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587.
Ladysmith took place on 2nd M.
(1)
Edward Fox
a leading member of the Club was said to have Civen
the signal for the attack; the Conservative Club
which was also a working een0a club, raised a subscription
to help the defendants who wore arrested after the riot.
The only person finally committed to the quarter
Sessions was a clerk who admitted having been in the
Conservative Club previous to the demonstration; a
labourer wan also brought to trial but not convicted.
At the trial of the clerk, the jury could not decide
whothcr the assembly had boon riotous or not, and the case
wan dismissed.
(3)
(There were no Stratford men on
the jury). A Birmingham paper claimed that a momber
of the Conservative Club was in constant cos unication
with the defence solicitor.
(4)
The victims were
Liberals. This disturbance could be traced to
Conservative organisation.
(1) Ibid, 16th March 1900.
(a) Ibi it 23rd March 1900.
(3) bid, 6th April 1900.
toi Daily Arcnin, 20th Iturch 1900.
(2)