BREAKING OF THE BARRIER.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1925, 6 December 1913, Page 6

BREAKING OF THE BARRIER.

mi COMMITTED. OTHER STRIKERS IN COURT; Robert Janics Christopher Seal- was charged with baring wilfully destroyed or damaged a wharf barricade, valued at .1:8, tiki property of the Wellington Harbour Board. In this ease Cliie'fDetectire Broberg comiuclod iho prosccivtiun, and Mr. J. K. W. Dickson defended, Seal elected to ho tried l),v a, jury. Detective Lewis said that at about 5 o'clock on the afternoon of October 24 110 saw accused, aimrtig others, engaged 111 breaking a wharf barricade near where the Jtiinutaka was berthed, Seal 'had hold of a piece of timber, and war, pulling it down. The timber brake, mid Seal fell on to the wharf. Ho- then, got up and ran along the wharf in tho direction of tho Rimutaka.

To Mr. Dickson: '-There was still a little of tho barrirado left standing when Seft! went away from it The piece of wood which Seal had hold of was not u piece which' ho tripped over. and was picking tip to throw away. Chief-Detective Hroberg, who wa» with Detective Lewis on the occasion of the twcokin.fi of the barrkxiilo, said that tho timber which Seal had hold of was about breast hic.li, too high for anyone to trip over. AYhen {ftal pulled he said, "Heave." When lio fell, lie fell with the. broken timber in his hands. Mr. Dickson: Are von quite sure hedidn't sav. "Leave oft'?'' ' The clucf-sideciit'c: Oiuto s»rc. Did you see him remonstrating with th«i men who were pulling down tho barhe appeared'to ho a J f , a( ] or » Was there Anything of the barricade left? —"There was. hut as a harricado it was practically' destroyed." „ William Moore, foreman carpenter ior tho AYelimgioii Harbour Board, s-a.id that the destruction of tho barricade ■occupied about ten minutes. Some of material was thrown, into the harbour and had not been recovered. Tho barrier was nearly completed when wrecked. Seal pleaded not guilty, and was remanded t<i the Supreme Court ior trial. Bail was tixod at £100. with two .sureties of £30, or oiH! of £100.

Setting up an Alibi. A remand till Tuesday was ■anted Alexander .ioHu.-doue, xvlio .is U;ii'gm , with having taken part iu a net on Waterloo Quay o:-i Oi'tobw 3-0. Hall v^ 1 -' with two sureties «f £40 wicli), SVl ' 3 granted. Tlio -remitml was asfcfd tor by .itr. J. P.. W. Diehsnn, accused's counsel, who stated that Jy-hustone ''V.'i--' Liiig up an alibi. Waterloo Quay Riot. ' Wliiiam Parker was < ii.n ;".l will; Imvin<; williillv .-lic-iflr,:i diners pomms i.) a-sauit-'l'. i:-;- Fallon a otner constables in the execution <« j-"'" Tlio alleged ofk'iico was ;;uid to have been .committed <111 Waterloo Quay <m October 30. Ho was clransea ako tath hviu-i taken iir.-t in # not ou the. «a<»e (lute." Defendant was romaiwot tid Thrco Wen ami a Barricade. The oli'enee <>f fairing wilfully ikmHired a wharf lmriiendo mi October :.'o \v7ii; alleged Itoberi, Stevens, Alfred Jansen, „»d William Parker. The three were, remanded till Tuesday, .Mr. Dickson appeared tor them. Remanded Bases. George Saunders was j-cmandod till Wednesday on charges oV having used tlireateniae behaviour in Tory Street on November 27, whereby -a breach of / tlio peace_ was occasioned, and of lutviiu assaulted .'ames Brown so as to

cause him bodily harm. Bail (£4O and one surety of £-10) was allowed. Having* used threatening behaviour and taken part in a riot on the Queen's Wharf on October 21 wero alleged against Alfred Jansen, wlio was remanded till Tuesday on,bail (£IOO and two sureties of £50 each). William Williams was remanded till to-day on a chargo of having assaulted certain special constables in tlio execution of their duty. Samuel Thompson was charged with having taken part in tho Waterloo Quay riot on October 30. Ho was remanded till this morning.