WAIHI DAY BY DAY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 80, 27 November 1912, Page 6

WAIHI DAY BY DAY.

PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.

(P©r Press Association.)

Waihi, November 27. On the resumption of the Court this .mining. Win, J. Sweats and Thos. Tobin were charged with,using threatening behaviour in Main street on •November Sth. There was no appearance of Tobin. Senior-Sergeant [McKinnon deposed that he heard the [Word “scab” need by Tobin, and [Swears began fighting, which witness [stopped. The conduct ©f the strikers [was a continual howl of epithets such las “scab,” etc., commonly used evfWy Iday in, .the public street. The police [were unable to cope with the conduct. I'h© men were summoned but

preferred gaol rather than observe the law. Tli© women were just as bad.

fhey did not tonline themselves to insulting language but also threw stones in cl rotten eggs. Witness had a narrow escape from being struck on the lead by a -stone as big as his list, in ilain street. He remonstrated on several occasions with'the strikers and bho women, and the reply was “Take pour dirty scoundrels off the street,” perming the police). Witness also said Dolaney and his wife received shocking treatment when iliey hadn’t given the slightest provocation.

TO-DAY’S PROCEEDINGS. Waihl, November 27. Mackintosh, continuing, said he varned the strikers continually and hey took no heed. /• The police came n for abuse, and wore alluded to as ‘Massey’s protectors,” “pimps,” etc. Alien remonstrated with the strikers laid they didn’t care a bang afiouf.'tfie aw.' As a samplb of the language jsed he heard several young women ay to workers, “You dirty rotten naggotty cancerous scab.” Sergeant Millar said he was in Sodlon street on jthe morning of the 11th, nd saw Conrick, a striker, running nth Dolaney and others following. Ho aw Conrick struck and then fall on is knees.

Sergeant Millar continuing said he ushed theN crowd hack and got Conlok into a stables near by. Conrick banked him.,, The statement in the Manriland Worker” that Conrick wns i,t|ked in the ribs was untrue. The A man folk were in a frenzy and used (tensive terms in addressing the worers, and used hatpins and sticks. Sfnen witness appealed to Fraser, a 'eclerationist, about the women’s conuct, Eraser replied that the police liquid arrest ‘ them. I This concluded the evidence in the large against Delaney.