
water sprinkling carts. which ruined
many of the fine gowns of the fash
iOnable women spectators who had
gathered to watch the expected bat
tie.
The casualties were not numor-
Gus. consisting of few broken heads
but much harm was done to the uni
forms of the police and TO the
dresses of the women.
At no time We're more than zoe
women engaged in the battle. while
opposed to them was force of H.
500 police. The ambulance corps
were on the scene, and both male
and female nurses found plenty to
do with cases of fainting among the
spectators.
Throughout the lighting screams
and cries filled the air. Most of the
women had provided themselves
with eggs. which had been blown
and filled with red paint. These
missiles they threw at the police
generally with gooG aim. and the
red-stained uniforms of the men
gave the battle f'npninary ap
pearance But on tho street, which
was covered with white gravel. real
blood flowed from the wounds of the
women.
The police handled the womer
brutality One Sergeant. mounted
on big gray horse. lost all contro
Of himself when one of the paint
filled eggshells struck him SQUARED,
in the face. Madly charging the wo
men, he drove his horse literally
upon and over. his own unmountec