COLOURED MAN ACQUITTED.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 48, 26 February 1927, Page 31

COLOURED MAN ACQUITTED.

BRUSH WITH HOOLIGANS. | "Your hooliganism and general conduct was bad. I am sorry that you are not before vis. Because Max is a young man of colour is no reason why you should insult him by calling him a 'nigger.' How much better are you than he? He is a British subject, and nothing but good can be said of him." Thus Sir Montagu Sharp, K.C., the chairman, censured Reginald Eames and; four other youths at Middlesex Sessions recently, when Frederick Max (I~V a pastrycook, was acquitted of inflicting grievous bodily harm. It was alleged that Max stabbed Eames. ] Max said that the five hustled him in the street at Ealing, called him a nigger, and caused him to fall on one knee inj the gutter. He protested, and the five got J round him. Then be became frightened: , and drew a knife, and Eames fell on it.! "The jury have mercifully found him ■ not guilty," continued Sir Montagu. "If; they had found him guilty the court would; ' have marked their sense of the way in which you behaved by binding him over. [ "The jury's verdict shows that your j ' conduct was unjustified. We cannot have, five lads such as you parading the streets ; pushing women, children, and foreigners) , off the pavement.-Don't let it occur again.". The foreman of the jury said they en-, tirely agreed with Sir Montagu.