More Militancy.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 36, 4 June 1914, Page 5

More Militancy.

SUFFRAGETTES’ PROTESTS. A DOCTOR HORSEWHIPPED. I'Es Electric Telegraph— OoPYEioar} [United Press Association.] (Received 8.30 a.m.) London, June 3. ■ Two suffragettes waylaid Dr. Forward, of Holloway Gaol, and horsewhipped him as a protest against forcible feeding. They were arrested. ANOTHER PICTURE-SLASHER. A young suffragette smashed two pictures at the Dore gallery. One of them, Bartolozzis “Love Wounded,” is almost priceless. The other, Chapland’s “Grand Canal, Venice,” is of minor value. An attendant named Bourlet seized the woman, who badly wounded him with a hatchet. She was disarmed and was carried screaming and kicking to the police station. “POOR DEMENTED CREATURES!” Delphine Pratt and Sarah Slater were arrested at the Palace gates yesterday, and each were fined 50s or a month’s imprisonment. At Bow Street Court, Pratt attempted to stop the proceedings by a torrent of abuse. Both were removed struggling. The Magistrate said: “Poor demented creatures. I’m sorry for you.” ACT OF INCENDIARISM. Suffragettes fired an unoccupied villa at Belfast, but the fire was extinguished. Two arrests have been made. I FURTHER MISDEMEANORS. Several suffragettes were removed from Mr Lloyd-George’s meeting at Cricceith for interrupting. Others smashed window's in High street, and three were arrested. Three young suffragettes chained themselves to the main gates of Buckingham Palace. The chains were severed and they W'ere arrested. Three men w r ere charged with attempting to duck suffragettes in a pond. The Magistrate discharged them with a caution without hearing the defence, remarking that it was impossible to justify the suffragettes’ behaviour, which created strong resentment and disgust.

During the hearing of the Maida Vale case, Rose Nellie Hall ; continuously interrupted. She warned the magistrate that his house would be burnt. The police produced a letter purporting to have been signed by a well-known suffragette, wherein it was stated that ladies had secretly planned‘to burn the house in revenge for non-militancy. The house was subserviently burned, r The burning of Wargrave Church has aroused intenso indignation. Three exploded bombs were found in the ruins.

Mrs Mansell denounced society leaders for entertaining Cabinet Ministers. Women harboring, them should bo treated by the suffragettes as traitors to their sex.