CHARGE FAILS
UNEMPLOYED MARCH ECHO.
(Per Press Association —- Coyyryht.)
(WELLINGTON* February 17. A,t the Supreme Court, John Light- - foot was found not guilty on a charge of being a rogue and a vagabond, in •ihat he had been .armed with an offensive weapon with felonious intent. ! The circumstances were that on December 3rd. last, there w-a». attempted an organisation demonstration, of unemiplpyed men to Parliament Buildings. The movement was stopped by the police. Light foot was taken to the Central /Police 'Station, and the police alleged that the accused threw y away a baton with pieces of string fixed to.it in the same way ns a leather s rap is fixed to a police, baton. Counsel for the defence, submitted that the evidence bad not proved that Lightfoot had been in possession of the baton.
flie jury- returned a verdict of not guilty.
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Hokitika Guardian, 20 February 1933, Page 3
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143CHARGE FAILS Hokitika Guardian, 20 February 1933, Page 3
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