"DERRY BOYS"

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19127, 23 September 1936, Page 12

"DERRY BOYS"

GLASGOW HOOLIGANS GANGSTERS SENT TO PRISON GLASGOW, Aug. 11. A man referred to by the prosecution as ''Killer McKay," was sentenced here to-day to 30 days' imprisonment. He was one of 54 persons charged at the Eastern Police Court following serious street fighting during the week-end. Two women, a girl, and two boys were among the prisoners, The first case, in which seven men were charged with disorderly conduct, concerned a disturbance, at Bridgeton Cross on Saturday night. Lieut. White, prosecuting, said to the, magistrate. "Yon sec before you the pests, of Bridgeton Cross. They are known its 'The Deny Boys.' They will attack anyone passing the Cross. I ask for terms of imprisonment to help in stamping out this hooliganism."

Referring to James McKay, who admitted a breach of the peace, Lieut. White said: "This is the famous 'Killer McKay.' He has everyone afraid of him at Bridgeton Cross. Some weeks ago be wrote an article in a newspaper, saying Ibiit the best, way to stamp out gangfighting was to send gangsters' to prison. 1 suggest that, yon follow his advice." .Most of the charges were stated to have arisen from clashes between rival gangs.

Weapons were alleged to have been used in London road on Friday night, when a flute band procession was broken up. A constable stated that the police found a bayonet lying in the street, and a woman was said to have thrown a bottle from her window at a constable. Seventeen of the accused were sent to prison for terms ranging from 14 to CO days. One woman was fined 2gus.. and a hoy was placed on probation for a year. The other 35 were remanded.