A ROWDY PRISONER.
CREATES SCENE IN COURT. " I'M GOING TO HAVE A VOICE." KEMAXDED FOP. OBSERVATION. "What's that? What's it all about':'" said William Murray Aiikcn (oi>, ui the Police LuuiL this uiuiuuig. uuer inc clerk had ciiaiycd aim Willi Liciiiy druuk aud aho with obacflio language ye&loruay. When tiiowu the L-harjre sheet io that he could reo.u Uic that lie \\a.a accused ol Aukell became iuriouj, waveu ills aiuia ana j.iuuk his lisls at the in. i^.-u .Ue, Mr. I'. K. lluiil. here, 1 yo; »..\ liu.iilha." Mr. Hunt: ivct-ji a m.nute you'll ha\e Vuur =a\ iu a mmutu. Aitken: lui {j'oiiiy to iia\L- .i voice, so '.here. i — Mr. Haul then d.reeled the court orderiy io remove tuu prisoner uiuil he ea.iued duun. Aitkeu reliised to go, but a eoujdc ol Btalvvart [■ulicviucii ?o"ii reiiio\eJ mm iroiu Uie to Luc [iriautiers' room. What took piaoe in the courtroom was ou!y a zephyr compared to ihu "typiioou that rayed wiicu accused nib lodged with the oilier prisoners. Aitken yelled, screamed, bungvd the dovva and caused a disturbaucu wuidi lasted lor luhy live muiutes. A lew couaUibles lel't llie court and went iuto llie pn.-oiiers' room. Then tliere was b uence. When the other cased had been dispobed ol Aitkeu v\aa brought into court again. lie entered in sikuce, ou: when Senior tJeryeaßt EUwardi appl.ed lor a remand i/uiil April 20 lor medical observation, accused c.iu-ihl another ui.-turb-a nee. "Take him away," i-aid Mr. lluut. But AiLken would iiui. -j. "1 did not hear what u.ia >aid." In- roaiViL "You are i\ in.iiidr 1 i::itil the - ' he was told. "Gam, aim! iij : _, : ; . u - .munated man. When on.■-• ii, .i • j,.. rtlis forcibly renioved Horn i.,e „.. k, .\.U;m ivmiuut-d to yell. "Silence:" said the clerk, sternly. "(Jaru, thut up:" B a.d Aaken. tor Bi>me lime atterwarda he could be heard urgiiin» \wili tiie coiiataii.es in the ante loom.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 86, 12 April 1927, Page 8
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316A ROWDY PRISONER. Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 86, 12 April 1927, Page 8
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