DAMAGES AWARDED.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1772, 10 June 1913, Page 5

DAMAGES AWARDED.

FOR BREAKING WINDOWS.

WOMEN'S UNION FINED £864,

AN UNFORTUNATE SPEECH. | By Mflgraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Juno 8. In tho King's Bench Division of tho High Court of Justice the ease has concluded in which insurance companies, through West End firms affected, sued Mr. and Mrs. Pethick Lawrence, Mrs. I'anbhurst, Miss Christnbel Panlthnrst, and Mrs. Tuko for damages for trespass and breakage of plate-gloss windows during the raid made as a roslllt of o conspiracy in connection with the Women's Social and Political Union. Plaintiffs were awarded .£364 against members of tho union who had l joined beforo March, 1812. Mrs. Pethick Lawrenoo pleaded tlrnt speeches by Mr. Lloyd-George and Mr. C. ]j, Hobliouse (Chancellor of the Duohy of Lancaster) had tended to encourage violonce. t Mr. Justice Darling, in summing up, said that Mr. Hobhouse's speech hod been most unfortunate. It had suggested that tho Suffragists had not produced a popular uprising comparable to that at Nottingham Castle in 1532, and at tho Hydo Park railings in 1867. Nottingham Castle was burnt by riot- v era in 1831, during the Reform excitement, and in the same year a proposed Reform meeting in Hydo Park was opposed with rioting. Tho palings round the park were broken down, and muoh damage done. There wero fieroe conflicts betweon riotors and police, and many persons wero hurt. THE DERBY SENSATION. DEATH OF MISS DAVISON. London, Juno 8. Miss Davison, injured on the Epsom racccourso during tho race for tho Derby, is dead. FALLEN IN "THE WAR OF FREEDOM." (Rec. Juno 9, 11.30 p.m.) London, Juno 9. Miss Davison never spoko after 'ho accident. Her family did not support the militants' crusa<le, but aro willing that tho Women's Social and Political Union should conduct tho funeral. Miss Christabel Pankhurst, in a manifesto, declares that Miss Davison died to call attention to women's wrongs. Argi> nient had not convinced Mr. Asquith cf the seriousness of the position, but perhaps tho death of Miss Davison might. There would bo a public funeral in honour of "the soldier who hod fallen in the war of freedom." During the raco for the Epsom Derby, Miss Davison, Oi prominent Suffragette, rushed across the course and grasped the bridle of Anmer, tho King's horse, which somersaulted and fell, its rider being badly injured. Miss Davison was dreadfully mangled. MRS. PANKHURST'S ILLNESS. London, Juno 8. Mrs. Pankhurst'e license has expired. She is very weak and confined to her bed. It is belipved that no effort will be made to rearrest her this week unless eho attempts to leave her house. MORE INCENDIARISM. London, June 8. Suffragists burnt a pavilion belonging to the North Middlesex Cricket Club at Crouch End. Three of the women who wero arrested outside St. James's Palaoe were fined for obstruction. The grandstand at Hurst Park has been burnt by Suffragettes, who simultaneously fired the stables. (Rec. June 9, 11.30 p.m.) London, Juue 9. The Hurst Pnrk fire wa9 discovered at midnight. Three parts of tho grandstand, inoluding the Royal boxes, were destroyed. Tho flames in tho 6tables were rpeedily j extinguished.

Six incendiary fireß occurred at Bradford (a great woollen centra in Yorkshire) on Saturday sight, The first outbreak was discovered in tho offices of the wool merchants. Then Harrison's Printing Works, whero £10,000 worth of damage was done, were destroyed. Subsequently, a fire broke out at tlio box makers, fifty yards away. Then the Coachbuildors' and County Schools wcro found to be on fire, and, lastly, the lacking Case Manufacturers' premises were ignited, and here tho damage totals JEIO.OOO. The total damage is estimated > t .£BO,OOO. Four hundred workers have been thrown idle. Within the last fortnight a dozen outbrsaks have occurred within a hundred yards of Saturday's outbreaks. Suffragettes are blamed, but direct ovidence :s i-.icking.