Title
Clipping : "Suffragettes Sentenced to 5-Year Term: penal servitude for woman who threw hatchet at premier Asquith." [August 8, 1912]
Description
Article about suffragists Mary Leigh and Gladys Evans, sentenced to five years' penal servitude. Lizzie Baker was also charged and sentenced to seven months imprisonment. Mabel Capper, was discharged for lack of evidence.
Leigh was convicted for throwing a hatchet at a carriage carrying Prime Minister, H.H. Asquith and instead, hit and injured John Redmond, a member of Parliament and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party. Evans was convicted for setting fire to the Theatre Royal.
Leigh was convicted for throwing a hatchet at a carriage carrying Prime Minister, H.H. Asquith and instead, hit and injured John Redmond, a member of Parliament and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party. Evans was convicted for setting fire to the Theatre Royal.
Date
[1912-08-08]
Subject
Arrest
Baker, Mary Elizabeth, 1836-1913
Evans, Gladys, 1877-1967
Imprisonment
Leigh, Mary, 1885-1978
Women--Suffrage--Great Britain
Women prisoners--Great Britain--Political activity
Baker, Mary Elizabeth, 1836-1913
Evans, Gladys, 1877-1967
Imprisonment
Leigh, Mary, 1885-1978
Women--Suffrage--Great Britain
Women prisoners--Great Britain--Political activity
Language
English
Coverage
London, England
Original Format
clippings (information artifacts)
Physical Dimensions
30.5 cm. ; 1 col.
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