BRITISH FASCISTS
CHARGE AGAINST OFFICIALS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 24. William Symes, Arthur Mills, and Albert Sharraan, officials of the British Union of Fascists, were charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on George Richardson, otherwise Malcolm Scott ; a Press contributor. Evidence ,was given that the scene of the alleged offence was the Fascist headquarters in Chelsea, where Richardson assisted, with the recruiting. He wrote a letter to a journalist giving his views on the Fascist policy, receiving £l, after which he was summoned to the presence of Dundass, the chief of staff, who abused him, deprived him of his badge, and struck him on the mouth. Mills and Sharman punched him, and live men, including the three accused, sat on him while Symes made him drink half a pint of castor oil, declaring: “We take the law into our own hands.” They threatened more severe treatment unless he ascribed the injuries to his face and dental plate to an accident. The case, was adjourned.
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Evening Star, Issue 21655, 26 February 1934, Page 9
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165BRITISH FASCISTS Evening Star, Issue 21655, 26 February 1934, Page 9
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