SUPREME COURT.
lIY TKI.ECItAI’II —IMtKSS ASSN., ro"YI«IGHT. WELLINGTON CASES. WELLINGTON. August 22. John Edward Eif/.gerahl. a wellknown citizen, formerly a motor garage proprietor, wa- before the Su) i<aliie Court on a second trial tor alleged receiving 111 .stolen liimoi ear tyre- , allied 111 £l2O. for the llicft ol which Bov W. *spcneor i-. now seining a t-en-leiicc Ol three veals' iml-Msoiimeiit. His Honour said .“*l-eneer's story ol what had taken place had been uiu-on-tiadieted. and bad not been shaken in cro^-.cMiniiiiation. 'I lie jury bad to i-ceOneile the statement with Fitzgerald’s -lory, which was that he had obtained the motor tyre- honestly. Prisoner uiii-1 have known that the t\ies were not obtained honestly. The jury were out three-quarters of an hour, and returned with a verdict of guilty of receiving. Sentence was deferred until Monday.
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Hokitika Guardian, 23 August 1924, Page 3
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135SUPREME COURT. Hokitika Guardian, 23 August 1924, Page 3
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