The charges against Mr, Paul Stephenson, a social worker and secretary of the vest Indian Development Association, were dismissed on Friday 30th April. The Bench also awarded Mr. Stephenson 15 guineas costs against the Crown. The charges of behaving in a disorderly manner and thereby disturbing the peace arose out of a colour bar incident in the Bay Horse on 10th April when Mr.Stephenson refused to leave,
Summing up for the defence, Mr. Roberts said "In this case we are faced with a colour bar. And it is my submission that it was the colour bar which made Mr, Stephenson angry, and it made him argumentative," Stephenson was fortunate that on the second day of his trial some very effective evidence was given by a surprise witness, an Irishman, Mr. Patrick O'Connor, Previously to that, the case had seemed to be weighted against Stephenson. Mr. O'Connor said that he was so disgusted with the landlord on the night of the incident, that he walked out...Subsequently he went out of his way to turn up during the trial to give evidence. He | said that he had offered himself as a witness at the police station but not much interest was showne