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BEHIND THE SCENES,
TROUBLES OF THEATRE CLEANERS, "CHUCKER OUT," &c.
AMUSING CASE AT SYDNEY.
The curtain fails, the last notes of the organ crash and quiver and die away and the audience files: alowly through the exits, out into the streets towards supper, tram cars, and home. They give no thought to the theatre they have left, or to the intrepid cleaners who are about to thrust into shadowy corners where lobstera lurk unseen and banana skins spread a trap for the
unwary.
In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, says the Sydney Herald, the cleaners put their point of view when Chief Justice Dethridge listened to claims for a new log by the Entre- preneurs Association and other parties, and counter-claims by the Australian Theatrical and Amuse- ment Employees' Association.
"Do people have anything in the theatre i" Arthur Woodhouse, a head cleaner in a theatre, was ask. ed.
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Have anything! be replied, "They have accentuating "any." everything. Why there's hosters, and fish, and chips, pigs' feet, calves feet, peanuts, ice creams. bananas, and cherries, and " Ha was stopped. "And they throw the skins and things on the floor," he enid. "They come straight from work and have their meals there."
An appeal was made by the union's representatives that some extra compensation in wages should be given to people who had to clean up auch remnanta as several wit
But His nesses had described. Honour was doubtful.
I can't believe that this sort of thing is general throughout the theatres," he said. "This dirty variety of bush picnic the witness describes is a bad business. Some people must be beasts. But I can't fix a rate for the whole industry on the assumption that such conditions are general."
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The Chuckar-Out," His Honour expressed a similar opinion when the troubles of a chucker-out" were: dwelt upon. It was after Leslie Herbert, an em ployee at a suburban theatre had described his duties.
"I am what is generally known as a front of the house usher," said Herbert. "To use another term. I'm a chucker-out. Besides, seeing people to their seats, it is my duty to maintain" order in the theatre.
In this connection I frequently come into activa contact with toughs who show fight. I often have to fight, and once I was assaulted and kneek ed unconcious."
"Has anyone been killed yet?' Baked His Honour.
There was a man there locally known as the Fighting Sailor," He led a
continued Herbert,
gang of about 20 toughs; and I fre- quently had to deal with him. Once I was knocked down and kicked anconscious. On another. occasion I was forced to punch him in sell defence. I knocked out three of his teeth, and hurt the knuckles of my hand, which required medical atten- tion."
Counsel debated for several minutes.
"But what do you want me to do?" asked His Honour."Am I to put a special classification in the award, and grant chuckers-out 20 per cent. extra? You can't con vince ine that such a position is general throughout, the theatres. and I can't make a general award based on a special case."
Why not give a bonus for every fight," laughingly suggested conn. scl.
THE GODDARD
TRIAL.
The court became almost a con- versaciona while it waited. Counsel moved about. Lady Oxford, tired of sitting down, moved about the court, chatting.
At last, the jury returned. They
FINAL SCENE DESCRIBED.had found all the prisoners guilty
END OF NIGHT CLUB SCANDAL.
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Describing the final phase of the Goddard case in London & Home paper says: the Old Bailey trial which has revea dons of the greatest senndals in English police history ended yesterday, when the jury, after an absence of two hours forty-three minutes found ex- Sergeant Goddard, Mrs. Meyrick, and Luigi Ribuff guilty of all the charges of corruption and conspir acy preferred against them."
Mr. Justice Avory passed the following sentences:
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Ex-Sergeant Goddard: Eighteen months' hard labour and a fine of £2,000 (£500 on each of four counts under the Prevention of | Corruption Act). Ordered to par the costs of the prosecution.
Mrs. Meyrick: Fifteen months hard Labour,
Luigi Ribufi: Fifteen months' hard labour.
It is estimated that Goddard will have to pay about £3,000 for the costa of the prosecution and his own-defence.
A notico posted outside the Silver Slipper Club-mentioned frequent- ly during the case-honounced that it was closed. Uncle's Club and the Forty-three were deserted.
"A"Lucky" Man. Georgs Goddard is a lucky man. He escaped yesterday with what should mean only thirteen and a half months in prison-this in punishment of the worst case of graft and corruption ever known in the century's history of the English police.
The Crown asked for ponal ser- vitude. The judge gave him eigh. teen months hard labour.
Goddard, whose police pay was E6 13. a week, admitted at one time owning more than £20,000 in bank notes, a freehold house, a motor-car, and other property
when convicted of Yesterday, corruptly obtaining £915 of this, he was ordered to pay a fine of £2,000 and the costs of the prosecu- tion, which will probably amount to another £3,000, including his
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of everything on which they had been charged. Then, much to most people's surpris, Goddard escaped penal servitude.
The three prisoners stood facing the judge, Goddard was calm, al- though he flushed a little when penal servitude was mentioned, and then smiled when the judge ignored counsel's bint. Ribuffi merely stood still, waiting.
-Kate Meyrick, the "queen of the night clubs," looked anything but a queen. She looked common, and vulgar, and drah,
"' Filthy" Lucre," The judge's remark to Goddard sounded like a homily.
"George Goddard," he said. "you have wrecked what might have been a noble career in the police force for the sake of fithy luers.
"It would have been well it you had written inside your notebook the words a wise man uttered long ago:-
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"If at the expiration of that. sentence, said the judge," the He still has a balance of more fine is not paid, I order you to than £15,000, which includes the be kept in custody until the fine
This is paid.” £12,000 found in his safes. he must claim, if he wants it.
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An anonymous letter started the inquiry into a sink of corruption of which thousands of people had known for years. In a few months the case was proved.
Yet, why did we have to wait so long for yesterday'a verdict?
After sentencing Ribu the judge addressed Mrs. Meyrick as follows:-
You have had more than one warning," he said, and you have suffered sentences of imprisonment for the very thing you have con-
tinued to do. Even after you must have known that proceedings were going to be taken in this very case, you seem to have carried on the same course of conduct. I sentence you to fifteen calendar months with hard labour.".
One by one, very calmly, the pri Boners went below to the cells. There was no scene. There no tears.
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After they had listened for two hours and a half to the judge's icy words, which, utterly fair though they were, loaded the dice of luck The against them, Goddard, Ribuff, and Mrs. Meyrick waited for their fate for nearly two hours and three- .quarters!
What had happened? Almost every one in court believed the three It seemed so prisoners guilty. obvious after Mr. Justice Avory had painted out the facts and made If Pseudo-Aristocrats !
it-dar that, when charged with According to Robert Kennedy, conspiracy with the other two cloak-room attendants also had prisoners and with two others now their little troubles. He explained missing, Goddard had been able to that at his theatre a charge of six-find no answer that sounded truth- pence was made against patrons fully, but only talked of busines who wanted their hats or coats pro ventures that all seemed to turn out This tected during the time they were in gold-minee, and talked, too, of bets the theatre. A ticket was issued to över horses that always seemed to such patrons in return.
win-bets made with street book- makers it was his duty to arrest
At the rush times," he said, "some of these pseudo-aristocrata come along, and in the hurry I give there a ticket straight away. Then, while Pm hanging up their coats, they rattle the money in their pockets and walk out. Then I have to make up the difference out of my, own salary."
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rence was so rare,
It may be that the notice hang, ing at the vestibule, saying that employees are not to receive tips, is educating the public," said one of them. I won't say we refuse. them when offered," he added, "but we're not tempted very often."?
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