The Washington herald., 1917-07-17
PICKETS' Pleas
TO Come TODAY
Each Wishing to Harangue
Judge, Court Adjourns
Until II O'clock.

After the four-hour gruelling they
rave and received In the humidity
Of the Police Court yesterday aft
ernoon, the sixteen suffragettes who
have been arraigned on a charge of
sidewalk obstruction" the outcome
Of their attempted picketing on June
IA, will appear again before Judge
Mullovny this morning.
All that remains to be heard Is
the individual plea of each of the
sixteen defendants. Yesterday at
40 Judge Mullowny was told that
the women would take advantage of
the privilege of addressing the court
individually in their own behalf. He
at once adjourned the court until II
o'clock this morning.
Heated cross-examination was in
dulged in frequently during the ses-
sions yesterday, and the throng OF
suSragette admirers who packed the
room to its capacity, managed sew
eral times to applaud vigorously re-
marks made by their co-workers be-
fore they were sharply called to order
by court attendants.
Conhicting opinions as to the ap.
proximate number of persons who
collected when the suffragettes march
ed from their headquarters tended
to make much Of the testimony drag.
Cap Sullivan and several other police
men who testified stated they be.
neved the crowd to approximate ZOO
persons, while one OF the defendants
Mrs ellison Gardner, estimated the
Gathering not as a crowd. but as a
sroup consisting of 25 or 10 persons,
Others OF the defendants stated that
they did not believe that the crowd
was any larger than that which
thronged the courtroom.
Much Of the testimony was replete
with humor. Each one Of the de-
PENDANTS who testified emphatically
called to the attention OF the court
that those who gathered about the
suffragettes were friendly"
Miss c. Clarke, who testified for the
sufragettes, caused considerable mer-
riment when she stated that the only
'unfriedly" utterance she heard was
from little twelve year old boy who
said:
''Hully Gee. here comes the circus
Several times the testimony OF the
policemen who made the arrests was
thrown in confusion when they re,
fered to the wrong group. The suf.
fragettes left the Cameron House ir
three different groups and were par.
ticular that every reference made tc
any Of their number was done so by
positive and definite indentification.
While Judge Mullowny evidenced the
same good nature which he has here
tofore toward the offending women,
at times yesterday he seemed wearied
OF the tedious tactics OF the suffra-
Eettes.
Just before the closing OF the aft
ernoon session he asked Of Miss Mabel
Vernon, in speaking Of the suffra ge
demonstration of June q.
do you not think that such sights
are disgraceful on streets of the Ma
tionanI Capital?''
II do" Miss Vernon answered. but
I do not think that the suffrag gettes
are to blame for what a riotous crowd
commits"
Early in the day the women found
a champion in Dudley Field Malone,
collector of the port OF New York.
who witnessed the demonstration, and
stoutly upheld the attempted picket
ing OF the White House by the women
in his testimony.
Mr.. Malone told Judge Mullowny
that he could have dispersed the
crowd of some ZOO persons without
any trouble. When asked last night
whether the women would pay any
fines, Mrs. Abby Scott Baker felt GER
tain that none of them would take
advantage of this privilege.
Those of the women who are on trial
include: Mrs. ]. A. H. Hopkins, Miss
Anne Martin, Mrs. Amelia Walker,
Mrs. Florence Rayard Hills. Mrs. Gil
son Gardner. Miss Jenette Fothering-
ham, Miss Doris Stevens, Mrs. John
Rogers, Miss Julia Hurlbut, Mrs. John
Winter BTannan, Miss Marie Ingham,
Miss Flea nor Calnan, Mrs. Louise
Mayo, Miss Minnie Kinkead, Mrs. Bet
sy- Reyneau and Miss Anne Martin.