RIOTERS BEFORE THE COURT.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14829, 21 November 1913, Page 10

RIOTERS BEFORE THE COURT.

(press association telegram.) WELLINGTON, November 20. Thomas Vimn, one of the men concerned in the assault on the driver Johnson in Ohiro road last night, was sent to gaol to-day for a month. .Albert Shrave was punished similarly for using obscene language yesterday in. Custom-house quay. George William Gockell was committed for trial on a charge of participating in the Featherston street riot on the sth inst.

Two words, "Scab, scab," cost Robert Boyd, a waterside worker, who shouted them after a troop of "specials" yesterday. £4, in default twenty-ono days' imprisonment. Charles Frederick Beau moot was committed for trial for taking part in a riot in Waterloo quay on October 30th. when the camp of "specials" at the Post and Telegraph stores was attacked. Bail of £300 -was allowed.

Albert Anderson had to answer three charges —one of . participating m an unlawful assembly and two of a&saalt. He was remanded for a week on £400 hail. ANOTHER ARREST. Still another arrest arising c;:t of strike troubles was made this i.ftorsoon, when George Draper was apprehended on a charge of being party to a riot in Featherston street on i'rih mst. He is alleged to have supplied stones and other missiles to persons in fusillading the special cons , ; tbles during that memorable afternoon whtn the first step was taken to re-open the port by loading racehorses on fie Alaungamiu