EDITOR SENT TO GAOL.
On the Ist May the Nova Scotia Provincial Legislature committed Mr. W. ft, M'Curdy, editor of the Halifax Herald, ■ to prison for 48 hours because he refused to give the name of an anony* mous correspondent who wrote a letter which the Assembly contended was a breach of its privileges. It was alleged in the letter that if the Tramways Bill passed the imputa* tion would be that members had been purchased. Mr. M'Curdy declined to answer before a Committee a questioh as to the identity of the correspondent. The Committee reported his refusal to tho House, which the^ asked the same question as to the identity of the writer. As Mr. M'Curdy still refused to give the name, on the ground that to do so would be to betray a professional confidence, he was committed to gaol under the Speaker's warrant. A notable demonstration took place on the following afternoon in front of the prison in which Mr. M'Curdy was serving his sentence. The Band of the Royal Canadian Kegimertt, carrying the Union Jack, serenaded the prisoner. The Mayor of Halifax addressed the crowd, saying that Mr. M'Curdy was in gaol for a principle involving the freedom of tho press. He called for cheefs, which were given heartily.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 151, 27 June 1914, Page 12
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213EDITOR SENT TO GAOL. Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 151, 27 June 1914, Page 12
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