Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-18
SUFFRAGETTES
ARE SENTENCED
TO W0RKHOUSE
Sixteen White House Pickets
Must Serve Sixty Days for
Obstructing Sidewalks.
REFUSE TO PAY FINES,
AND GO TO OCCOQUAN
CARRIED in Prison Dresses, They
Will Be Assigned to Work
To-Day.
MALONE TAKES THEIR CASE
Confers With Wilson, and 1t Is
Rumored He Has Resigned New
York Conectorship.
MALONE TAKES THEIR CASE
rBy Associated Press ]

TBy Associated Prehsl
WASHINGTON, July 17.-Sixtecn wo-
man suf---ists. arrested while par
title Day demonstration in front Of the
White House. were sentenced in Police
Court to-day TO serve sixty days in the
District OF Columbia workhouse for
obstructing the sidewalks.
The women were given the alterna-
tive OF paying s25 fine. but they
promptly refused tho offer and were
taken to the workhouse at Occoquan.
saw that each got a shower bath and
exchanged her clothes for heavy one
piece prison dress. Tomorrow they
will be assigned to the sewing room Of
hours daily.
PARTY'S HEADQUARTERS
IN FURRY OF EXCITEMENT
Tonight the party's headquarters
hero was in furry OF uncertainty
over the question whether the women
should be permitted TO serve their SEN
tences without protest. or whether the
cases should be appealed. Early In
the evening there was a positive an
nouncement that there would be no
appeal. but later that was recalled. and
1t was said there probably would be
no decision until Tomorrow.
Although no one at the headquarters
a
ti6ns-,har--rh course oY7fKE womens
friends might be determined finally by
tho attitude of Dudley Field Malone
collector OF customs at New York. who
came here to testify for the omen
and later asked the court TO be per-
mitted to act as their counsel. The
request was granted, Police Judge
Mullowny giving him temporary au-
ihority to Get member Of tho
Washington bar. but, instead OF TAX
ing any legal steps on behalf OF the
women. Mr. Malone went to the White
House for a long conference with Presi-
dent Wilson.
What happened at the conference
was not revealed. but Mr.. Malone came
away visibly perturbed. and there were
many rumors that he had resigned his
collectorshp, and would take up ac-
lively the fight OF the suhragists who
repeatedly have been in Police Court
during recent weeks for their demon
strations at President Wilson'S door
step. These rumors Mr.. Malone him
self would neither deny nor affirm.
The collector spent nearly an hour
with Mr.. Wilson. When he departed
from the executive offices his face
and manner showed evidence OF great
emotion. and he walked rapidly away.
leaving a taxi-cab. which had brought
him from his hotel. standing at the
gate.
SENTENCES ARE FIRST
OF MORE THAN THREE DAYS
To-day's sentences were the first OF
more than three days duration impos-
ed on any OF the suffragists since the
police began interfering with their
White House pickcting. Addressing the
defendants, Judge Mullowny said his
duty was exceptionally difficulty. as
they were women Of position. refine
tnent and intelligence. He said their
acquittal. on the other hand. would be
a dangerous precedent of judicial sane
ton to infractions OF the law. During
the trial the court repeatedly had
promised suspension OF Judgment IL
the women would promise to discon-
tinue the White House picketing
The progress of the trial was turbu-
lent. and the judge frequently was
compelled to threaten spectators with
election for applauding. After one de-
fendant declared the proceedings were
a farce, the bailiffs were called to es-
tablish order. The women frequently
reiterated, however, that they were ar
rested at the instance Of some one
in the administration" and the Judge
finally gave voice to his impatience
and said that any further declarations
Of that kind would he considered con-
tempt of court.
PUT ABOARD TRAIN
FOR RIDE TO OCCOQUAN
The women on their conviction were
taken to the Jail and then were put
aboard a train for the ride to Occoquan,
about twenty-five miles distant. Their
names follow:
Miss Julia Hurlbut, of Morristown.
N. j.: Mrs. j. A. Fl. Hopkins. Norris
town, N. J.; Miss Minnie Abbott, Atlan-
tic City; Mrs. Beatrice Kinkead Mount
View. CAL. Mrs. Paul Ryneau. Detroit;
Miss Ann Martin. Reno. New; Mrs. Flor
ence Bayard Hilles. Wilmington. Del;
Mrs. Robert Walker, Baltimore: Miss
Janet Frothingham, Buffalo; Mrs Gill
son Gardner Washington; Miss Doris
Stevens. Omaha: Miss Mary II. Ingham,
Philadelphia; Mrs. John Rogers. New
York; Miss Eleanor Calnan. Methuen.
Mass: Mrs. Louise p. Mayo. Framing
ham. Mass. and Mrs. John Winters
Brannan. New York.