One woman and fifteen men arrest-the crowd gathered in Whitehall to watch the arrival of the French Premier, M. Daladier were charged at Bow-street. The woman and seven men were fined, seven charges were dismissed, and the hearing against one defendant was ae journed.
Fogar Harold Anstey, 31, produc-tinns director of a film company, of Belsize-avenue, N.W., charged with using insulting words and behaviour and obstructing the police, was acquitted. An application "for costs against the police was refused.
Pic. Taylor said that Anstey was in a section of the crowd which tried to break through the police cordon across Downing-street. He raised his fist and shouted, "Down with Hitler!" "Save the Czechs" and other slogans.
When told to move back Anstey laughed and said, "Come on boys; we are not going to stand for this.
"A Better Film If—"
Cross-examined by Mr. Anthony Marlowe, defending, P.c. Taylor remarked: "It would have been a much better film if the crowd had broken through the police cordon."
Mr. Marlowe: Are you suggesting that.he was inciting the crowd so that he could, get a better photograph?—do not know; he was inciting the "crowd to break through. There was a battery of cameras facing the Po. Warren said that Anstey shouted that the police were a lot of murderers, Anstey, in the witness-box, said that his company próduced a news review to exhibit in cinemas. The company had no political bias.
He had been in Whitehall every day for 10 days and a number of films had been made. The police had always given him every facility and "excellent ce-operation. It would be impossible to do his work unless he could maintain the best relations with the police.
He denied making use of the phrases alleged by the police. Without hearing further evidence, the Magistrate, Mr. McKenna, dismissed the charge.
Woman Charged lis C. Ryder, 38, a typist, of St. Edmunds-terrace, St. John's Wood, And. Edmond Warburton, 26, of Clapham, were charged with using insulting behaviour. Warburton was further charged with obstruction.
"P. Morris said Miss Ryder threw "Pamphlets into people's faces and Warburton brandished a booklet. "When he took hold of the woman's arm to arrest her Warburton put his farms round her neck and said, "No, int don't. Iam a Fascist, too." After er arrest, Miss Ryder said, "He Came to my rescue, otherwise the Crowd would have attacked me."
Miss Ryder, in the witness-box, said she went to Whitehall to make her little contribution towards rally-
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