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Show V OLD COERCION LAW j APT TO BE AMENDED; I LONDON. April 14 The olj En-H rllxh Jaw known the dortrlno of : rnt rclon which dorlarra that a wife E can not lie rtullty of a crime when It ' D I committed In tha presem-a of her B hTiahand aeemn likely to be amended i fl now that It han been brought to lifrhtifl In the can of Mr. Owen I'eel who J was anpiltted of cooperating- with her huhanrt. Captain I'eel, In defrauding-1 bookmakers by placing racing beta by i means of forged telegrams. i Tha rasa hns aroused widespread In- terest and many papers devota editor- i Ula to It. ! The Times says: "This legal protee- tlon of the married woman, a remnant i not of chivalry, but of serfdom, baa mora than served Its tlma now that ' woman becoma Justices of the peace, I serve on Juries and are elected mem- I bers cf parliament." The Dally Kxpress learns that par-1 llamentary opinion is definitely In fa- ' vor of an amendment of the law plac- Ing men and women on terms of efjunl- ; Ity In regard to criminal responsibility responsibil-ity and that proper legislation will be' Introduced at the first opportunity. I "Perfectly ridlculoua and out of date," waa T.ady Astor's comment on the cane. "If women demand aex equality In tha political and profes- I 1 slonal world, they should also be pre- 1 pared to accept the same treatment j I men at law." B |