SHEEP STEALING CASE.
TWO STUBBORN JURYMEN. Dunedin, February 11. The ease against James Reidy of sheep stealing engaged the attention of the Supreme Court during the greater part of to-day. The charges against Reidy were that between May 8, 1924 and November 29, 1924, he stole 17 sheep, of a total value of £sl, the property of His Majesty the King, and on the second count, that on or about the same date he received from some person or persons unknown 17 sheep the property of the King well knowing them to have been dishonestly obtained. The jury retired at 10.55 a.m. and did not return till 12.4 when they announced that they were unable to agree. The jury were again ordered to retire by His Honour (Sir William Sim) and at 4.45 p.m. His Honour directed that the jury be again brought in. The foreman, in answer to His Honour, said a majority of" ten twelfths was for acquittal. His Honour suggested the minority agree with the majority, and at 5.7 the jury again returned with a verdict of not guilty.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2845, 12 February 1925, Page 3
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182SHEEP STEALING CASE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2845, 12 February 1925, Page 3
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