THE ARREST OF YOUNG.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1905, 13 November 1913, Page 8

THE ARREST OF YOUNG.

ALL-NIGHT WATCH. TAKEN IN EARLY MORNING. Early yesterday morning it became known that William Thomas Young, tho president of tho New Zealand Federation of Labour, and secretary of tho Wellington Branch of the Seamen's Union, iiad been arrested and lodged in the Lambton Quay police cells. Shortly after 10 o'clock he appeared in the Magistrate's Court charged with seditious language and other counts, lie is 45 years of age, and was born in New Zealand, lie • the only New Zcalander 6f the six ''rested men.

It was intended tha\. his arrost should be effected on Tuesday night between 10 and 11 o'clock. As the apprehension of Semple, Eraser, and Bailey was known of throughout the city some time after 10 o'clock it is presumed that Young was tho fact. The police supposition is that' he left his house in Kenwyn Terrace, Newtown, shortly before Detective-Sergeant Cassells and Detective Mason drove up in a motor-car. The' detectives waited a considerable time, and! as he was not seen coming back they presumed that ho was not staying the night at home, 'lho officers, howovcr, decided to wait on, and all through tho rain and tho biting southerly they kept watch. They now believe that the president of the Federation returned by a right-of-way in the early hours of the morning.

Tho detectives decided to try the house again at daylight. At half-past tire, tho time at which they thought that the milkman might be expccted, 'they knocked at Young's door. He opened it a little,.and Detective Cassells immediately put his foot between the door and. the frame to prevent its being closed. "It's a cold, wet morning, Mr. Young. I think I'll come inside," said the detective. They went m, and Detective Cassells advised Young to dress and reappear. This the man did without demur. The chargo was then made-.known to him, and lie walked to the Wellington South Police Station, some , short distance from the detectives. Hero a motor-car was obtained, and tho party drove cn to Lamhton station, where they arrived at 7 o'clock in the morning.