LONDON STRIKERS IN COURT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15055, 26 July 1912, Page 3

LONDON STRIKERS IN COURT.

STARVING WIFE AND CHILDREN'. [FROM OFB OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Jjoanos, June 14. B-axee aiAHONIEV, 23., seaman, charged at ' Guildhall yesterday, with smashing a plato- . glass window, told the magistrate that he did it to get locked up. His wife and Children were starving because ho was not allowed to work, If© belonged to the Sailors and Firemen's Union. - s The Cierk : Are you getting strike pay? .. —No, nothing.' ; '■'■'■"" .'.>.■ > „ ,The Alderman : There is plenty of work „ v ;: 'elsewhere. Never mind being calied a "blackleg," when jour wife and children, . _ if \ are starving. . You can tear your federa-. r > tion ticket up if you. please and set honest . . -fej work. You are fined 5a or wo day, 11 In a case as West. Ham, in which . <: I William Aacott, a labourer on strike, was summoned for using abusive; and threatening language, bis wife said : " We've hid nothing to eat for three days." The -man •' was bound over and ordered to pay J's 6d costs. Edward Holland,. labourer, who was charged at Tower Bridge Police Court • with assault in connection with the strike, ;[ complained that Detective Leauey, who , 'i arrested him, gave him sixpence and his wife a shilling. Detective Leahey stated ; that be gave the woman, a shilling because she and her children were starving. The {irisoner was sentenced to six weeks' hard abour. j A line of 40s imposed on Edward Legi gatt, organiser, of the London Carmen s Union, for insulting behaviour on Wed- ~ nesday, was paid a few minuter after the i magistrate's decision, though- the defend- .'y'feltl ant said in Court that he would go to ? JS;< prison rather than pay it. William Howlett, labourer, was re» manded at Thames Police Court yesterday j charged with being in unlawful possession of a loaded-revolver at the docks. ~ , "..*»_. i • ' ■ ■ '. •< '■■;-■ '■• ■"■';■, ■"- -.•"" '■■'■■ \'£''^>iis\