Emily Davison

[Bridewell]

I guess that if you're suicidal it's a matter of supreme indifference whether you buy a single ticket or a return for a journey you're not going to make.

[Mayerling]

It is an interesting article - and should be a useful biography on Davison. What this really shows is that a family may not reveal informaiont about a notable (or notorious) family member for decades, or be able to be heard above the comments of the popular press or media.

Davison's death was the first (if not the first, among the first) that was filmed when it happened, because she was fatally injured at the running of the Derby in 1913 (only a century ago). The film of her death is as well known as the films of the Hindenburg explosion, the fall of the Tacoma Narrow's bridge in 1940, the assassination of King Alexander of Yugoslavia (and of French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou) at Marseilles in 1934, and the Zapruder film of JFK's assassination in 1963. In fact, when they did a multi-episode series about the British Suffragette movement (with Sian Phillips as Mrs. Pankhurst) they integrated the film of Davison's demise with the scenes of the actress playing Davison in the series.

The fact that she had a return ticket with her is a strong hint that she planned to return home, not die due to colliding with the King's horse. However, though one can make a comparison with Montie having a return ticket showing a preliminary plan to return, if he was suicidal he would have jettisoned the plan. Perhaps the Druitt family may have more personal information than they have released so far about Montie's mindset, behavior, and activities that still has not been released...or perhaps not.

Jeff

[Robert]

This has a marginal bearing on Druitt (return ticket) :



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ake-stand.html