THE BECKONING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1914, 24 November 1913, Page 7

THE BECKONING.

POLICE COURT STILL BUSY. THE RIOT ON WATERLOO QUAY. EVENTS RETOLD. missiles of cowardly mob. The recent riot at Post- and Telegraph 'in : m ater 'oo Quay on October I , ia . s V V " s revil »»'«l i" the Magistsate a Court on Saturday, when James Ldwartl Harrington was accused of having token pan j„ that disturbance. , ' V • Hiddell, S.M., was on the Oeneli. Inspector Hendry represented the police and Mr. J. F. W. Dickson deiended Harrington.

Camera Man in Peril. Dunedin, who dnv of f! V 1 } Vnter,0 ° y»®y oil the ™Jl n 1 ° "°h (kI)OSPC ' th" 4 crowd i "shed from Post (Mice Squa.ro to the stoies, and several hundreds elimbed to soap empty railway trucks near the butkiing. There were "eneral shfitts o.f ; "See the — \LVI' bo} ?\ " Let ' s get at them." A number of specials" who had armed trom the country were in the yard at tlte stores with tlioir horses, and also a number of uniformed mounted men. After about fives minutes of shouting from tlio trucks, tiro crowd got out and rushed the fence. Ttey pulled down afjQUt half a chain of the fence, and lushed ttirough tho gap into the yard, ihe gate on tho opposite side of the yard was then opened, and the. specials mounted and galloped awav, fones, pieces of wood, and iron bolts bemg thrown after then). He saw Harliugton then; with a small black instrument, apparently a revolver, ill his hand, yelling, "Shoot tho — * ' 77 , s(:a bs." Witness tried to stop Harrington, but helushed past over seme telegraph poles and old iron that 111 Two regular constables were struck, and one with a piece of wood another with a. Stone, white preventing tho crowd from following tho "specials." Constable Fallon received a scalp wound. Somo or the mob liatl theiv arms full of stones, others carried bars of iron, and ho noticed that four were armed With revolvers, Ho would not swear positively that it was a revolver that Harrington had, but it very much resembled one. The riot lasted about a quarter of in lion;—-from tho time the mob naino .doivn the wharf until the "specials'' got clear.

To Mr. Dickson: It was about halfpast ten when he first saw the accused, whom lie'noticed before the fcnco was pulled down. There was a photographer there about to photograph the men while they were on tlie trucks., The accused and several others made a rush at the photographer, threatening to throw him and his camera itrto the harbour, There were from 800 to 1000 Men tbero altogether. Mr. Dickson: If I put it to yoii that this man was at home in bed at the time, will you S'tfoar you saw him at tho riot ?

Sergeant M'Glonc: I will swear ho was there. "Carried a Small Black Pistol." Constable Bade, from Fei-lding, deposed that the crowd' was directing vita epithets at the "specials," and crying,. "Let's get at them I" There was a rush at the- fence, somo of which was pulled down. The strikers got into the yard about 500 strong. - Some had bars of iron, some carried atones, others had cross-bars from telegraph polls. As soon as the "specials" saw the strikers coming sit they mounted their horses and rode out through the north gato towards tho Thoindon Railway Station. The crowd pursued. them, throwing stones, iron, bits of wood, and anything else, they could get hold of.. A state 0! not existed, and terrible excitement prevailed. Harrington Was in the yard with tho crowd, who rushed, through the gap of the broken fence. He carried in , his right- hand a small black pistol, after the Brownlce pattern, which he held aloft, as he called: "Come on! Wo will shoot tho ; the scabs." Harrington was hustled out of the yard with the crowd which followed the ''specials," and witness saw no more of him -until a few days ago, when ho noticed him' in Post Qflico -Square, and pointed him out to Detective-Sergeant Oasst'lls, who arrested I'lini. Two mounted police constables, {Constables Tissarcl and Fai'ion) wero injured slightly by missiles which struck them on the head, and several of tho "specials" were struck in the hack. Ho did not see any firearms used. '' ,

. Doteetivc-Scrgewft Cassells stated that on. November 1-1 lie charged Harrington with the offence. Accused said: "I think 1 was at home then. It was in .the nftenuxm—Was it not!" Witness replied: "No; it was in the morning, when the crowd left the Square and went down Waterloo Qua.v to tho Post and Telegraph Stores." Harrington then said: "I didn't go there. I was in the Square ever.v wonting from 9 till 5. I remember reading about that in the newspapers." Sir. Dickson: Did lie seem mwh put out when yon charged him? Detective Cassells: No; he was quite cool. Did he behave like a guilty man ? — "I cannot answer that." Detectivo Mason gats similar evidence to that given bv Betcotivc-Sergcaiit-Ca.selJ.s. Mr. Dickson hero remarked that in the Supreme Court lie intended to rake an alibi. Accused pleaded not goilty. and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Mr. Dickson: Is? applyitlfi; for bail, which was formerly £100. I don't- pro* pose to ask for a reduction. The Magistrate; I propose to increase it. Bail £200.-

Scabs! Get at Them." John Allen appeared on a charge of having used in the bar of Barrett's Hotel, Wellington, on November IT, with the intention of provoking a breach of the peace, the following insulting words: "Scabs! Get at them!" It was derided to remand the defendant till Wednesday, when a case against Max Voli'e, arising out of the same incident, will be heard. Alleged Biotirtg. Sydney Claridge, a young and rather nervous-looking man, appeared on a charge of his having taken part in a riot on November 4. The police stated Jlmt he. had only be-on arrested that morning, and they asked for a' remand. Tire healing was fixed for Thursday next. "Do you want bail?" asked tho Magistrate. After hesitating some time, during which the question was repeated more than oiice, accused answered: "No."