GRANDMA TO RESCUE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 28 August 1925, Page 10

GRANDMA TO RESCUE.

WITH C'IMC-KET BAT. FIGHT WITH GANG. A London policeman wiio was getting the worst of an encounter with a gang of roughs found an unexpected and powerlu! ally in a gi land mother. M.ns. Jessie Pepper, who ants as poiiic-e matron at the Albany Street lVi.ee Station, ires walking with her graini-daughter in Seaton Street, Hi. i.it, p,stcad Bead, N.W., when she saw the conMtablo being dragged to the gi- wind by a crowd of men. Without- hesitation she went to hie asniisurn-ee and secured his whistle. It was knocked fiom heir hand, but not before .she had blown a- blast. Mis. Pepper was struck by two of the men, and a hostile crowd collected. I’iidaunLed, i-ihe borrowed a cricket bat from a .sanatl boy who \ra.s looking on, and laid about lie. with a wivl. “1 gave two of them a good hiding with it,” sihei said triuinphaiiitily to the M. i .-v 1 chon 2 Magi sti ate yesterday. 'Tne gian-pj fled, with the exception of Edward Kell}', aged 3S, who was arreited. For being drunk land a.si-milt-ing the police. Ke.ly was sentenced to fountoeiT days' hand labour and fined 7vS (id. “Many men would have hesitated to do what you did,” uai.cl the Magistrate to- Mas. Pepper.