A CONVIVIAL JURYMAN.
Proceedings in a divorce action, which was being heard in the Wellington Supreme Court, were interrupted in an unusual way, says the Times. Just before resuming after the luncheon interval the condition of one of the jurymen attracted attention. It was evident that he had imbibed injudiciously during his brief absence from the Court. This fact was brought under the notice of the registrar, and a consultation took place between counsel and Mr Justice Chapman. Though he endeavoured to make the customary bow when his Honour took his seat the juryman, under notice was unequal to the occasion. The hearing of the case had to be adjourned until to-day, Mr Justice Chapman remarking that it was his first experience of the kind in a period of forty years. Constables who were present had to practically carry the offender from the Court, and he was placed in custody on a charge of drunkenness.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 884, 27 August 1910, Page 3
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155A CONVIVIAL JURYMAN. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 884, 27 August 1910, Page 3
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