MANAGER OF PAISLEY CINEMA ARRESTED FOR HOMICIDE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18959, 3 January 1930, Page 1

MANAGER OF PAISLEY CINEMA ARRESTED FOR HOMICIDE.

Long Lines Of Weeping Men And Women Stand In City Streets

(United Press Association.—-By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received January 3, 12.30 a.m.) LONDON, January 2. Charles Dorward, manager of the Glep Cinema, Paisley, has been arrested and charged with culpable homicide. The Paisley Town Councillors personally visited the homes of the bereaved parents to inquire if a mass public funeral was desired. It was decided that it would be better for parents to carry out their own arrangements, the Council merely providing the needy with grave sites. There were pathetic scenes at the mortuary when many volunteers, who were engaged in preparing for burial the bodies of the little victims, broke down under the ordeal and had to be replaced by others. Hearses conveying the bodies to the homes of the bereaved parents passed between long lines of weeping men and women. All the injured are progressing, except one with a fractured skull, whose condition is critical. The relief fund has reached a total of £3OOO, including a gift of £IOOO from a Paisley draper. Five families lost two or more children.