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Newspaper articles about Belva Lockwood
Photocopies, many of which are cut off or incomplete. Contains newspaper articles, tributes, political cartoons, and her obituary. Also includes sheet music for a song about Belva Lockwood written by De Wolf Hopper. The articles, some of which were written by Lockwood, discuss for campaigns for president of the United States, her prominent cases as a lawyer, and her peace and women's suffrage activities. There are also many articles announcing her birthdays later in life since she had become a very prominent figure.
Lockwood, Belva Ann, 1830-1917
1884-1917
91 pages
reformatted digital
Belva Ann Lockwood Papers, SCPC-DG-098
Belva Ann Lockwood Papers, SCPC-DG-098 --http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/scpc-dg-098
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T MARCH 13, AA)
WAI LOA TL
With Mrs. Lockwood,
Her New Counsel.
(Continued from First Page.)
: Court. “After this afternoon’s confer-
: ence we will decide on a plan of action.
{So far I have been unable to learn
what serlous thing my cHent has done
to merit her incarceration in an insane
i asylum.’
Said to Favor Jury Trial.
| Mrs. Gage is said to favor a jury
* trial in the courts to pass on her men-
-jlality. She declares that she is confi-
dent of vindication should she be al-
jiowed to appear before a jury. Such a
{ trial, however, ¢gannot be granted the
woman for at least four weeks. Habeas
corpus proceedings, therefore, are the
only resort for an immediate release.
{Should Mrs. Gage be liberated by habeas
.jcorpus, the prospect is that she would
{be immediately rearrested on the crimi-
"|mal charge of threatening the life of
;jthe milNoraire banker.
-| Mrs. Howard Reeside, wife of the vice
‘\president of. the American Security and
Trust Company, of which concern the
gan whose life Mrs. Gage is alleged
oO have ‘threatened is president, and
Mrs. Archibald Gracie, of 1527 Sixteenth
Street northwest, who are charged with
ing the. “tools” of Mr. Bell in work-
ing the social ostracism of Mrs. Gage,
@eclare they hardly know the latter.
All this talk of my being friendly
‘one time with Mrs. Gage, and sub-
sequently causing her to be snubbed
y society is absurd,” said Mrs. Ree-
Aside this morning. “I hardly know the
Yyavoman, and don't see why she should
think that I have ever wronged her.
‘I have never talked to Myr. Bell of
er, and have never heard him mention
er name. -I feel very sorry for the
svyornan, as I have met her in a casual
way at receptions and teas about the
city, and always found her agreeable
t such times. The statement that she
as visited me and that I frequently
visited her is absolutely absurd.”
Would Free Woman.
“Phat every effort is being made by
those interested in Mrs. Gage to have
from the asylum was
the fact that former
folds Conference at Asylum
Bell and other!
leaders
day io testify that Mr.
prominent and wealthy society
“persecuted” her. :
Continuing her denunciation of a ‘‘Ro-
cial Mafia,” Mrs. Gage appears not the |
least worried over being confined in St:
Elizabeth’s. She asserts confidence that:
her daughter will be able to obtain her;
release through the courts today. She;
is still bitterly vindictive against her al-,
leged persecutors,
Widow of Gen. L¢ Logan
Explains Her Interest
In Colonial Society
John A. Logan,
Gen. John A. Logan, who is intere
in many patriotic organizations
whese namé was used by Mrs. Gage
the list of “founders” of the Natio!
Society of Colonial Daughters of Fo
ers and aPtriots explained this morni
how she and other prominent wor
came to fend their sanction to the
clety.
“} met Mrs. Gage some four or five
Years ego,’ said Mrs. Logan, “and she
asked me what 1 theught of her move
ment to stimulate patriotism among].
school children. I told her J favored
her plan. Shortly thereafter I received
a requesi to become one of the fo
ders of the society. 1 did not attend
any meeting and unfortunately did net
investigate the soctety Mrs. Gage was
wife of the late
ter
Mrs.
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apparently organizing.
“Consequ@itly my name has been
used on the liferature. I never knew
that the soéielw was an unincorporated
affair and thovght that its work was
going on well, as Mrs. Gage told me of
its success several times. Mrs, Gage
did not receive ans money at all from
me and never asked for anv."
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Lockwood-0102_59
reformatted digital
Belva Ann Lockwood Papers, SCPC-DG-098 --http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/scpc-dg-098
Lockwood-0102_59