WAIHI AMENITIES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 90, 16 April 1913, Page 8

WAIHI AMENITIES.

A LADY STRIKE SUPPORTER. FIXED FOR INSULTING LANGUAGE. (By Telegraph.—Own corrcsponaeut.) WAIHI, Tuesday. A charge against Mary McCullock, of WaHii) of behaving in an offensive manner at the local railway station on the' Sth inst., was continued this afternoon, before Mr. Burgess, S.M. David Johnston, chairman of the Waihi Schools Committee, who was a pasenger on the train, ami to whom, among others, it ■ivas alleged the defendant directed insulting remarks, said in evidence that on arrival at Waihi he entered the nearest coach, and had just got seated, when he heard defendant use the words: '" Scab,' , " Police pimp," and " Murderer." He also heard defendant's α-ojcc calling I out aftor the cab was in motion. Wit- | ness and others complained to Constable ! Acheson tliat this sort of thing had gone far eaaugh, and should be stopped. As a miner of 35 years' experience he considered such conduct very annoying. Witness was of opinion that it prevented many from getting through the new union, and also kept up a feeling -which otherwise should have been allowed to dip. •lohn A. Mcnzies, acting guard on the railway, said defendant wanted to go into tho next carriage to give " a deal" to one whom"she called "a scab." Wit'iicss told her if she did so lie would u.sc extreme force to prevent her misbehaving herself whilst in the train, intimating tbst, if necessary, he would give her in charge when the train arrived at Waihi. W. J.-Searle, a railway cadet, said he saw defendant sbaping-up to the guard with her jncke-t off. Defendant was one i of those singing " The Red Flag " in the I train. A number of other ■witnesses also I gave evidence. Defendant called several witnesses who swore. to only hearing an altercation ! between defendant and Meehan. One witness swore that Meehan used an insulting remark. Defendant, in her evidence, denied using any offensive language towards the three men. She complained that Median and others were in the habit of " throwing-off" at her, I and taunting her about her appearance. I Defendant abused Meehan because he insulted her companion. She admitted referring to Tiim as " Scabby Paddy," " A dirty mongrel," and ""A separating (suppurating) pimp." Under cross-exam-ination defendant admitted having procured a revolver and 100 cartridges recently from Auckland, thesame having been seized by the police at the railway station, but not with the intention of shooting anyone. She admitted having •threatened to shoot any person who broke into her house, a-s she had been informed of a threat to do for her. She had firearms all ready in the house to protect herself. The Magistrate, in delivering judgment, said that on the evidence before •him he must, convict. He pointed out that defendant had no right to break the law, and make it disagreeable for people on public platforms. If men taunted her, she ihad her remedy. It was a cowardly idling for any mart to nnnoy « woman. He would inflict what •lie considered a moderate penalty, as he had done in a similar case the other day. Defendant would be convicted and fined •CI with costs. £3 19/, and was. given 14 days in -which tn pay, default being fixed at sev-en days' imprisonment.