Prize & velopes.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 November 1921, Page 1

Prize & velopes.

• ismti inc Till-: <"> I! IV M V(; IST HAT K l TTKHS A WAKNLN<!. AIT KI.AND, N»' |' s - I, v ~f ‘.!l Is ( aril (111 m.m fur M-lli.if: |»n«* c nvc-lop. s i > - [end., nl" afterwards stopped him "> f |U nn.l ncii tint would have l"" 1 ' *.i|i,irari'il lie knew "" . x^ [ho magistrate ;..,d court had boon ’ l|ut| - * <l (‘l want to say now Unit Urn Al '| lias l u'Cii in operation f‘»' :t ' ■ Vl ' ! ' r> - i, is ti.no it rllfol'ri'd l.vo, ; ■i t.iit inucd tlio macs trill.* wlio do lids sort nl l lino Ir.vo Uf- ' penalties impost’d, and inst laiiK • 1)](< , ml H, is just as "'i'll th- t run. Tliry arc HaUo to a hne nl f 0 for 1 1.0 lirst ollriiro. and six .non.l iniprisoninonl lor tlio Mu- in I 1,, ill,, las' nominal penalty.” TAVI.OI! Kit \MS It IN CASK. ■ SVDN’I’iV. November -A. ’’ 1,, tli,. case in whirl, Sir A. Taylor ' arrusrd Mr Bl’iliusttm, a m.-ml "• t . |„. City Council ol' liriln ry. rounsrl - in lli.-‘ defence to-day a.ldi.'ss.d C ' Court. ( bulls,d said tlu'io ".is not a r M i,.„tilla of rvitlriirr to warrant send- - in„ ill. ••(lrl’rinhint lor trial. U tlio o' •- r ,l,M„r was rol-irrt. lll.’ll "|rn 1.0- ; hi,„l tlio prose,’.dion won- not olio bit hot tor Ilian tlio man wlmm they dunged and tboy w.-ro in truth guilty ol the cresset orimo of attempting to seduce AJr lirnmstone tlo commit a r,niiii' There was no ovidolloo to show that VI r ltramstoii bad taken any bribe. 1 Tim evidence was that, uji to a point o u horo a trap was laid for Mr Bn.niton ho was a oloan man. 1 ‘ C.iunsol srollod at tin- ridiculous 1 idea that Mr Bramstnn should have 1 tiil,on what ho had never soon before I to his heart, and have flillon mto 0 tlu-ir trap like « poor silly Idol. After severely criticising tin? ovidenoo S uf those witnesses who allowed that thy had offered a bribe, Counsel dos (.lured that they were parties to a conspiracy, and were engaged in a most despicable transaet ion. s (ph,. Magistrate deolared lie found a prime facie case against Bramstnn. II The defendant pleaded not guilty, ‘ r reserved his defence, being committed for trial. Bail was fixed at only £BO.