The Detroit times., 1914-05-22
Riot In Court, Break Up Royal
Theater Party and Slash
Paintings
KING GEORGE CALLED
A RUSSIAN CAR"
One Woman Chained to Seat Is
Carried Out With Chair
Attached

LONDON, May 22-Chalned TO her
seat SO that she could not be thrown
out, militant suffragist al out broke
up o performance OF The Silver
King" at his majesty's theater this
stt+eFHeefi5- ifiie-tk King eicorse-- sittf
Queen Mary occupied the royal box.
Release Mrs. Pankhurst." the wo-
man yelled al the top OF her voice
for fully 20 minutes, while frantic
theater attaches worked with the
chain that held her TO the chair
You Russian car" repeatedly
screamed another suffragst, who oc-
2Gpied seat in the pit Immediately
below the box where sat their
majesties.
Another suffragist jumped onto the
stage and attempted TO harangue the
king and queen. For half an hour
there was the utmost confusion and
uproaT Finally the chained militant
was released and all the suffragists
erected from the theater
While the three suffragists were
yelling at the king and queen, mem.
bers Of the Women's Social and Polit
zeal union bobbed up all over the
house and added to the pandemonium
The riot was a part OF the campaign
OF protest and reprisal for the rear.
rest OF Mrs. Emmelne Pankhurst
Throughout the melee, King George
and Queen Mary sat quietly in the
box. apparently oblivious OF the hub
bub
In all. seven women and two male
sympathiZers were elected from the
theater and arrested Another mill
tant was arrested outside the play
house. They were Immediately sur
rounded by mob and the police re-
serves had great difficulty in saving
them from violence.
The woman who had chained her
self TO her orchestra chair did the
job so we'll that It finally was found
necessary 10 unscrew the seat from
the floor and carry il and the woman
out OF the theater. During the pro-
cess OF loosening the chair, the wom-
an was gagged to hush her cries
The militant on the stage continued
her wild TRADE against the king until
stage hands overpowered her, and
threw her bodily back into the or
chestra pit. where ushers seized her
and hustled her into the street The
disturbance began in the middle OF
the first act
Continuous pandemonium and an
uproar so uncomfortable that the ex-
asperGted magistrate finally was
forced to order the court cleared,
marked the trials today in the Bow.
Est. police court of the &C militant suf-
lragists and two male sympathizers
arrested yesterday in the riot around
Buckih CHAM palace One militant
spectator threw shoe at the magis.
trate. 1t narrowly missed his honor.
Early in the day the militants be-
gan pouring into the police court and
long before the time set for the hear.
ings every inch OF space was occupied
and hundreds In the streets outside
clamored for admission.
While the court officials tried 10
bring order out OF the chaos, the suf-
fragist supporters and prisoners sang
the Marseillaise and waved Votes
for Women" banners. They alternate.
~ cheered and jeered the sweating.
struggling policemen
Mostly the defendants refused TO
give their names. and were assigned
numbers by the court. Some shouted
out fictitious names like Charlotte
Corday," Nemesis and Joan OF
Arc"
The prisoners were taken in the
general disturbance on Constitution
hill lete yesterday which followed the
arrest OF Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
and Sylvia Pankhurst, on the militant
leaders attempt to lead her army"
TO call on King George.
Supposedly in retaliation for the re-
arrest OF Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
at the gates OF Buckingham palace. a
militant suffragist today smashed Bel.
tino's "St. Peter" and four other
paintings by the same artist. in the
y venetian room of the National gal.
lery.
The woman used a thick. loaded
STICK for her vandalism, and the can
vases were so badly mutilated that
+ their restoration was matter OF
dolbt. The suffragist was arrested.
She refused to give her name.
About the time the Bellinis were
damaged in the National gallery. an.
other militant smashed q picture In
the Royal academy. She. too. was
arrested. Immediately both galleries
were ordered closed to the public.
In the National gallery. 10 men
grabbed the picture-smasher. and she
was being roughly handled when DO.
ice rescued her.