CRONIN’S TRIAL
HEARING CONCLUDED. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright), (Received this day at 10.35 a.m.) LONDON. December 29. At the resumption of the Cronin trial, Joseph Dinnigan, -political correspondent for the Irish Press, -declined, as a matter of privilege, to disclose the official source whence ,he obtained confirmation of the news that members of Young Ireland Association would be allowed a short period io which lc cease membership. • The President disallowed .The plea of -privilege and -permitted Dinnigan to communicate with his editor, who said the disclosure would be a breach of confidence. Dinnigan therefore persisted in his refusal and was sentenced to a month’s imprisonment for contempt of court. ■McEnery, the prosecutor, contended that Cronin’s conduct during the raid impeded the machinery of government. The hearing was concluded. Cronin’s parole was extended until the findings were promulgated.
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Hokitika Guardian, 30 December 1933, Page 5
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139CRONIN’S TRIAL Hokitika Guardian, 30 December 1933, Page 5
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