RELIGIOUS RIOTS.
BREAKING UP OF DILL-MACK Y’S MEETING,
USE OF FIRE-ARMS, STONES AND GLASS BOTTLES.
THE POLICE POWERLESS.
MAGISTRATE READS THE RIOT ACT.
MAN’S EYE GOUGED OUT AND OTHER MEN INJURED.
By Telegraphy-Press Association— Copyright, Received 12.5 a.m., March 28. SYDNEY, March 27,
The, Rev. Dill-Macky addressed a large meeting at Wyalong, for the purpose of forming a branch g£ the Protestant Defence Association. The audience was thrown into confusion by the sudden report of firearms, followed by a fusilade of stones and glass bottles on the roof. A mob gathered outside, and attempted to enter the hall. A panic seemed inevitable, hut those near the doors barricaded them.
The police outs'ide were powerless to quell the disturbance.
Eventually the Police Magistrate arrived and read the Riot Act.
A stone came through the window and struck ° man severely. After the reading of the Act, a number of arr?sts were made. The walls outside were marked with revolver shots.
One man, named Gray, had his eye gouged out after leaving the meeting. He is in a critical condition. -••Four men have been fined .for rioting,
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GIST19030328.2.15
Bibliographic details
Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 852, 28 March 1903, Page 2
Word Count
184RELIGIOUS RIOTS. Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 852, 28 March 1903, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in