THOUGHT HE WAS MADMAN.
RAILWAYMEN ANSWER ' CRITICISM.
(Received 7.55 p.m.) LONDON, Mar. 17.—Questioned, in the House of Commons, Commander O. Locker-Lampson said the Government was inquiring into the kidnapping of Pellitt the Red leader, who was removed from a train to prevent his appearance at a Communist meeting in Liverpool, Railway officials, replying to criticism why they did not interfere when Pellitt was struggling with his captors, say they thought he was a, madman under escort. Other eye-witnesses thought the captors were detectives in an arrest. (A. and N.Z.)
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Wairarapa Age, 18 March 1925, Page 5
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