A Dublin Row.
WHITE, THE LARKIN HIE. the charges withdrawn. [By Electric Telegraph— Copyright i [United Press Association.] (Received 10.30 a.m.) London, April 8. The prosecution of Captain White, leader of the Larkiuite procession in Dublin on 14th March, has been withdrawn on the grounds that the trouble was due to a general misunderstanding. Captain White has withdrawn the charges against the police. At the time of the occurrence the cables informed us as follows: A man named White, armed with a blackthorn, headed a procession of Larkinites with staves to demand from the Lord Mayor work for the unemployed. White ordered the police to clear the road. After a serious conflict the police dispersed the procession. Batons were freely used, and several persons were injured. Three men are in hospital. White was injured about the face, and after violently resisting was arrested, but was allowed out on bail. He was charged with assaulting the inspector, a sergeant, two constables, and a mail-van driver/ The inspector stated that ho was struck on the back of the head with a blunt instrument while he was arresting White. Meanwhile the latter struck him with a blackthorn on the chest.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 92, 9 April 1914, Page 5
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197A Dublin Row. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 92, 9 April 1914, Page 5
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