A Noisy Prisoner

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 792, 12 October 1929, Page 20

A Noisy Prisoner

Communist Woman Makes Scene In British Court

jr f .- i'.-yT UiliL touunuuiil had to I ke carr ‘ ed out °*- Bow street Polioe Court rec ' ently ’ kickius uud sins- \£* afet i;;;r ihe Into: rationale. She was Sarah Burl, and the charge against her was assault- ; ing a constable. The girl, with tour other women, handcuffed herself to the top of a bus. When the charge was read out a woman at the back of the court cheered and applauded. She was re- < moved by a policewoman. Constable Green described how he ! was called to a bus on which five j \ women and a man were handcuffed i ] together in pairs. Burl, he said,; i squirted soda-water over him. j Burl: I suppose this is your baptism ;of fire? Did the crowd laugh?—No. I Did you take part in the last war? j No. I Are you prepared to take part in the I next? I The magistrate ( Mr. Graham Gamyj bell) said such questions were not j relevant, and the constable need not j answer them. Labour War Plans ! The bus conductor, Fred Brooks, j j was asked by Burl, ‘ Did you serve t ] in the war?” —Yes. i Burl: How many Germans did yoji j j murder? —I don’t know. ; And you are proud of it? —Yes. ! Burl said their presence on the top l of the bus was an anti-war demon-; stration. ! “The present Labour Government is carrying out war preparations, she said. “Our presence in Downing! Street and at the Hendon Air Pageant was for the purpose of making a demonstration against war. We women intend to stand by Russia, whose main object is to maintain completely peaceful relations with the workers of the world. The constable said that Bun was recently ejected from the House of Commons with some other women. ; When the magistrate announced a - fine of 40s, Burl began to sing the “Internationale” at the top of her voice. Several other women joined in, but the court was quickly cleared.