Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-17

was the reported resignation of Dudley
Field Malone as collector of the port
of New York. to act as counsel for the
pickets. Mr.. Malone this afternoon de-
but stated he would see President Will
son in connection with the entire mat
ter this evening.
The woman defendants chose to go
to Occoquan, but there was a general
understanding in the. Police Court that
they will take the case to the Court Of
Appeals. rxAf Ansnl
Sent to District Jail.
After the Judge had sentenced the
women. they were marched into the
prisoners dock. but were sent to jail
in private automobiles and from the
Jail they will go to the workhouse at
Occoquan by the regular route.
Immediately after the sentence was
announced the women. who seemed sur
prised by 1t. asked leave to retire to
confer on the course they would fol-
low. Mr.. Malone went into the confer
ence with them. Later he appeared and
asked the court II he would be per-
mitted to appear as counsel for the de-
fendants.
Mr.. Malone said he was a member of
the bar of New York city. Judge Null
lowny told the collector of the port of
New York that II he desired he could
be admitted to the bar Of the District
Of Columbia without any further pro-
ceedfngs in this case only.
Judge Mullowny also intimated that
at least one of the women would be
fined or sent to jail for contempt of
court for expressions uttered during
the trial. This matter would have to be
attended to after the defendants de-
cided whether or not they would go to
Jail or make an appeal. he said.
In sentencing the women Judge Null
lowny said that he was under a great
mental burden. He called attention to
the fact that all the defendants were
women Of wealth. refinement and intel
ligence. and that they must know that
disturbance in front Of the White
House,
He said that 1t would be dangerous
precedent to take the view that the
wonlan's national party or any other
organization should be allowed to carry
banners in the streets or on the side
walks and expect the police of the city
to protect them in 1t.
Malone's Resignation Rumored.
After the women had elected to go to
jail wild rumors ran around the court
room. One of them was that Mr. Malone
had resigned by telephone his position
as collector of the port of New York A
group OF women also started the gossip
going that Mr.. Malone intended to see
the President in behalf of the sixteen
pickets.
Another was that Mr.. Malone would
take full charge OF the supposed ap-
him in the midst of the crowd, Mr..
Malone answered:
Il do not care what anybody saws. I
am not discussing any of my plans
now"
Mock at Justice of Trial.
Women applaudtng. mocking at the JUS
courtroom and implied threats to punish
for contempt. marked the progress of the
case today. The great leniency shown by
Judge Mullowny during the firing conduct
OF all the p1cketing cases came to an alb
rupt end today.
When one woman's remarks were
taken up and applauded until the
courtroom was In an uproar, and when
another woman declared the trial was
a ridiculous farce, the Judge came
down with an iron rod and demanded
the proper decorum.
Even that warning did not suffice to
prevent another of the pickets. Mrs
Eunice Dana Brannan. from telling
an insult when he termed the Russian
banner born by the pickets as "trea-
sonable and seditious."
Charge Administration influence.
The case, started yesterday, involves
sixteen women. They all testified yes
terday. upholding their claim that they
did not obstruct traffic; also that thew
were arrested on q tr;6;o- &..Lu.,..
Practically all took up a new tune to-
day. in that they reiterated their belief
that they were being arrested at the
instance of some one in the adminis-
The proceedings today were confined
almost exclusively to arguments and
speeches by the women. all of whom
look the opportunity to make political
speeches of various lengths
Drifts Into Politics.
Miss Anne Martin, the first of the
sixteen women to make a separate state
nent after Assistant Corporation Counsel
Hart had concluded. began by claiming
hat there had been no testimony brought
% snow that dense crowd had collected
on Pennsylvania avenue and that traffic
lad not been obstructed. Then she
oranched Off into politics, a move which
was followed by most of the other
women.
The prosecuting attorneys attitude !
las not been SO much directed toward
sonvicting us under a technicality of |
he law as 1t has been to stamp out the
method which we have found 1t neces-
,ary to adopt to effect our aim in get
ting a constitutional amendment for i
he enfranchisement of women" She |
delivered several more paragraphs of |
talk. and finally Assistant
Counsel Hart objected ITO
political views in the
.ourt" and asked her to confine herself
o the facts.
Judge Mullowny, showing the leni- |
,ncy which has characterized all Of the
Police Court picketing trials as far as
matters OF procedure are concerned, ad-
vised Miss Martin that II she had been
l lawyer she would have said "rll
make this a part of my speech" Miss
Martin took the hint and made 1T a
,art Of her speech" and continued:
Ready to Go to Jail, She Says.
"As long as women go to Jail for
,etty offenses to secure freedom for
he women Of America. then we will
continue to go to Jail.
wherever efforts for liberty have been
ersecuteds liberty has in the end pre-
allied"
Mn John Rogers. who asked the
ourt to excuse her for a very apparent