The sun., 1917-11-17
LUCY BURNS WAS
MADE FAST TO
BARS, SHE SAYS
Story of Indignitics Snug.
gled From Workhouse to
Suffrage Headquarters.
MRS. WILEY ISOLATED
Organization Plans to Take
Matter of Punishment In
fhcted Into Court.
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special Dcspdich 70 Tar SuN.
WAsHiNGToN. Nov. 16.--At suffragist
headquarters tonight It WAS announced
that Miss Lucy Burns OF New York
and Washington, now undergoing sem
tense OF six months In the District work.
house at Occoauan, had been put in
irons for recalcitrancy and had been
threatened with siraitjacket and
button gag If she persisted in her prac-
tice OF calling to the other prisoners
Also 1t was said that over their pro-
test that they be treated as political
prisoners the women of the group Of
thirty have been forced to wear prison
sarb. have been subjected to certain in
dignities. This was set forth in IA note
which Miss Burns managed to have
Smuggled TO Washington and which wa 5
brought to suffragis, headquarters to-
night by Miss Catherine Morey.
The text of Miss Burns's note. al
though fragmentary. tells practically
the entire story OF the two days passed
oy the prisoners at Occoquan. II fol-
lows
"Wednesday. 18th. demanded to see
whitaker (superintendenO. Request
refused. Miss Herndon said we would
~
room refused us. Man guard said he
would put us in 'sardine box and put
mustard on us Whitaker came al 9
=. NJ; refused TO hear demand for po-
Htical rights: seized by guards from be-
hind flung of feet, shot out OF room, all
seized by guards and dragged to cells In
mems part Dorothy Day roughly used.
Back twisted. Nolan flung in cell Mrs.
Lawrence Lewis shot past by door.
oil all f-t.t ,sal~
single bed. | was handcuffed for asking
others how they were Fastened for
short time to bars Of cell. threatened
with straitjacket and threatened with
button gag.
~ Refused Food.
Thursday. brought hero Gin hospitaD.
Food brought for first time at noon All
refused it.
Friday, expected to 20 to court.
Asked for Whitaker. Said to matron
ss.s ss%. 'e'sDsHn., ,' ,Iss. ss,f( XeIt!aaf e.le r
neck and threw her In room very
bruta,!y. I asked for counsel TO learn
status OF case. lie told me to shu; up.
threatened straitjacket and button gag
again.
Later. | was taken to put on prison
clothes, Refused. Resisted seriously
Put into room where men with delirium
tremens were put
The Nolan referred to by Miss Burns
IS Mrs. Mary y. Nolan OF Jacksonville.
F,a., who Is IS years old and the oldes:
picket.
Attorney Matthew O'Brlcn went 10
Occoquan to-day with court authority
for an interview with the prisoners
Miss Burns. he said was without wear
ing apparel except FOR the blanket in
which Sic crourhcd. The conversation
was held in the prison hospital Mr.,
D'Brien said Tonight:
The treatment % my clients. as re.
por ted to me. constitutes cruel aud un-
usual punishment which Is prohibited
10y the Constitution
CWnsidrriny New Tactics.
The suffragistS are cons ,lering new
tactics in dealing with the situation. IT
is now the intention If tie leaders To
attemnt bringing new court action In
the Federal court at Richmond. Va.
based upou the Constitutional point OF
the punishment inflicted upon the pickets
being "cruel and unusual and seeking
to have the Judgment OF the District
Police Court set aside.
Mrs. Anna X. Wiley, wife of DIR Iiar-
vey W. Wiley, to-day was sentenced tc
fifteen days Imprisonment in default OF
a s25 fine. The place of her incarcera
tion was not announced. Tonight DR.
Wiley had no idea where the mother OF
his two little children was locked up.