THE LATE DISTURBANCE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3655, 29 December 1879, Page 2

THE LATE DISTURBANCE.

The fourteen alleged riotors were broughfc up at tho Polico Court this morning, and remanded until Friday next. A man charged with breaking through tbo lino of. special constables on Saturday night was fined 60s. An inimenso crowd of spectators linod the thoroughfare between the polico depot and Court. At tho police depot itself there wa» quite an exciting scene for nearly two hours this morning, during tho time the work o£ identification was going on. That the police authorities had plenty to do may be inferred from the fact that nearly fifty persons had presented themselves as able to idontiiy participators in the riofc. Tho wVolo of the men who had been arrested were ranged in line at t the rear of the cells, a Btrong guard being stationed on either side of them. The witnesses were kept out of sight, and wore brought forward one by one in front of tho line of prisoners— every precaution being tftfcon to guard tho witneßsos from evon tho remotest chance of attack. A representative of this journal was present while this work was going on, and the alleged ringleaders in the riot appeared to him to be clearly identified by numbers of those who had presented themselves. For the conveyance of the prisoners to the Police Court, a three-horse 'bus had been brought into tho Barrack Yard, and into this the men were conducted between two lines of constables, the Barrack gates being in the meantime kept secured. With reference to the question which wa» laisod of releasing the prisoners on bail ib maybe of interest to state that subsequent to their remand, Mr Wynn-Williams stated on behalf of one of them, that he would be prepared to offer bail to the amount of £1000. Tho Bench, however, stated I hey could not entertain any application of the kind. The men were conveyed this afternoon to Addington Gaol in a large bus, which vav Btrongly guarded by foot and mounted police.