Book featuring mugshot of suffragette convicted of plotting to kill PM sells for £10,500
Ms Wheeldon's time in prison took a catastrophic toll on her health, as documented in the ledger by a note in bold red ink which reads"Died 21.2.19".
She took in a man who also claimed to oppose the war, who went by the name of Alex Gordon, but turned out to be a British spy. The use of the Mr Gordon to spy on Ms Wheeldon led to the government being questioned over its methods, despite the sentences, which led to the intelligence department being shut down and Mr Gordon being sent abroad just weeks after the trial.
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