DUNEDIN NEWS.
(Eer Press !A.ssoclation.) Dunedin, yesterday. The Farmers’ Union has appointed the President (Mr Clark) end Treasurer (Mr Donald Reid) as delegates to the Colonial Union. The resolutions carried ask the Minister of Railways to reduce the freights on ground lime, and tbo Government to bring forward as early as possible its promised legislation providing for eiiieient earmarking. To make convictions for I sheep-stealing less difficult the opinion was expressed that all prosecutions of the Stock Department should be conducted by the inspector without legal assistance. Mr Praia was appointed provincial organiser. When the Supreme Court met this morning, the Crown Prosecutor asked that the charge of robbery against exContstables Moses and McDonald, in which the jury were unable to agree yesterday, should stand over. The charge against Moses of breaking into the D.I.C. and stealing several articles is now proceeding. Mr Hanlon applied to Judge Williams this morning for a change of venue in the Invercargill case, William Bernard Finnerty and Albert Prentice, charged with rape, and Frederick Rodgers charged with wilful damage to property. The ground of the application was that accused would not have a fair trial at Invercargill, owing to public feeling and prejudice against them. The Crown Prosecutor opposed the application, which was refused. Later.—At tho Supreme Court to-day John Hanna, charged with stealing from I the person a rolled gold watch and pendant, was acquitted. In connection with the police scandal Mr Fraser, Crown Prosecutor, asked that tho charge against Moses and McDonald be allowed to stand over, as ho proposed to proceed with another charge against Moses. His Honor having agreed, Thomas Moses was charged with breaking and entering the D.I.C. warehouse and stealing a cloth rug, etc. A second count charged him with stealing, and a third with receiving. Michael
Henry lieddington, a one-armed night watchman, gave evidence for the first time. .He denied having ever given any goods to Mo3es. He gave certaio information to Detective Cooney after the last
robbery at the D.I.C. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of receiving, and seneoce was deferred,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1464, 26 May 1905, Page 2
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