Impression
sketch of Anti-Protestor Lady - by
Jamie
Wife of a major,
Mrs Templar,
Strolled in the
company of a friend -
The widow of a
Colonel Finch -
The two women
were out walking
On Tuesday 19
October.
In Farnborough on
Alexandra road,
They encountered the presence
Of a William Hogg
who, aged 47, was
Voicing his
opinion, by process
Of a speech out
in the open.
A few people were
already
Gathered, when
they both stopped
To watch - Hogg's
statement
Was they were, 'sending
them out
To murder them!'
In the obvious
nature of referring
To troops, Mrs
Templar gave
Her reaction, to
call Mr Hogg a traitor.
The speaker
stopped to ask
Her to come
closer and say that.
In doing so Mrs
Templar
Said how he was
not only a traitor,
But a damned one
at that -
The scene led to
Mr Hogg's to appear
At Aldershot
Police Court.
Mrs Templar said
in evidence,
That her language
could
Not have any
excuse - as that came
To mind in
condemnation,
In witness to
that terrible thing.
After Mrs Finch
confirmed
Events, Mr Hogg's
plea was not guilty -
The son of a dean
of church
Of Ireland - who
had served through
The South African
war.
This though
seemed to make
No difference to
court,
As Mr Hogg was
found guilty; given
A choice of
either a month
In prison or
payment of £5 fine.
by Jamie Mann.
Anon.,1915. Patriotic
Lady's Protest. The Daily Telegraph, [online] 22 October. P.12.
Col.5. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11936818/Daily-Telegraph-October-22-1915.html
[Accessed: 22 October 2015].
Mann, J., 2015. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal
communication, 22 October 2015).
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