LIBEL CASE
£iso damages awarded
(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).
LONDON, April 30.
Air Hayley Morris, who was sentenced to three years imprisonment for indecently assaulting girls, after a sensational trial, at Lewis, was again in the courts yesterday, and was awarded £l5O damages against a newspaper for publishing details of his relations with a woman, which the jury adjudged as libellous.
To-day., Morris is suing the Governors of Portsmouth and Pentonville gaols for wrongful imprisonment, contending that whereas he should have been released .on July 20th. 1928, be was uctual.lv released on July 2.lst. 1928.
Morris gave evidence that he was unjustly deprived of five marks, which is equivalent to a- day’s extra imprisonment. because the warder reported him to the governor for talking in tFie prison yard during the daily, exercise. Morris complained of not l>eing allowed to call evidence to rebuke the charge. Morris added that the governor of Portsmouth prison was actuated bv malice, because be (Morris), refused the governor’s request to spy upon prisoners. The case was adjourned.
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Hokitika Guardian, 2 May 1929, Page 6
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173LIBEL CASE Hokitika Guardian, 2 May 1929, Page 6
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