LEADERS BEFORE THE COURT.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 618, 12 November 1913, Page 5

LEADERS BEFORE THE COURT.

BAIL REFUSED. ALL ACCUSED IN GAOL. Wellintgon, This Day. W. T. Young, president of the Federation of Labour and secretary of the Wellington branch of the Seamen's Union, waa arrested this morning on a •bnrfio of sedition, and brought befure ■ h<- Mnpistrate'H Court. Semple, Hoimd, Iwiilpy and Fraser also appeared. At an early hour the court waß lacked to its utmoßt| capacity. A inrrobodyof mounted and foot specials accompanied by the regular police guarded all the approaches and en-ir.-inceß to the court. Others lined the walls on each side of the courtroom with drawn batons. Mr Riddell, S.M. presided. Young'B case waß called first. He was charged with using seditous words nt the Baßin Reserve on Sunday, October 26th, when he Baid if the po'ice force is coming to suppress us we will undertake to mass ten or fifteen thousand armed men ready to protect themselves as armed men. If the police use batons give them one back. He wbb also charged on the same date with inciting persons to resist the police, and further charged with inciting persons to commit a breach of the peace. Mr O'Regan appeared for accußed and applied for bail, which was granted, himself in £250 and two sureties of .£250 on the indictable offences, but refused bail on the summary charge, and accused was remanded for a week. Semple, Fraser, Bailey, and Holland were each charged as already stated, the cases being brought separately All five accused were remanded for a week, bail being refused to Semple and Holland. Bail was not applied for in the oases of Fraser and Bailey. Holland when charged, dramatically .stated he did not intend to plead.