AUCKLAND CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
(ESSSS.IB9OCUTIOH TELXtHUU.) ATT-CKLAND, November 13. At the Supreme Court, Walter McCarthy pleaded not guilty to theft, receiving stolon goods, and wilfully attempting to defeat the oourae of justice arising from the theft of eleotrical-material from Tnrnbull and Jones's -warehouse for which another man already • has been .convicted. During the hearing, the allegations of theft were withdrawn. Counsel for the defence said in reference to. "the charge of obstructing that it would, be a grave hardship if every accused person who did sot tell fhe' truth immediately to the police should be guilty of a separate crime.; Regarding the charge of receiving, counsel said people in motors took ertolen goods to the neighbourhood of two electrical shops, and the Crown had not established that accused received anything. As regards -the other artioles, accused did not know they were stolen. ■ After foul hours' retirement, _ the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty of at-' tempting to defeat the. ends, of justice and failed to agree on the receiving charge. A new trial he held on Monday.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18229, 13 November 1924, Page 16
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178AUCKLAND CRIMINAL SESSIONS. Press, Volume LX, Issue 18229, 13 November 1924, Page 16
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