The Washington herald., 1917-07-06
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the special request of Mrs. Weed. he
| allowed a court attendant to place
one Of the tattered suffrage banners,
which had been mentioned in the tes-
timony, in front of his bench.
As soon as the suffragettes, carry
ing their valises and other miscellan-
eous luggage. filed into the court
room from the prisoners docket, and
answered to their names. the crowd
which taxed the capacity of the court
| room was asked to recede giving tho
women plenty of room.
Answer "Not Guilty.
When asked whether they were
guilty or not guilty. each of the
women promptly returned: Not
guilty. and we ask for a separate
trial"
AS before. Judge Mullowny refused
to grant the women separate trials,
except in the cases OF Miss Kitty
Marion, of New York, and Miss Hazel
| Hunkins. Of Montana, who are held
| under different charges from those of
their sisters. Judge Mullowny ex-
planned that in view OF the fact that
yesterday, coming after a holiday. was
such an extremely heavy one at the
Police Court that he must economize
as much as possible in the matter Of
| time.
Great significance was attached by
| the women to the establishment OF
the fact of whether they were stand
ing still or in parade when arrested
| They also made every attempt to
prove that had they not been stopped
by the police there would have been
no trouble.
| AS there seemed to be many vary
| ing interpretations of the true mean
| ing of the much-used word Picket
Judge Mullowny, who confessed TO
have only a hazy definition OF the
word himself asked the women what
the word meant to them.
| I'VE have found it a loose word"
Mrs. Weed returned laughingly.
Judge in Sympathy.
Another point which the women
dwelt upon was whether the police
exceeded their instructions from Mai.
Pullman or their captains.
| In summing up the case prior to
overruIing the women's plea for dis
missal of their cases, Judge Mullowny
pointed out to the euffragettes that
| such questions had nothing to do
with the verdict in the case.
| He told the women that he was In
| sympathy with them. and that he
appreciated facts from their view
point, but. substantiated testimony
remained that they had caused the
gathering of a crowd which had con-
TESTED traffic, and he must deny their
motion for dismissal.
Mrs, Abby Scott Baker, IN charge
Of the publicity for the woman's
movement here, who testified in be-
half of her co-workers, heatedly
denied in her testimony that the
| crowd which surged about the suf-
fragettes was unfriendly.
| "I was surrounded by friends" she
continued, and heard frequent out
bursts saying bully for you women
and we admire your pluck.
Other noted suffrage workers who
testified were Miss Virginia Arnold,
and Miss Mabel Vernon. There will
be one more witness called at the
resumption Of the trial this morning,
which Judge Mullowny has promised
to start promptly at II o'clock.
The women on trial are: Miss VIDA
Milholland. Miss Gladys Griener, Mrs
Helen Hill Weed Miss Lucy Burns,
Miss Iris Calderhead. Mrs. Dora Lewis,
Miss JOY Young, Mrs. L. A. Greene
| Mrs. Alexander Shields, Miss Eliza
beth Stuyvesant. Mrs. Annie Arneil
and Miss Margaret F. Whittemore.
Cases against Miss Kitty Marion
Charles f. Morgan, William ]. Cam
and Arthur L. Simpson, who are held
under a charge OF disorderly conduct
in connection with the suffrage riot.
July 4, were postponed until satur-
day morning.
At the conclusion OF yesterdays S
trial, the women apparently de-
lighted to be free again. were re-
ceived by host of friends who had
been in attendance at the trial, later
boarded street cars for their head
quarters. They were entertained by
Mrs. Abby Scott Baker. on the Pow
haten roof last night.