The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-10
Women, Barricaded With Barbed
Wire in Glasgow Hall,
Defy Police.
HURL BOMBS IN THE AIR
Militants Fire Revolver Blanks,
Throw Water, Chairs,
Canes Mt "BObbies."
Special Cable DespaseA to THE suS.


the most spectacular features yet noted
in the militant outbreaks Mrs Emmeline
Pankhurst was arrested here to-day
while making an address before suf-
fragette meeting. This Is the seventh
time that she has been arrested under
the cat and mouse act on the con-
splracy charge for which she received a
sentence OF three years At penal servitude.
She has actually served only three weeks
OF this sentence.
A wild scene followed the arrest OF Mrs.
Pankhurst in which revolvers were fired.
but they apparently contained blank car
tridges. and miniature bombs were thrown.
Many persons were Injured In the fight
ing. Scotland Yard detectives VINO came
here to carry out the arrest say II was
the widest fight yet between the police
and the suffragettes.
st. Andrews Hall. the largest In this
city. had been engaged for the meeting.
which was well advertised and which
drew thousands from Edinburgh and else
where outside Glasgow. Mrs. Pankhurst
appeared on the platform after the others
entitled TO seats there had taken their
places She got an enthusiastic reccp-
Ni'l III vi al
infammatory speech. She said
81 have kept my promise to be here to-
night despite the Government The wit
and ingenuity OF a woman has overcome
the power of money and the British Gov
ernment"
Bnrb~d Wire Protect. women.
After u few more sentences In this
strain a body OF police led by an inspector
entered the hall and FASTENED to the plat
form. upon which they began to Chamber
amid intense excitement barbed wire
had been previously strung along the
front OF the platform which was hidden
by paper decorations and flowers. Sew
erai policemen were hurt on the hands
when they grabbed the concealed wire and
others were kicked by the supporters of
Mrs. Pankhurst on the platform. These
people also ralned blows with sticks and
chairs on the heads and shoulders OF tho
policemen and different kinds OF missiles
were thrown at them.
Meanwhile Mrs. Pankhurst, surrounded
by bodyguard. fed 10 the rear or the
platform and sought escap. by thu back
, entrance but she found her way barred
BY another strong force OF police. BY
this time a fierce battle was raging on the
platform, upon which Mrs PanNhurst and
a large number Of her sympathizers were
h.mmed in There was "A row of flower
pots on the front platform and the SUI
fragettes seized these and hurled them at
their besegers.
They also threw chairs, FIRE buckets
filled with water. fire eXtinguishers and
! any missile that could be thrown. Every
surragette on the platform had evidently
been furnished in advance with some sort
I of weapon and with clubs and canes of
various sizes they attacked the police
/ like furies.
Bombs and Revolver Shots.
BY this time, however, the cons ia bl es
had their batons out and their stesdness
| Of the row half a dozen revolver shots
! fired from one side OF the platform started
! a panic Then some one threw de-
tonator and then another. 1t has not
been learned as yet whether the revolvers
! or the "bomblets' caused any mischief,
but they added tremendously TO the con-
fusion.
blows we're dealt to and fro and both
f~'SNN
streamed from many faces. The fight
caused great excitement among the audi
ence but there was little chance OF their
taking a hand. for the hall was hooded
with police, who had rushed In on the
heels OF the constables who had stormed
the platform. -
Shrieks of anger and fear filled the
| auditorium Many women were there
merely out of curiosity and these tainted
nv the dozens. Mrs. Pankhurst was
seized on the platform amid the light
ers and rushed to the exit by the police
who had to run gantlet or blows KICKS
and scratches. They succeeded In getting
their prisoner to the doorway, whore she
vas placed In "A taXicab A strong body
| NJ mounted police surrounded the taxlcab
and defeated all attempts TO rescue the
prisoner. Mrs. Pankhurst was then hur-
ried to the central police station where
she will spend the night
The hall was eventually cleared but
IN, fighting went on outside until the
police clubs and horses scattered the night
crs Apart from "A number or persons
who were bruised about score or womer
were badly hurt and were attended by
doctors Ia the audience. Many or the po'
lice suffered from scalp wounds. lnspec-
tor Walker of Scotland Yard, who ar
rested Mrs. Panl<hurst, got an ugly wound
on the forehead.
The mob and the throngs Of police pre-
vented an independent near view OF Mrs
PankmIs SITS removal from the hall. but he
part,sans say she was dragged fainting t.
a taxicab. Others say She was smiling
and defiant.
LONDON, March s.-Ten militant suffra'
gettes who were arrested during the riot
ing in Trafalgar Square yesterday Were
arraigned In Bow street police court to-
day They were all sentenced to shor
term In prison or to pay IA nne,
Some OF the sympathzers Of sylvia Pank
hurst In revenge for her arrest at thu
Trafalgar square meeting yesterda,
started out to- day to do some damage
They smashed two big windows In tn
Home Office on Downing street and tw,
small ones In the house or Home Score
tary McKenna. No arrests were made
Sir Edward Carson, the Ulster unionis
leader. surrendered to-day to tho Ulster
sufrragettes who have been waiting OF
. his doorstep to get an interview with hin
since last Thursday. He granted thre'
of the women an interview OF half ar
hours duration.
After the interview the women declared
they were anything but satisfied with 81
Edwards replies to their question:.
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