New Britain herald., 1917-07-18
MILITANT SUFFS
PLACED IN JAIL
Sixteen Women Start Serving
Sixty Day Sentence


workhouse of the District of Colum-
b1a, the Occoquan, Va, twenty miles
below the national capital on the Po-
tomac River, sixteen militant suffs
of the National Womans Party be-
gan sixty days sentence yesterday
afternoon
They were convicted in the police
court for staging a Bastile Day, cele-
bration at the White House on July
IA which resulted In the blocking Of
traffic there. Judge Mullowny gave
each the alternative of paying a fine
of s25, but after a thirty minute con-
ference all declared they would not
pay the fine and would go to prison.
These are the sixteen who were
taken in automobiles to Supt Whit
takers penal institution:
Miss Julia Hurlbut and Mrs. J. A.
H. Hopkins of Morristown, N. j.;
Mrs. Beatrice Kinkead of Mount
View, Cal; Mrs. Florence Bayard
Hilles of Wilmington, Del, daughter
of Thomas F. Bayard, the first Unit
ed States ambassador to Great Brit
ain and Cleveland's secretary Of state;
Miss Minnie Abbott Of Atlantic City,
N. j.: Mrs. Paul Reyneau, of Detroit,
Mich; Miss Anne Martin Of Nevada,
Mrs Robert Walker Of Baltimore,
| Miss Jane rockingham of Buffalo,
| Mrs. ellison Gardner of this city, Miss
| Doris Stevens of Omaha, Neb. Miss
| Mary H. Ingham of Philadelphia,
| Mrs. John Rogers of New York, a
sister-in-law Of former Secretary of
| War Stimson; Mrs. John Winters
! Brannan of New York, daughter of
| the. late Charles "A. Dana; Miss
| Eleanor Calnan of Methuen, Mass,
and Mrs. Louise P. Mayo of Framing
ham, Moss, .:- .a
AS soon as the militants had made
known their decision to Judge Null
lowry, they were herded into the pris-
oners' deck, where. they held levee.
Judge Mullowny passed sentence
on them shortly after the noon recess
He read to them the peace and order
act and told them there was nothing
unusual about case under the act.
Go or Own Free Will.
Il have before me ladies Of Gull
ture, refinement and broad knowl-
edge who are we'll informed and we'll
read" he declared. You actually
and earnestly believe that you can do
this thing and you believe that you
ileged characters, that you must not
be bothered and not taken to task
for violation of this act. I will hot
attempt to argue with you or reason
with you. I cannot see how I can be
fair Without declaring you guilty. In
my judgment you are guilty and I
SO find you"
Miss Stevens noted an exception.
ell
PENDANTS had anything to say as to-
sentence. Corporation Counsel Hart
interposed by asking for the maxi
mum sentence. Miss Stevens called
attention to the fact that no member
of the group had been before the
court previously and that was all they
wished to say for themselves.
Judge Mullowny said the women
had undoubtedly talked over and con-
sidered their action.
eff you go to jail he stated, 1T
will be because Of your own free will
and pleasure"
Malone Interested.
Dudley Field Malone, collector OF
the port of New York, who was a
witness for the sufrragistx on Mon
day, was again in court and held sew
eral conferences with t.em on tn cir
plans for going to tho worxnouse
There we're rumors he would resign
his position to handle the legal end
of the case for the Suffragists
II sm going to the White House
t. sec the president" he declared.
Further than that I will make no
comment at this time
To the, court Mrs. Hopkins made a
speech from the dock in her own
defense, saying:
'I was arrested on the Independ-
ence Day of our ally, France, for car
rying banner bearing the motto of
the French republic to the gates of
the White House. The crowd gath
cred not to see the pickets, but to see
police arrest the pickets, The way to
disperse the crowd is not to withdra
the ptckets but to withdraw the
police"