Police v. Pankhursts

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 215, 11 March 1914, Page 5

Police v. Pankhursts

THE SUFFRAGETTES .MUCH IX EVIDENCE. ARREST OF PAXKUURST, MATER. KKYOLYEUS AXD BOMBS EXPLODED. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright London, March 9. Mrs. I'ankhurst appeared in St. Andrew h Hall, Glasgow, and had spoken for two minutes when constables rushed in. Several women armed with truncheons closed round Mrs. Pankhurst, prepared to defend her. The police drew their batons and charged the platform. | In the midst of a wild struggle revolvers were 11 red from the platform and miniature bombs exploded. A number of women and police were injured. Mrs. Pankhurst was .arrested. SIS! KDWARI) C'ATiSOX AND WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE. THE WOMEN" DISSATISFIED. London, March 1). Several suffragettes were fined for participation in Sunday's disturbance in Trafalgar .Square. Sir Edward Carson received the Ulster sufiragette deputation. The hitter were greatly dissatisfied with his reply, which has not been divulged. BARBED WIRE EXTANGLEMEXTS. A FIKRCE EXv OUXTER WITH CONSTABLES. Received 1'), 11.35 p.m. London, March 10. Mrs. I ari,hurst w.-is eaptnreu at Glasgow wli!!?. al'euipiing to escape, aivl was bundled into a motor-car. Hundreds 111 wov.ien attempted J -.o rescue her, bur tne mounted policf 'ushed t:i» eiowd. awl Mrs. Pankhurs" was taken to the police station. Meanwhile the fight continued in the hall. A dozen women On the platform produced stout truncheons, stood behind a barbed-wire fence concealed by flowers, and hurled flower-Dots and chairs, and poured pails of water on the police wh'> were attempting to scale the four-foot platform. The police used their batons freely. Many 'women fainted. Later a crowd attempted to storm the police station, but several hundred constables repulsed them.