DERBY CANDIDATES GUARDED

Press, Volume L, Issue 14979, 28 May 1914, Page 7

DERBY CANDIDATES GUARDED

PALACE RAIDERS ON TRIAL.

AMAZING AND PATHETIC SCENES

IN COURT

(Dj , Cable— Press Association.— Copyright-.) LONDON, May 25.

At the weekly meeting of tho suffragettes, tho King's name was greeted with groans and hisses lasting for several oiiniitcs.

Their Majesties will attend the Derby. Special precautions are being taken at Tattenham Corner, iv view of tho 1013 outrage. A large force of police will bo stationed there, and triple rails will keep the public back. Tbo police aro doing eoni-ry go day and night, outside tfco stable .of tho King , * hor!-e Brakesneare, and aro also guarding Kennymoro'e {stable.

Amazing and pathetic seenos wore witnessed at the Court sessions.

A suffragette, aged fifty, a physical wreck from hunger striking, was carried into Court. Another, aged 2-5, walked as in a dream. A third collapsed almost insensible. Attendants constantly administered restoratives.

All the prisoners refused togivo their names.

"When sentenced to four months' imprisonment for window smashing, thoy staggered, and • had to bo assisted out of Court.

Two women, arrested at Maida Vale>' had to bo carried into Court on chairs.

One of them, Grace Roo, suddenly leaped up screaming, and had to bo carried out, tho police holding her arms, body, and legs.

Nellio Hall ehrieked, "You devils' You beasts!" throughout, and fought with tho police as if demented.

She was removed in a dishevelled condition, with her clothing disarranged, and tho police endeavouring to gag her.

Freda Graham was sentenced to six mouths' imprisonment for damaging five pictures in tho National Gallery, her pretext being that it was a protest against the King not receiving the suffragette deputation.

Mary .Spencer received a similar sentence for tho Royal Academy outrage.

Mr Bodkin, the Crown Prosecutor, stated that tho documents eecured at Maida Valo included T>lans of a houso in Leicester, the movemonts. of the police in tho vicinity, and also a description of a shrapnel grenade. The police a]so found a quantity of high explosive fuses.