The Washington herald., 1917-07-18
"SUFFS' GO TO JAIL
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sent to them by their fellow-suffra-
gists, and there will be no organ with
which to supply music in the even
ings For Assistant Supt. Ream has
| decreed that all prisoners look alike
to him and that his institution is run
on strictly democratic principles.
II is predicted by officials of the
workhouse that after few days of
real work and discomfort the suf-
fragists will pay the fines OF SIS each
imposed upon them in Police Court
yesterday by Judge Mullowny and pro-
cure their release. After one look at
tbs delicately nurtured band that ar
rived on the late evening train to-
night, the officials declared sixty-day
sentences probably would lose all their
glamour after a very short time.
When the suffragists arrived in the
struggling little town of Occoquan late
last evening they could glimpse the
gloomy outlines of the workhouse
across Occoquan Creek, the dividing
line between Prince William and Fair
| fax Counties. Once in the spacious
grounds, the suffragists were ushered
to the Office, booked and then turned
over TO a matron. They were stripped
of their dainty and fashionable ap-
parel, forced to take cold plunges,
| and then were furnished with the
, plain garments worn by all the other
| inmates, topped off with the rcgslla-
ton gray cotton one-piece uniform.
supper mt workhouse.
In their gray uniforms the suffra-
of. f,,n gI,a
the little handful of other white un-
fortunates of their sex now sojourn-
ing at the workhouse. And as far
as dress was concerned they were lit
tie different from the three-score or
more negro women who also are guests
OF the superintendent.
For supper the suftragists were
given a liberal portions OF barley soup,
stcwed tomatoes from the workhouse
garden, a "mulliyan" stew and bread
without butter. topped of with scald-
ing black coffee. They were allowed
two hours to digest this fare and then
lights were ordered out and they
donned their "nighties" to spend a
night that to most of them must have
been horrible for the superintendent
declared that he had no means of
muffling the snores of some of his
"cullud" dodgers.
This morning the suffragists will be
detailed to the same work as the other
women inmates. Some will work in
the garden, others will do their bit"
in the laundry, and still others will
be detailed in the kitchen. to prepare
the meals for the other female
charges. Darning socks for the men
prisoners. sewing on buttons and
mending rents in both their own ana
the mems clothing will be the task
OF the others.
Each week new tasks will be al
lotted the prisoners-if they remain
and in the course of the sixty days
1t is likely each prisoner will have
done her share TO keep the penal
colony in good condition as to cloth
ing, eating and gardening. There will
be only one day Of rest-Sunday, and
even then there will be little chores
that must be done.
1t the suffragists themselves were
nonplussed by the outlook last night.
the same could not be said of the
women serving time" They were
highly elated to have such dis
tinguished company and more than
one declared it made "workhousing
easy"
Will Picket Again.
Still convinced that they are within
their rights in picketing the White
House. the militant suffragists,
through Mrs. Abby Scott Baker. made
announcement that the next demon
stration will comprise thirty-six
pickets.
Cameron House was not prepared to
announce whether the sixteen piCkets
sentenced yesterday to sixty days at
the Occoquan Workhouse, in lieu OF
SIS fines. would start a hunger strike.
The severe penalty was unexpected
although Judge Mullowny had pre-
viously announced that continued Of
fenses of picketing would result in
the maximum sentence.
Suit cases with clothing, toilet ar
ticles and other necessaries were car
ried to the Union Station and given to
the captives before their departure for
Occoquan.
1t was further announced that Mrs.
| Beatrice r. Kinkead. of California,
would not be prosecuted for contempt
OF court. She made a statement in
court that the whole proceeding was
farce" Later she explained to
| the judge that her reference to the
events leading up to the arrest and
not to the court procedure
| This official statement on the days
developments was issued by the pub
| licity department of the National
Woman's Party:
The Woman's Party contends that
the testimony Of the policemen and
the government witnesses shows that
no ATTEMPT was made to disperse the
crowds which had gathered to see
the suffragists arrested. in accordance
with the announced program of the
police; that the persons in the crowd
who refused to move and who COM