Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10
MRS. A. ]. EMO SUES
RIVAL SUFFRAGISTS
ON ISLANDER CHARGE
Caused Them to Be Locked in
Room, It Is Said, When
$4,000 Summonses
We're Served
CASE sT1Rs N. Y. WOMEN

NEW YORK, Jan. io.--An incident OF
the war being waged between two fac
tlons of Queens Borough's suffragettes
came TO light yesterday when IL becafne
known that Mrs. Alfred ]. Emo, OF Jeri-
cho turnpike, had started suits for t25,ooo
each against Mrs. Elsa Miles and Miss
Cecilia Levy. OF Arverne, alleging SLAM
der. 1t is charged that Mrs. Emo. chair
man OF the suffrage party In Queens. and
its leader, caused the two women TO be
locked In a room and served them with
summonses in the suits after they had
refused to sign retractions.
Mrs. Eno's part in the prosecution Of
two young men, charged with having as
saulted Mrs. Glare Ellert in the Cassidy
Democratic Club building. in Long Island
city, brought about friction between her
self and members of the party. Notable
among these are Mrs. Joseph Fitch. OF
Flushing, wife of Magistrate Fitch. Mrs.
Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale. of For
est Hills; Miss Elizabeth Mcdonald, Of
Flushing; Miss Elsa Miles and Mrs. w.
ID. Rogers, of Richmond Hill, all OF whom
have worked actively against Mrs. Enos
reelection to tie Craftsmanship at the AS
sembly District conventions today.
In May, 1914, the financial support Of
the Suffrage party was withdrawn from
Queens The constitutional amendment
campaign had just opened, go Mrs, Emo,
ected Si9S42 with which to meet ex-
penses. This action is said to have caused
considerable comment upon the part OF
her enemies, despite the fact she de-
cared she could producee receipts for.
every cent OF her disbursements. AS Mrs.
Emo was being criticised Mrs. Miles is
alleged by her to have approached Mrs.
Elmira T. Kush of Rockaway Park. and
urged her to vote against the chairman.
Mrs. Kush concealed the fact from Mrs.
Miles. according to Mrs. Emo that they
were friendly, so Mrs. Kush invited Mrs.
Miles to her home last Friday to relate
to friends some stories that had been
heard about Mrs. Emo, Mrs. Miles is
said to have agreed and Mrs. kush ar
ranged for her sister Alice to hide behind
curtain and take down the conversa-
ton. Mrs. Emo was notified and she and
Mrs. Cora p. Hamilton, of Highland ave-
nue., Jamaica, were to enter the meeting
room at a signal Meantime Mrs, Emo
had armed herself with summonses sho
had prepared in the two suits.
According to witnesses, Mrs. Miles said
Mrs. Emo had used funds she collected
to pay tradesmen's bills, Az this point
Mrs. Emo and Mrs. Hamilton entered the
room. Mrs. Miles started to depart with
Miss Levy The door was locked and
Mrs. Hamilton offered her n paper call
ing upon her to retract the "slanders.
She refused to sign the paper and was
served with summons. 1t Is said Mrs.
Miles hurled 1t to the floor. When Miss
Levy refused to sign a retraction she
also was served. Then the door was un-
locked and the women were permitted
to go.
Mrs. Miles told last night of having
been locked In the room, but denied she
had been served with asummons. Sho
said some sort OF legal paper had been
thrown at her as she was allowed to
leave the room.
Mrs Emo said last night she would put
every enemy she has in the Suffrage
party on the stand in an effort to find
where the so-called ISLANDERS against her
originated.