PROHIBITED BEER.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10631, 29 November 1912, Page 3

PROHIBITED BEER.

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN A FACTORY. The determination of the management of the Adelaide Glass Bottle Works, afc Kilkenny, to prevent be* l " being taken on tilt prgtfiiw* vy workmen iias caused, the latter considerable annoyance. One of the workmen was fined in the Adelaide Police Court a. few weeks ago for absenting himself from work because be was not allowed to take beer into tlio factory. Cu the following evening a disturbance , occurred, and the result was the arrest of Rheinholl Kruger on a charge of having maliciously threatened to murder the foreman. Michael Safe. At Adelaide Police Court in opening tlio case, counsel said the threats were of a grave nature, and had the manager not intervened possibly a serious affray would have occurred. Kruger went to tho factory at the usual time on the Thursday evening, and when the foreman was setting the men to work, ho could see they were very angry, lie was surrounded and jostled, and defendant. who was mad with rage, approached him and threatened to murder him. Tho foreman stood bravely before the raving man, and if it had not been for his self-restraint there would ht*ve probably been terrible consequences. ' Kruger cried out loudly: " I am going to bring my beer into the factory next week, and if you try to stop it I will kill you/' The men were evidently determined to have intoxicating liquor while at work at all costs. The manager told them not to behave like a lot of wild beasts. Defendant, with others, had come to South Australia under an agreement to serve in the Adelaide 01 ass Bottle Works for three years, and while in this working man's paradise they must be taught to abide by the laws of the State. The foreman, in evidence, corroborated this story, and said if the men insisted on bringing beer on tho premises he would stop the factory. Defendant and other witnesses, haying given evidence, the Magistrate said he was satisfied that tho words complained of by informant were used, and that he was in fear of Iris life. Defendant was bound over to keep the T>eace. for three months in one surety of £lO and two of £2O.