VIOLENT STRICKERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 125, 27 May 1913, Page 4

VIOLENT STRICKERS.

FIVE MEW CEL-BOKBt SEQUEL TO PCPONGA DISPcW (Br Telegraph.—Press A^_t__) -vELSOX, Moafrj. The criminal sessions of the JjSjfc; Court opened to-day, before Sir 22 Stout, Chief Justice. • Addres__TT grand jury, his Honor referred {•ifc* larly to the Pnponga intimidation in which five miners were charged 2 injuring the dwelling of Samuel Wi|U the mine deputy, with intent to j55 date Walker. His Honor said desired to cause the deputy -to"S work with the others, but he d**2 His whare and its contend, vahjJTJ £40, had been destroyed. ,', * The grand jury returned a. tru« to against all five accused. Daniel BinS Robert Grace, and James Byers pv2 "Guilty," arid WilliamRobert Ross guiliy" offered no evidence against Bronil, m Roes t who were discharged. 7 Mr. P. J. o"Began, addressing:'£ Court on behalf of the other ««Sg said a Labour dispute arose at -BiJE mine, and a. majority of the men 3 work. It was. technically, "■'% ' i»f Walker was acting as deputy jj-t mine, although he did not hold a ~e& cote. The rules of the union proii that the deputy was not belong to tbe union,; but the men f* eidered that "Walker, not haviat . ticket, should come out with ft Walker did not take that.view." 'iaO, came obnoxious to the men. That ii the cause of the trouble, although ___. had, in his opinion, a great deal do with the disturbance than the /_». ance against Walker. The mwi.-|j tbat tbey had done wrong, and having assessed his loss, a snm _ii|_.' J offered to recompense Mm. Aaeaji j were respectable men, and the oik a i was committed under excitement n% than with criminal intent. Sir Robert Stout said be deeply > jgretted to see honest, hardworiji; ! miners in accused's Th»i_s' i that they realised they had- done «n» ''. carried great weight with him. '"'■"_% $_ country there was a law—it might ci be an effective provided fa tbe settlement of disputes, and -ot_i» men must realise that disputes mnrtfc referred to the legally-coißtJtatri authority. If the men - felt that fin were wronged, they could appeal to Si Court. It was not hi_ intention to aai i the men to prison. He hoped they vwH j see that it .was not to. iheir hrtflßl to violate the law, as the law wtsU ' succeed in the end. He undented 8 was tbe aim of these societies to bi% about the brotherhood of men, ht there would be no feelings of broe__hood if men resorted to such aet&d violence. Accused would be admitit|i» probation for two months, and wwjjtlj ■ ordered to pay £30 damages to W»_o, j and to pay £5 each towards the rati d the prosecution.