Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-23
WILD WOMEN MAR PICTURES
Historic Works Of Art in London
Galleries Mutilated.
RIOTOUs SCENES IN COURT
women Arrested Daring Attack on
Palace Throw Missiles at judge
sud Force Adiourum ny
Screaming aud HoOttnE.

LONDON. May &-The wild women
Of the women's Social and Political union.
the militant suffragette orssnlzation,
today continued their terrorizins tactics
by making two separate attacks on the
aNtional art treasures
The turmoil OF the battle in the vicinity
Of buckingham palace. where a column
OF determined women yesterday attempted
to reach the king with petition, had
barely subsided, when early this morning
a woman armed with loaded cane ruined
five masterpieces In the National SAL
lery
Almost simultaneously another woman
wrecked a picture hanging In the Royal
Academy OF Art, Both women were ar
rested
Friday IL students day at the National
sallery and the rooms were filled with
young artists engaged in copying master
pieces, Suddenly In the Venetian room a
middle.aged woman drew a loaded stick
from beneath her cloak and made several
vicious slashes at all the pictures within
reach Among them were four valuable
old paintings by Giovanni Bellini. Had
II not been for the numerous
easels standing about the room the
damage inflicted would have been much
moro serious students ana attendants
loverpowered the woman.
Paintings Are VaiuahIe.
The pictures damaged at the National
gallery were a "Mandonna and Child
with Infant saints" a Portrait Of Giro
lamo Malatlni" saints John and Chris-
topher and the DoEe," Landscape
with the Death of saint Peter" and
la
The painting gashed at the Royal
academy was "Primavera." by George
ClsuSen, The academy was filled with q
fashionable thronE, when a woman drew
a butchers clever and dashed at the
picture. Attendants at once selned her
and only the presence OF the police pre-
vented her from being roughly handled
by the spectators
Both women refused to give their
names. The National Gallery vandal left
train OF blood behind her from cuts
from broken glass, The national gallery
was Immediately closed and all the stu
dents turned out.
Tho scenes at Bow street police court
when the women arrested during yester-
days battle were arraigned today, sur
passed in wildness all previous efforts
OF the militant party. A male suffragist.
who somehow had found n perch among
the rafters, blew ear-piercing variations
Of the 'Marselllaise' on a eornet and
then sounded the charge" This was
q signal for volleys OF bags Of flour and
other missiles 70 be thrown At the
IsnhSistfate, Sir John Dickinson.
Three policemen were required 10 pre-
vent one OF the prisoners from throwing
herself over the rail OF the enclosure.
Another woman removed her shoe and
hurled II at the head Of the magistrate.
who caught II deftly In his extended
hand,
When Sir John Dickinson suspended the
hearing and ordered the court cleared.
there was free fight.
Subsequently the women were again
brought in. Most OF them we're bound
over to keep their peace for six months
but they unanimously refused to find
sureties.
Theophile o. Grandpre, OF Chicago, who
was knocked unconscious by a mounted
policemAn's horse during the suffra-
gette raid on Buckingham palace, told
the police today that he was robbed OF
$3.50 by two men who came to his assist.
axe.
Row started in TheRtcP.
King George and Queen Mary were
compelled TO listen TO the harangIe Of a
militant suffrasette today. while they
we're attending a matinee a His Majesty's
theater. A woman rose in the stalls and
began to address tho king.
you Russian vEar! she shrieked.
The attendants quickly rushed in and
tried 10 get her out. but found she was
chained to the seat They had to file
through a link before she could be re-
moved.
While this was in progress half a dozen
women in different parts OF the theater
started shouting at his majesty. One OF
them jumped on the stage and commenced
g speech. When she had been thrown out.
others began.
Eventually all the disturbers we're
elected, The police had a hard struggle
TO save them from rough handling by the
crowd.
Attempt TO Burn Mansion.
LEICESTER, England, May n-An at
tempt early today by militant suffragettes
TO burn stoughton hall. a picturesque
mansion here was frustrated bv n game