FACING THE MAGISTRATE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1907, 15 November 1913, Page 6

FACING THE MAGISTRATE

0 INSULTING SPECIALS. 0 tl • .. ■ * THEIR SWIFT 'RETALIATION*- '„ Three men who called .a, couple .of y special constables by an insulting name 1 1 were treated sainothiijg in. tlio naj tiiro el' a surprise on Thursday eveni: tog. ■ ■'■■■. j _ Special Constables Robert .Terence _ vvelhvood a*id James 6oai3 Wilson Wore .; m a On;ba Street tram when .one of J : three jjioil (Charles Mnch) remarkedl of, f them as the car moved, off: ''There are . two dirty- scabls," The special men. j lo'ft tlw tram at the next stop, walked' i back, and mot thotrio. 3 WdlwiMei at «UGG asked .Finch if it 3 was he whd had made tire remark ill - qwostiq.ii. Fuieli said «crtliiijgj but i struck Wc-lhvood ill iho face. Welteood i pwinply 'retaliated by knocking jiuch 1 to tlic ground. Meantime the otter two j and Wilson became engaged. Constable iShcahon arrived an.d arrested Fineh, whose two allies hadmeanwhiiij fled. Finch denied the allegations, but was' sentenced to ono month's imprisonmeiit for the assault, and was lined £5, in ■default one tfioftth's rmprisan-mout, for calling "scab. 1. Other Cases in Court. Thomas Malonoy appeared to answei* charges of having taken part in on. tWi . iottful assembly oil Novenilier 6) and .. of having used insiilting langii.age with [ the intention of ptovoknig a breath of t tko peaee. .: Mir. J, F. W. Diekson appeared for t defondaiitj who, ho said, had been uii- ; der the influence of liquor at the time and had Hot stood in the portion of , tho crowd Wlieuco stones wo.ro tlirowiii L JMonej- was fined £3, in default 1 . sevon days' imprisonment, en tltio- , charge of insult, and the oilier charge J was withdrawn. Ho was allowed, a- . [ week's time in w ; hieh to. pay tiis jine. , AVilliain Hoiiry Lawtou, who is .cliargI ed with having taken, part in an tudaWi .: fnl assembly in Laiiibton Quay on Oc- . Hhv? 30, Was furtha - remaiided till , Friday Host. Ohicf-Eetoetivo B®berg, t who asked for 'the re.mo.ndj stated that y several other matters, .arising 'o.ut of j tiro same sei of etaiimsta.uees, wej'O , J being ini'estigoted. Waited JJ-urton wa.s cliiirged with httv« ' ing assauUwl Edgar Ve.riloii r3ev.an. j On his behalf Mr. J, F, W. Didksoii . obtained a week's reiiiaijd. Bail [ was allowed. ' For liayiH.g called out: ''You are a ; lot of scabs" to ftieii Who Were Work. \ na on the whnrves oil, Iliursdayj Hugh Jtoore- flrae finpd £3. in defa-ul't fourteen days' inipi'isouincfit. , '