THEFT CHARGE DISMISSED
* OABE IN SUPREME COURT. A obnrep of havlne Btolon MO Mouses, valued at £205 10s.. the pronerty or L. W. .M'Duff. was denied li'y John Henry Morgan in the Supreme Court yeßterday, before ilr. Justice Chanmnn and a jury of twelve. Mr. P. 8. K. Macasßey appeared for the Crown,_ and Mr. A. B. fiicvwrleht for the prisoner.
Evidence was zlven by W. Banks, a, prisoner undenrolnir sentence, that MorEan »,nd himself had committed the crime Jointly.
Mrs. Cousins save evidence as to soillne one of the blouses. <lru39-examlned: Witness could not nay whether there were 200 blouses in Banlts's house. She had Been only from 25 to 20
Wary Ann Gamble gave evidence that "he bought blouses from lira. Cousins, the t>luusc» beinir bronchi to wltnesß's hjUBO. She-paid £2 sb. for .three blouse?, witness had never spoken to Banks and hod never boueht any blouses from Mop Ban.
*Sjrther evidence 'was eiven by Ida Pricßtley. who had known Morgan for over three yearp Jlorean 1 havinir vlflittK? oer hunlmnd. Tfio nn»oner bad asked her. "How arc you off for blouses?" That was all that was said. "Witness denied havine boueht any silk t-kirta from the prisoner.
• Details of the search of Banks's houso were el'ven by Detective-Serirennt Scott, wno described the finding of % blousca Banks had made a statement, said witness. which had implicated the accused. Cross examined: Tfitneee admitted that ?one of Jl'DufF's stolen eoods had been raKn to the accuscd.
Addt-essine the jury. Mr. Slevwrieht submitted that the case was not proven asrainet the prisoner. The evidence in no -way connected the accused with thp crime allied. . The whole case restc 1 on the evidence of a confessed thief, nnli that evidence made no a rcmarltaljle «tory. If Banks's ntorv was correct Korean must have had Iff btonaea in his nossession. and none had been trucfrd to Banks.
fiummioe un. His Honour said that tho nuestion lay between two burtrlar? and a jury of twelve, quite a "Gilbert and Gulllvan" theme. No creat moral question arose from the case.
After a short retirement, tho lury returned a Terdlct of not ruilty.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 35, 5 November 1920, Page 7
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357THEFT CHARGE DISMISSED Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 35, 5 November 1920, Page 7
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