AMBERLEY BURGLARY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1503, 11 July 1905, Page 3

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ARGUMENT AT COURT OP APPEAL

FOOB« A6SOOi«%iOB-3 Wellington, Inst night. A motion for a now trial in tho oaso of Eos v. Atlnn3»lo and Dennett is being argaod in tho Appeal Court this inorumg i before tho Chief Justioo, Judges Williams, Edwards, and Cooper. In this oaso tho prisoners wero recently convictod at Christchurch of robbery nt Acuborloy railway ' station in April last, Allandalo being sontenood to ton years and Donnott to seven years. They now move for a now trial on , tbo ground that tho vordiot was against the weight of evidence. Both prisoners appear in porson in support of the motion, Mr Stringer opposing on behalf of too Grown. Dennett first addressed iho Uourft, submitting that tho oaso against him rested entirely on circumstantial ovidenoo of hia identity with one of the persons concerned in tho robbery in question, ana loat this evidence was not sufficient to justify his conviction. Allandalo followed, opening his address with a statement that fine vordiot against him was the outcome of prejudice created by sensational newspaper reports, and was not warranted by tho evidence put before tho jury* Prisoner examined the evidence in detail, and submitted that it altogether was insufficient to justify tho verdict of guilty. Later.—The address of tho prisoner Allandalo in support of his application to the Court of Appeal for a new trial occupied some hours. .Mr Stringer, opposing fcho application on behalf of the Crown, j submitted that tho case was eminently one j for a ‘jury. It was no doubt a case of purely circumstantial evidence, but the cumulative force of tho whole of ffio evidence was very great. The verdict was strictly in accordance with the weight of evidence, if tho jury believed the Witnesses for the Crown, and that wai a matter entirely for them. Prisoners having both spoken in reply, the Court reserved judgment, intimating that it would probably be delivered on Thursday morning.