The Washington herald., 1917-07-07
PICKETS FACE
new SEVERITY
Judge Jaas Eleven for Three
Days, and Promises
Sixty In Future.

{ In the District jail for q three-day
period. beginning last night, when
they refused TO pay IS fines or
promise o-eease the picketing Of the
White House which caused their ar
rests.
Evidences are plain that the author
titles will no longer view the action
Of the militant pickets as trivial and
Judge Mullowny made this apparent
in his statement that a repetition OF
the offense would result in the max
imum penalty of 60 days.
Upon their arrival at the jail, the
"suffs" were further chagrined by the
announcement that visitors wound be
limited to one day for each prisoner.
Shortly after their reception at the
Jail the prisoners had their own
clothing, grape fruit, Jellies and other
delicacies left by officials Of the Ma
tional Woman's party.
Warden Zinkhan said that the
women would not be subjected to COM
pulsory bathing, but that unless the
necessity was urgent, no large num-
ber OF visitors would be permitted.
Yesterday counts as one full day
Of the three-day sentences and the
suffragists will be released tomorrow
morning.
Mlhtants' Plans Unchanged.
From Cameron House last night
came word that no change had been
effected in the plans of the militants.
1t Is not their present intention to ap-
peal to higher court from the Police
Court decision.
Through Mrs. Abby Scott Baker,
publicity chairman, the women insisted
that they believe they are right and
,rar,araA -
picketing, even though IL is finally
declared illegal Picketing in the
future will be confined to one day
week. but the militants are not
prepared to say who will risk the
sentence at Occoquan.
Rarely II ever has a Police Court
judge gone to the length that Judge
. A!ullowny did yesterday afternoon in
giving the eleven suffra gist pickets
an opportunity to announce their in
tentions not TO repeat the offense
with which they were charged ana
? leave the courtroom, without hav-
ing to pay a fine or serve a term in
Jail
At the conclusion of Assistant
Corporation Counsel Ringgold Hart's
statement which rested the govern
ments case. Judge Mullowny began
deliberating. He had before him a
class of offenders from the higher
walks of life. They were not ordinary
Police Court offenders. Some doubt
; arose in the mind OF the court as to
just what consideration to give n
precedent which arose in an English
court, where a number Of people were
acquitted because they were the
innocent cause of a riot. But Judge
Mullowny stated that this precedenI
was contrary 70 his experience in ad-
ministering the law. He based his
reasons in fining the women on the
fact that they had gone out from
their headquarters, knowing before
hand there would be a crowd in at
tendance. therefore creating a breach
of the peace and obstructing the side
walk
Wants President In Court.
At this time Miss Lucy Burns in
terrupted the court. She said the
President was the one who should
have been brought to court, as he
was the cause of the trouble by hav-
/. ing in his power the privilege of en-
franchising the women and refusing
70 do il. She also told the court that
President Wilson had picketed the
Capitol to get his bills passed and
certainly the pickets had the right
TO picket his residence in return.
Judge Mullowny said that this was
a most inOppOrtune time to worry the
leaders Of the nation as they had
their hands full in prosecuting the
war. At no time has the court con-
tended that the women had no right
to propagate their cause. But their
practice OF picketing the White House
was not their privilege. the court said
At this juncture Mrs Weed inter-
rupted and placed the blame on the
police She claimed that they lacked
instructions regarding the picketing
and themselves caused the sidewalk
TO be obstructed.
Judge Mullowny then stated that
he was placed in a most embarrassing
position. He did not like the idea of
sending thirteen refined women 10 Jail
The pickets continued to assert that
they were within their rights in
pieketing, just as well in front of the
Executive Mansion as they were any,
where else.
The court pleaded with the suf-
frasists to pay the fine and spare
the court the necessity OF sending
them to Jail If they had not the
money the court onered to advance
II. This was refused. 1t then became
clear to Judge Mullowny that adver-
tising was what the pickets wanted
and he sentenced them to three days
in default Of the IS.
One of the pickets, Miss Joy Young
became i'll during recess and was not
sent to Jail along with the other
twelve. She was released on her
bond to appear later on for sentence
Once during the trial Mrs. Weeds eyes
filled with tears. Miss Lucy Burns
was telling about the sacrifices made
by women in this war and other wars
Two civilians. William J. Cain, and
Arthur L. Simpson, were arraigned
on charges OF disorderly conduct in
connection with the destruction of
banners carried by the pickets. The
pickets did not press the charges.
Mrs Weed paid Gains fine and Simp-