The Washington herald., 1918-08-13
THIRTY-SEVEN
SUFFS TAKEN
And RETAKEN
Mihtants Arrested, Releas-
ed; Repeat Ofense; Re
arrested, Released.
LAFAYETTEPARK FARCE
Six Hurt in Station House
Scramble; One Man
Arrested.
LAFAYETTEPARK FARCE

Thirty-seven militant suffragettes
representing seventeen States. at
tempting a suffrage demonstration
again yesterday in Lafayette Park.
opposite the White House, were ar
rested. hauled to the police head
quarters in patrol wagons. and pri-
vate autos, were released on their
own recognizance, again marched to
the park again and were again ar
rested and frede, all within two
hours. OF the thirty-seven arrested
today. twenty had been arrested in
the police raid of last week and were
out on five and ten dollar cash
bonds.
The cases from last week are sup
posed to come up in police court to-
day and those arrested yesterday Oh
Wednesday, though the few arrest
ed all agreed that they would not
appear in court and refused to prom
ise the authorities that they would.
We'll have to come for you with
patrol wagons to your houses" said
an Inspector. "All right" replied the
women. You come or you won't see
u.s.
Petty Riot. at station.
For a while after the second dem
onstrattpp and the second arrests there
was panic m the halls Of the District
Building. The arrested women had
been locked in one large room where
they were being booked, and ex-
amined. Police women sought to re-
move their yellow sashes and regalia
from about their waists and should
ers.
The prisoners protested that the rib
bons were their own property and not
subject to police removal. During the
argument some became hysterical.
Shrieks rang through the closed and
guarded doors.
Husbands Attempt Rescue.
Sympathisers who had followed the
prisoners from the park rushed to-
ward the room only to be forced back
by the police guard. Husbands Of
three of the women inside, led by Gill
son Gardner. well known Progressive,
attacked one OF the doors but were
restrained by another detail of police,
who assured them that no one was
being hurt. but refused TO let them
see their wives.
The Casualty List.
The casualty list as announced from
the Women's headquarters later in.
cluded:
Mrs. Ruby Koenig, Hartford,
Conn, whose arm was badly
wrenched last week in the demon
stration. and has been in a cast
since. Arm again injured. Doctor
fears bone may be cracked; X-ray
ordered.
Miss Julia Emory. Baltimore. back
sprained, when showed over table.
Miss Hazel Hunkins, Billings,
Montana, wrist sprained.
Miss Lucy Burns, Brooklyn. wrist
sprained.
Miss Edna Purcell, Hartford, Conn,
wrist sprained.
The police also announced that
police matron, Mrs. Keyes, was in
jured in the melee. They said that
she was kicked in the stomach.
The police said they would hold
two of the arrested suffragettes on
assault and battery charges in con-
nection with this case. but failed to
do so, though threatening warrants
later.
Suffragettes also had list of num-
pers Of policemen whom they ac-
cused handling women roughly, and
against whom they plan to prefer
charges.
The women had left their head
quarters on Jackson Prace across
from the park. passed before the
White House and approached the
Lafayette statue. This was sur
rounded by policemen, but as the
women advanced carrying their yell
low suffrage banners and two bie
signs on which were printed "Nr.
President, How long must women
wait for liberty?" and "Justice de-
layed is Justice denied" the police
opened up a long lane through the
gathering crowds and permitted the
marchers to group themselves across
the Pennsylvania avenue pedestal Of
the statue.
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, of PhiIadel-
phia, stepped to the front and be-
gan to speak. Take them, bows"
cried a burly officer and the arm of
each woman was firmly taken by A
policeman and each was urged down
the steps and to the waiting police
wagons.
Refused to Bond.
At the tation the women refused
10 put up cash bonds as they had
the week before.
"On the last occasion we put up
the bail demanded" said Miss Alice
Paul. chairman of the woman's
party, with the result that the, COURT
refused to try and our case was post
poned, that no charges have even vet
been fled against US and our money
Is therefore held even yet, practically
as a fine. This time we prefer to be
held than give bail. with the possf-
bility Of incurring the, same unjust
consequences"
All thirty-seven of the women were
shortly freed. but had no sooner left
the building in marching line than
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