FACING THE MAGISTRATE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1901, 8 November 1913, Page 7

FACING THE MAGISTRATE.

THE STONE THROWER. OBSERVED, PURSUED & CAUCHT. . EIGHTEEN CASES TO DATE. Each sitting of tho Magistrate's Court for the p_asifew days has brought in a fresh batch of persona who have been arrested on charges connected with tho strike. Six more individuals appeared before Mr. W. 6. lliddell yesterday morning?. This brings the total number of strike. Court cases up to eighteen..

Edmund Barlow appeared to answer two charges regarding events on Thursday last. Tho first charge was that ho did assault certain constables whilo in tho execution of their duty. Secondly ho was charged with using threaten ia# behaviour in Wakefield Street with intent to. provoke a breach of the peace, H® pleaded hot guilty to both charges. Jividonco Was given by Samuel Turner to tho effect that, ou Thursday afternoon, ho was standing at a corner in Wakefield Street, when someone exclaimed: "Look at that brute throwing stones." Ho saw accused hurl a sixmo at a passing policeman and ho (witness) immediately gavo chaso along the railway platform. Whilo tho man Was running lie got rid of three or four stones from his poc-kots. Witness had eventually caught his quarry and gave him in charge. A cyclist near by had also seen accused throwing stones, A constable gave evidenco as to accused admitting that lie had thrown stones.

, In sentencing the man to one month's imprisonment on tho first charge, His Worship remarked that some persona appeared to think that niiiess a stone struck the person whom it was aimed at no assault was committed. "It does not matter whether it hits the mark or not," continued the Magistrate. "Tho P°rson who throws it is guilty. Anyone is liable three months' imprisonment for assaulting a constable." The second/ charge—that of threatening behaviourwas withdrawn. Metal In His Pocket. John Harrison, who had been found in Lambtcm Quay with two formidable stones :n his pocket, wa-s charged with ukijig threatening behaviour in Lambton Quay on November 6, with intent to provokfi & broach of tho peace. Accused was also eharged with being an idlo and disorderly person, in that he had insufficient lawful means of support. 'Well your Worship, I got a hit oil the Jioacl the other day—said the twin by way of preliminary, but ho was interrupted and directed to plead on each charge. On the first clwrge ho entered a plea of guilty, and on the ; second a plea of nftt guilty. He was remanded until November 8. "I'd Rather be ,a Hottentot." . Thomas Moloney was charged with hewing a member of an unlawful assembly, and conducting himself in such a manner p to cause persons in tho neigh* Dournood to fear that persons so assembled • would disturb tho peaca tumultuoU'Sly. Accused _ seemed full "of suppressed feeling during the reading of the charge, and at its conclusion burst into a torrent of words, in. which it was distinguishable that- lie had "thrown his hat in tho air," and something about [ "sooner changing his nature to a- Hot- ; tontofc." His declaration was out short, and, without milch moro ado, ijo was ; let down from tho box with tho in- ! formation that he could havo bail for | £80, and two sureties of £40:

"Will There Be No Fins, sir!" ' Thomas Rogers wits charged with using obscene. language* in Waterloo Quay, and pleaded not guilty. Ho was sentenced to fourteen davs' imprisonment. "Will thero bo no fine, sir?" ho plaintively inquired.' "Call the nest eaSe, 5! interrupted His Worship. Patrick Daly,, charge:! with prefixing some; objection able adjective to the Wo,fd "scab" while in Chew's Lane, Was similarly treated. Melea at Whllcombe and Tombs, William Henry Lawton, labourer, was charged that, on October 30, ho was- a .member for an unlawful assembly. In asking for a remand to November 14, Chief Detective Broberg stated that accused had been arrested as the result of the disturbance in Lnmbton Quay, in froiit of Whitcombo and Tombs, en October 80. There were a number of similar cases, which were also adjourned to November 14. Bail was allowed in £100 and two sureties of £50.