Professor Swallow's Trial.
(UNITED PBEBS ASSOCIATION.) ' Avckl&nd, Jan. 9. | At the Supreme Court to-day m the case against Martin Swallow, the musiciai|, th6 ; Grand Jury found ]no,bill, tne fore\nari Btkting,that'th!BeFi^tfdj3, whi6h was of a gross and disgusting naturje, was not sufifyiepjt to prove that au indeemt'asaauh had actually beeri committed; aithough there was evidence of grojss and 'disgusting indecency. His Honor saidijb fully cbEtouried.with thp expres* sed views of the Graud Jury that there had ybeen. gross indecency, and he was glad to find that the ' new' Act contentplated by the Legislature would provide' for due punishment' of such offences.' TljPjJudge, m discharging the prisoner, said the cases were so disgustingja^ to exclnde him hereafter from all* decotit. society; ' i ••• ••;..; • . ■•;;.;. .v j, j '
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 35, 12 January 1885, Page 2
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123Professor Swallow's Trial. Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 35, 12 January 1885, Page 2
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