Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-15
NINE WOMEN PICKETS
SEIZED IN WASHINGTON
AT BRITISH EMBASSY
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men and taken to headquarters,
whero bail was fined a, $500 each.
IA" arrests We're made without
'oh'n"ton. the women laughing and
chatting with the police who seized
their banners. while a number Of
new paper mon, who had been ir-
formed IN advance of the proposed
demonstration, looked on as prnctl :
chIiN 'he only witnesses. Just before
entering police headquarters Mrs.
M"cSwiH"y succeeded in calling a
halt and being photographed with
the banners waving overhead
Mrs MacSwincE was CARRIED in
black and bore banner which read
England murdered my husband.
Terence MacSwincy. viii Americans
permit the English Free state to
murder his sister. Mary MacSwincy?"
Other banners read:
English efficiency. Terence lIac-
SwIney killed in sevcusy-four days.
Mary MacSwin'y?-
The Free state is ingland's smoke
screen"
VIII America permit Enrland to
murder another MacSwiney?"
VIII Plead Not Guilty.
All the women arrested. with the
exception OF Mrs. MacSwinry and Mrs
Nolan. gave their addresses as Wash
inEton. They were Miss kcarucy.
Mrs. Bessie Quinlan, Mrs. Sarah NJ
Rubin. Mrs Claudia Gcary. Miss
Louise Manning Mrs. Mary T. Bail
haus and Miss Nora HcnniGan. Mrs.
Nolan was arrested in Il suffrage
demonstration here several years ago
and. refusing bail, was held in Jail
several days.
John f. Fincrty. president OF the
American Association for the RccOG-
milton of the Irish Republic. who was
retained Ivy the women as counsel.
stated tonight that they would plead
not guilty at the hearing tomorrow
on the grounds that they had violated
no law.
Revised statute. No. 4OG2 under
which they We're arrested. reads a.
follows
Every person who violates any
safe conduct or passport. duly oh
taIncd aud issued under authority Of
the United states: or who assaults.
strikes. wounds. imprisons. OF in any
uihor manner offers violence TO the
person of a public minister. in viola
ton Of the law Of nations. shall IT.
Imprisoned for not more than three
years and nncd At the discretion OF
;hc court
one Official called attention that in
the case Of a risonrr no; a citizen OF
jhc United states deportation could
be- or,eiod
Stntute * m Old One.
Tn" statute. according 10 Attorney
Garden. is an old one and was in
voked two years ago when four
nomrn pickctcrs were arrested At the
Ttit.sh embassy during II demonstrt-
tiou in behalf o; the Irish Republican
movement NJ that time STU De
partln,ut and other officials laid
down as Il policy that such conduct
was t. be considered an insult 20 rep
r,Scntativcs Of II friendly power.
In response to questions Attorney
Gurtu,n said there would be no at
tempt 10 make an example OF the
women prisoners in an cuort TO stop
pickcting in Washington, but every
pr-cautiou would hr taken TO pro
vent similar occurrences before the
powers Al the same time at the
House OF Detention Airs MacSwincy
and tho other Two women. who elect
ID to refuse hail denied that they
would attempt Il HUNGER strike. They
we're given the regular supper ration
OF bread. milk aud !ruit
Mrs. MacSwincy has hccn in t'ft.
country several mont"s and r"cci
~ completed u l.cusro tour IN Ia
vor OF the Irish republican movement
headed by Eam"n de Valera. y Few
days ago she was III Ia N!rSinia and
today appeared pale and w0a.
Apparently uo notice was taken OF
the demonstration by British cmDas-
sy officials. some time before the
r.ckctors arrived. however. AmbaS-
sador Geddes emerged smiling from
ia oilice, crossed the street and