MEIKLE COMMISSION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1740, 4 May 1906, Page 2

MEIKLE COMMISSION.

(Per Pees a Association.)

Dunedin, last night

Meiblc, for contempt, was seriously admon’shed. Tbe Judges said they would not at present inflict a penalty, but would postpone adjudietting on the matter till the oonolusion of tbe enquiry, and they trusted Meikle’s conduot up to then would justify the Commission in adopting tbe lenient course suggested by Dr Findlay, and dismissed the matter. The next witness c*l!ed before the Meikle Commission was James White Kelly, of Gore, foreman of the jury who oonvioted Meikle of eheepetealiog. Witness said he warned Meikle when he signed a receipt for £SO that it was a full die charge. Meikle replied he could again appeal to the Government. 'John Waddell, farmer, of Mataura also gave evidence. Me lcle was next called.

AN EXCITING AFTERNOON. A DRAMATIC EPISODE, (Per Press Association.) Dunedin, last night. The Meik’e Commission was continued to-day. The proceedings in the morning were important, and in the afternoon exciting. Mr Meikle entered the witness box, and after giviug evidence as lo his trial and the trial of Lambert, was cross-examined by Dr. Findlay as to bis oharacter before the trial.

Meikle challenged anyone to say that be had done wrong in thought, word, or deed.

Dr. Findlay eaid he would aocept the challenge, and then proceeded to examine Meikle minutely in regard to his conduot in a house in Inveroargill, Witness stoutly denied tbe allegations, and said the whole thing was an attack on his oharacter. The female owner of the bouse was brought into court, and identified witness as a man who had stayed at tho house, but witness still protested his iunocenoe, and said it was all a mistake, addiDg that it was another party who was implicated. The incident was exciting and dramatio.