“CAT" FOR BULLIES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3522, 8 July 1920, Page 7

“CAT " FOR BULLIES.

I“L()G(}1'N(}- AS A T)T'}TE_RREN’.I'. Mr .Tust.im=. Avory holds a -strong be lief in the cfiiuzlcy of tho “c:lt"' as -it deterrent fo crimilmls of tlu‘ “bull_v"'

typo. At: Leeds Assizes, on I'-:1-111-day, May be solltenv.od t'hrr:o men conuorno(} in 21 hohl-up at :1 Shofiiold post ufiice to five years pmml servitude with hventy strokes of the “cat” (‘:1('11. The mom wen‘ .l'umes Wilsher (22). Albert .T:u'k=rm (9,3). and John Jolnlson (_2(3), 'l‘lx(\_§' were, charged with ccnmnitting: it

mid on the Gibl'ult:u' Street post office, Shefiicld, on Stay 15, and unlawfully uttonnpting to steal money from the ”Pustmzistm‘-Gollol'al, and with commit-

ting an usszlult on the three women <rllJl'l{.~‘.

Before passing the Sentence, his lol'd.~'hi-p denounced the cowardice of men who seek to tel-rorise girls who are working in isolated places. “You ‘thrsc men." he said. “only selected Cilu-altzu‘ Street pczzt ‘Offi-'3-0 'bcc,‘:ulse you know there were only girls there. You made this outrageous atfzxck on _‘t._’llem”. ziglmjlgfliiig to ._§‘_‘§}a.l :_l§:,§ ;n.r_>neiyf you x‘-uufcl 1:13‘ jkfiui-' lnnnls; iii. Yolix’ rlusign was frllstl'ate<l by {ho ’{}ll'-Wl‘: and 17-rolnp‘cit.u('le with xvhich those x'\"olner'l‘ zu-tcrl, and you fled to e.'~'cape the pun ishinout f:"“‘m‘ knew you richly deserved, and sovU‘i'o punislnnenf ilecessary. In my exp'e-I'ienc.o only one kind of punishment deters bullies like you, and ll hope that Wll-at .1 am going to do will 1 «11-lvr oH2el's silnilurly minded from] COl‘:!llli'ttill..‘_-’,' aftaclas on post offices,‘ wh::=tller manned by men or women.”*

When sexrfexrm :1 .-(-one in the \Vonleh’.< gallery. and \\'il.-her asked the judg.e if he could :lm>(‘:l1. I-lis lordship refused permissiun. szaying that the prisoner must" apply for it elsewhere. I; was stated in evidence that two of the men entered the post office at about three in the -aftemoon, with their far-es partly nrasked by handker c-hi:-1'.~7. One covered 9. girl assistant with :1 revolver. and thl'eatenqd sto

shoot if she smotxnxed. Slfie. ducked bt‘hl\\' the counfol'. and threw some \\“i_<_-“HS through tho window. Her two H-nm:mi(>n.< req:ml‘w.« of the threats of flu: ini:-v.=«7.--r::. ;>:z\-'r- the :I}:n'nl by I'('.l£‘ph«.)ll(‘ zmd tc-lograph. and the two H‘-“H I?.(‘w:1I:1pE'(} withoui boot)’. The defence was an alibi, but the jury I'oful'lr-ed :1 \'m-dict of gruilty with- M (wt 'r*:l\'inQ' tho I-«\.\'.

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