Britain's Witchcraft Act
. _ LOXDOX, March 8. Bntarn still has a Witchcraft Act but if Mr. Chuter Ede (Home H'ecretar\' ) has his way it will be repoaJeu. He expressed his hope during a discu's'-" sio.n on the Friniinal Justice Bill. A Labour member (Mr. T. J. BrooJcs; pioposed a niotion, subsecjuentlv witndrawn, asking for a clause in the Bill requiring evidence by practieal de- ( monstrations. Mr. Brooks proposeo Ihat where a witness tcstilied to an fvent or appearance of some phenomenon which seemed to be either imjossible or highly improbable the Fourt could appoint a committee to ivateh a practieal demonstration. itr. J-.de said it was always open to t jury to have a demonstration if they .vanted one. "There are quite reputabie reople of hig'h scientilic attainment vho say they have found a response and hey are entitled to credence in the natter. ' ' Acts such as the Witeheratt Yct were archaic and passed in a very lifferent civilisation from ours. "Tne >roper remedy is wiping it out on an iniendment of some of these aneient itatutes. "
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 March 1948, Page 5
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