CHARGE OF INCITING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21216, 23 December 1930, Page 10

CHARGE OF INCITING.

TWO MEN BEFORE THE COURT. TWO MONTHS’ IMPRISONMENT, (Pee United Psess Association.) WELLINGTON, December 22. Richard Francis Griffin, aged 30, a bookseller, and John Joseph Robinson, aged 30, a miner, were each charged in . the Police Court to-day with inciting people to resist, assault, or obstruct the police, with inciting lawlessness, and with causing traffic obstruction in the street. Griffin was charged further with using insulting language, and Robinson with delivering a speech on the Queen’s wharf and causing a crowd to gather. The first three charges arose from a meeting held in Dixon street on Sunday night last week, in which both participated. On each of the first two charges each man was .sentenced to two monthsi’ imprisonment, the sentences to be concurrent, and on the remaining charges they werd convicted and discharged. ‘‘ Capitalist class justice, dish it out,” cried Robinson in a loud voice when the magistrate was giving judgment. The court listened to the magistrate’s reply. “ What did you say? ” he asked. “ Dish it out,” Robinson replied. The magistrate did not reprimand him, and offered the prisoner an opportunity to _ change his plea t of guilty to not guilty, A moment or two later, however, the prisoner broke out again: “ I understand that the justice I get now will be the capitalist class justice,” he said. Cries of “ Hear! Hear 1 ” came from the back of the court.

“The justice you get I hope is the law of this land, the same as anyone else,” said the magistrate.