“LIFE IN DANGER”

Evening Star, Issue 18883, 6 March 1925, Page 6

“LIFE IN DANGER”

UNION SECRETARY WAHTS PROTEGTIOH ECHO OF BANKRUPTCY CASE There was a bright little interlude, in the rather prosaic proceedings of the City Police. Court this morning, when George Samuel Thomson, an accountant and Labor union secretary, proceeded against James Connor, proprietor of the Leviathan Hotel, for sureties of the peace, on the grounds that, on March 6 last, he, used provoking language in Dowling street towards the conipkiinant, and that the latter feared that such conduct was likely to be repeated, and might tend to provoke a breach of the peace. The complainant conducted Ins own case, and Mr B. S. Irwin appeared for the defendnnl. Mr Irwin asked for an aljournmenl for a week. The Complainant; I personally do not think that there is any necessity for an adjournment. The facts are very simple, unit the whole case can be disposed of in live minutes. “ What's more, ’ added Thomson, “ it is not Urn first time ” The Magistrate: Ye.s, that is all I want to hear about that. Mr Irwin said that tho offence was Alleged to have taken place, yesterday, and the defendaint had only been served late in tho afternoon, niid' counsel had no time to consider the case. Counsel also understood that certain civil proceedings would come on at the Supreme Court cn Monday. Ho considered that these were at the bottom of the whole matter of the “ persecution of Connor.” Thomson : If the court decides to grant tho remand, I ask, in the interests of my wile and family, that the defendant be bound over from now until the dare of the adjournment. “ I do not personally fear him,” added complainant, glaring significantly in the direction of defendant’s counsel.

“He is somewhat of a rare bird,” commented Mr Irwin, “a thin-skinned agitator.’’ Thomson made a vigorous protest, statino- that counsel had cast reflections on him because “I am a Labor man.”

“ I did not suggest anything of the kind,” stated Mr Irwin. “ I do not think you are. That, would have been an un■fair suggestion to make.” The Magistrate said that he did not think that any great harm would be done if the case was adjourned for a week. In reply lo further protests from complainant, His Worship added that Thomson could seek police protection if he was threatened by Connor. Mr Irwin added jocularly that it was alleged that Connor wanted to blow Thomson’s brains out, but he did not think that this could he done.

“ I have been warned three times that my life was in danger,” was' complainant’s comment at the magistrate’s decision to adjourn the case until Friday west.