The Haslingden Gazette. — 1911-09-23 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

CHOICE LANGUAGE.  John Hannon. 106, Riolunomistreet, wood turns:, cmpleryed at E. J. Riley's', statrd that he commenced to work there on Austen 23rd. At 5.15 he left his work no go horns with Wm. Wert and John Heywood. They were accompanied by the pick( ts directly they left the worke. Sunderland and Percy Taylor joined them just as they got outsids. the other coming up fur her on. A liarge crowd followed thern. The picket left them at Hey wood's back door, and he got into his OWII house, by going through Heywood's house out into Riclunondsnreet, and then in at the froth door of his own house. It was just over half a mils from the work, to his house. Directly they came out of work Taylor said, "By God, I thought you were men, to come hers and take the bread out of our months! Are you &till going to work, or are you going back? We have come out for a principle; you men are fighting against us. You are fine men. You have had a rehearsal. I expect the firm has taught you to say nothing." Sunderlansl said, ‘• If he's dumb he's not deaf; from what I can ore of it all the tluro are dead and dumb." Mrs. Taylor was in Willowelanc, and *hooted. " You are taking the, broad Cu; of their mouths, you knobstick." Taylor told his, wife to go away. Someone in the orowd said, Are these any more from the East End like you?" Taylor said. "Can't we come to some ac rangement; corm and have a drink with us." After he went into Het wood's hou e he next saw the def.ndant and the other striker:, as. the corner of Willowalano and Richmond street. when he was going to the post office. By mistake ho went into the wrong shop and two of the strikers carne as well. Its was directed am.. the road to the reset office, and also other strikers, inclm,ing Sunderland. were outside. He went into the post office, and two of them came in titers. When he came out they all <surrounded him, and he was so frightened that he <lid net; stop even to poet his lettere, be. One of them <aid, "Smash his One of them put his arm right into complainant's chest. and he told him not to take liberties. De. fondant raid, "If you summons us you will get £5." They followed him to the door of his home. When he got. into the home< someone rang the bell. The landlady answered the door. and asked them what they wanted, and he heard one of them mu, "We want to speak to the men that are living here."  By the Chairman: The men who followed him into th chop did not make. any purchases.  By Mr. Murray: Before he get to the post office he was frightened becatim they Cam) round him  when lie came oil, of elle house. Sunderland was there short he was at he post office. Sunderlanai did not strike 'him or attempt to strike him. Ile had cellos,/ him a dirty dog. ' By tho (lhatirman: Sunderland did not use any 'tzlireatening language to him in the vsay of hitting him or to murder him. By Mr. Murray: They had asked him if they could not come to some arrangement On the following day he picked Sunderland out ai being them, all the time he was being followed. To 4, certain extent he wac frightened of Sunderland to-day. (Laugker.) Sunderland had since oallid him a -saucy little (laugh.er)—and a swank. Sunderland had kicked hint, and he told him not to do it again, and he said it was by mistake, and he wias sorry for it. Before coming to Court that day he had no idea that, he would have to prove that he was frightened of Sunderland.