Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-06
T0PAy FINE,
WOMEN GO TO JAIL
Twelve White House Pickets
Get Three-Day Sentence in
Police Court.
JUDGE OFFERS THEM AID

A fine of SIS. with the alternative of
spending three days in Jail. was I'M
posed by Judge Mullowny in the Dis
trict branch Of the Police Court today
on the twelve members of the national
woman's party who We're arrested July
Tor creating a disturbance in front of
the White House. Judge Mullowny
pleaded with the women to give their
personal bonds not to repeat the Of
tense. asking them to stay away from
the White House for at least a few
months. This they refused to do and
ne nnally imposed the above sentence
Joy Young, who was taken i'll while
d. the court today. choose with the
other defendants on trial to go to tail
rather than pay the s25 fine or have
ner personal bonds accepted Judge
AuiloWny pleaded with the women to
pay tne hne rather than to go to Jail,
declaring, tIf any of you haven't got
t ,I money. I will advance it." The
women, through their leaders, Miss Lucy
Burns and Mrs. Helena H. Weed, de-
Glared they had committed no offense.
1uuee Mullowny pointed out that they
should stay away from the White
house in order not to annoy the Presi-
abnormal times"
Following hearing of every one Of the
woman pickets arrested during the dem
onstrat1on July in front of the White
Rouse the trial came to a close late this
The disappointment at court this
morning must have been double Moth
ing unusual happened to mark the case
"hen 1t was called and the crowd
could md little of interest In the little
Judge Mullowny. If the women had
hoped for large audience. they too
must have been disappointed, because
beyond few more newspaper men,
humDer of syppathizers and a few
more oilers than are usually to be
found in the court, the crowd was inst
ABOUT normal in size.
ANY one who expected to see any show
OF niiltancy in court would have been
greatly disappointed. as the women were
markedly quiet throughout the proceed
lngs-eVen fearful toward the last.
Inc majority of those who testified
lnis morning claimed that it was the
ponce and not themselves who caused
tie disorder on Independence day.
Trials Started Yesterday.
The thirteen pickets were placed on
trial yesterday afternoon, and, after
sudse Mullowny had heard evidence
Tor nearly three hours. on top of hav-
ing given decisions and hearing testi-
mony In more than a hundred petty
cases, he decided to call it day"
and announced court adjourned until
today.
The women, who had spent hot
night in the house of detention. did
not like the idea of going back there
again last night. Judge Mullowny,
however. dispelled their fears by. Or
derlng Clerk Harper to take their per-
sonal bonds to appear at court today.
and the defendants marched from the
court and went to their HEADQUARTERS
on Madison place.
Refused to Return,
At the hearing yesterday afternoon
testimony was given by Capt. Daniel
sullivan. Lieuts. Emerson. Hartley and
DuVall, Sergt. Brown, Policeman Stott
and Policewomen Farling and Keys
that tina defendants had paraded in
front of the White House July ~ car
rylng banners. 1t was testified also
that a number of people had followed
them/down Madison place to Pennsyl
vania avenue and to the front Of the
White House. where several hundred
persons gathered. Practically all of
the witnesses stated they had en-
deavored to have the defendants return
to their headquarters, but that they
refused.
Policemen called to testify were
cross-examined rigidly by Mrs. Helena
Hill Weed. one of the defendants Once
during this procedure Mrs. Weed adj
dressed Judge Mullowny, saying: ~
am not lawyer and am not certain
as to what / may properly ask"
You are doing whole lot better
than most lawyers" encouraged the
court.
Miss Lucy Burns another defendant,
also acted as counsel.