SEVERE BEBUKE TO A LAWYER.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1910, 19 November 1913, Page 7

SEVERE BEBUKE TO A LAWYER.

, BV MR. JUSTICE EDWARDS, IBy TaleffwiJili-?ross AJB«sldUo»4 Auckland, November. 18. When the criminal -sessions.', o.f -'tlio fjupwsm'o Court wore resumed to-day, lengthy argument .arosp. botweey. couuScsl and Mr. Justice Edwapi.s in connection with the case of Artjiw Staidcy Mngland, When Bngland was charged ■on Monday with arson. at Hohoura lie complained -that he had' neon thrown over by his counsel at the last minute before, the case came on, Commenting on. tiro- fact that ait ad-*, jounrtnottt of tho caso might mean au, ■expense of betweon $30 and. JMO to tho country, His Honour said that, in the iiiterosts of Justice., every faqlity, should lie given accused to' obtain counsel, 'i'ho case- was, thqrp'fore,. adjourned until to-day, when l|i? fionour called upon Mr, Singer to explain why he had withdrawn from tho case at tho last moment. / '

sfr. '(singer said that _he arranged with accused: to confer with Jus/friends about .his defence, "On Friday- last I wrote to accused.) and iiitiinated that I could not go on. with the ea-se, and I verbally informed liim to the Samp elfcot oil Monday .morning." _ Bis Honour, who had in the moantimo boon perusing Mr. Singer's letter to accused, said: "Now, just listen tq mo, Mr. Singer! This letter' ol yours to accused, sajsnothing about -you withdrawing from the case. ii says is that you sill confer with ae> cUs.cd o : n> Monday morning." Mr. Singer proceeded to. osplain, that. he ipust have made n mistake. Ho said that lie thought "that, ho had intimated in liis lottpr that he could not go on, with' accused's case.. "It is np use you making an explanation like tliat, Mr. Singer," *it).d Jfis Honour, "tn.iless you repudiate .this letter} \vhioh is in .jour own handwriting and which 15 signed bv you. You hp,vo told the. Court a de]iberato falseho'.ad'i" "I mndo a mistake,'' began Mr. Singer again. ' "You told a. deliberate, falsehood," repeated His Honour. Mr. Siii.gof again endeavoured to esptainy hut Mis Honour told him to sit down.. "Sit down- at ones,, Mr, Singer I" repeated .His Honour, ■ Mr. Singer sat dofrn, with a Smile. "Bo careful, Mr. Singctf Be very jcafo'fu'lH" said Bis Honour. "And' take that Bini.le off your face!"