RUFFIANISM v. NON-UNIONISM.

Evening Post, Volume XL, Issue 63, 13 September 1890, Page 3

RUFFIANISM v. NON-UNIONISM.

TO THE EDITOR. Sib— Kindly allow me apace in your valuable paper^ to give a Bhort detail of what I witnessed in Onba-streot last evening shortly i after 5 o'olook. While prooeeding home1 nardn I w«8 oTortokon by a jowag workinir ' man who asked mo where bo oonld find a polioeman. The appearanoe of the poor follow was really touching, bis face bleeding profusely from a wound he had received, and as he drew his breath in qaiok short gasps hie terror-atriofcaa eyes roamed oagerly for help. Aye, Sir, he had been | running—running for hiß life in this free oountry, in this law abiding town of Welling. ; ton— pursued by a horde of demons, not men, thirsting to wreak their hatred on him. But his period of rest was short, for the orowd of pursuers rushed up Cuba-street on his traok, and the poor hunted oreature had to ran for it, and finally fagged out sought refuge in a atoro, corner of Ingoatre-street. The orowd surrounded the shop, in faotaomo of them had the impudence to enter and demand that the " blaokleg," aa they ignorautly dubbod him, should at once bo handed over to their tender oaro. All honour to the ownor of the shop for refusing the demands of those cowards. The policemen were, as usual, eonapiouous by their absence. The language indulged in outside was of the usual Seven Dials kind, and throata of what they would do when they laid their honest, hardworking hands on him woro freely uttered. But everything comes to those who wait. Two of the Permanent Artillery hove in eight. ( and the poor fellow was brought out and led away followed by bis persecutors. In conclusion, sir, to prevent any more such soenos, is it not time that the authorities took action in swearing in special constables to stop this rasoally persecution from being infliotod on men who are, I daresay, more oredit to New Zealand than dozens of the so-called Unionists of the type of last evening. Thanking you in anticipation, lam, &0., Pacific. September 12th. P. 8. —1 wish to compliment the gentleman Who bo boldly and fearlessly expressed his mind at the poor fellow's treatment, but as oould be expsoted his remarks were greoted with groans, 4c, the usual courteous way thaie ours have of objecting to anything not suitable to their palate.