Word: patrick
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Finally, to bring order out of chaos, there has been a gathering of chieftains in Washington; the leading figures are Daniel Willard, President of the B. & O.; Samuel Rea, President of the Pennsylvania; Patrick E. Crowley, new President (TIME, Apr. 14) of the New York Central; and last but not least, C. P. and M. T. Van Sweringen. The principal reason for this gathering was to agree as to who should get what...
Prosecution. Sir Patrick frowned beneath his wig. His strong features hardened as he came to a decision: The article was sedition and under a law passed during the reign of George III the editor must be prosecuted...
Discharge. J. Ross Campbell, American-born, was acting editor and upon a fine August morning he appeared at the Bow Street Police Court to answer to the charge of inciting His Majesty's forces to mutiny. The Public Prosecutor, acting upon instructions from Attorney-General Sir Patrick, sent his representative to say that the article was after all only a criticism of a State for using armed force to quell industrial disputes. The Magistrate declared that there was no evidence to hold Campbell and accordingly discharged...
Defense. Questions were asked in Parliament. Sir Patrick Hastings, tall and slender, his jet black hair giving him an almost youthful appearance, took his place in the front bench to "give the House every available detail of the Campbell case." He read from a voluminous mass of briefs, stated that he had found that Campbell had a good war record, had been wounded, and was engaged only as acting-editor of the Workers' Weekly. "What sort of a figure would I cut," he demanded, "in prosecuting for sedition as a dangerous Communist a man who could hardly hobble into...
...Patrick Hastings, present incumbent of the office, receives a salary of ?7,000 plus fees which usually amount to anywhere from ?10,000 to ?25,000. He is 44 years of age, started life as a mining engineer. When the South African War broke out, he joined up and served until 1901. Home again, he devoted himself to journalism, studied law at the Middle Temple, was called to the Bar in 1904. In 1919 he took silk-i. e., became a King's Counsellor...