Ogden Daily Standard | 1913-06-09 | Page 1 | Militants on Trial

OCT MILITANTS ON TRIAL London. June 9. The trial ol the suffragette leaders charged with conspiracy con-spiracy under the malicious damage to property act began today at the central criminal court. Old Baile. The accused Include Miss Herrlct Kerr, Miss Agnes Lake, Miss Rat haol Barrett, Mrs. Beatrice Saunders. Miss Annie Kenney Miss Laura Lc-nnox and Edwin Clayton, the chemist, al- I leged to have acted as adviser to tho suffragettes in their campaign. "General" Mrs. Flora Drummond, 'who was originally charged with tie-other tie-other prisoners, did not appear, her case having been postponed owing to her illness There was a big array of counsel Sir John A. Simon, the solicitor gen-oral, gen-oral, was the leading barrister on I behalf of the government.