PERJURY ALLEGED

Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1932, Page 6

PERJURY ALLEGED

COURT WITNESS STAND'S TRIAL. (ter tress Association — Copyright.) ■ AUCKLAND', October 31V Ernest Oneatiie, -aged 30, a c'jfri.r and contractor, is .s-i.and.ng his trial in the Supreme Court to-day on a charge of p.erjury-..' Itb is. alleged that actuaed' gave evidepee iri&h Supreme kyOLtt cusj in which'-'* damages were u'.oimed for negligence, and that he said that he saw the accident wlt.ch led to the <Jai.ms whereas lie W: -s not in the vicinity, Tajtid did not see the ace'dent. '■*: Thiji Clown Prosecutor said that accused was the only . so-called' eye-wit-ness produced at the hearing of the claim, and tlie result of the herring was an' award of £lll6 as damages to the plaintiff. It was alleged that accused subsequently -told another man that he got £l5O out of it. Percy James Watts, an insurance manager, w.id that h s Company hold the liability. Cross-examined, he said that the Company lied not paid the claim yet, hut their cheque was ready provided the payment wns lr-gd. They had apvlied for the re-trial of - the action.

Counsel pointed out that accused could not have received any money as alleged if. tlie cheque had not been •Paid. Counsel, remarked that- he presumed liis action would have a very material bearing on the Company s payment. ... ;

The judge interposed that payment of the insurance money bad no bearing on the present case.