GAOL FOR PERJURY
SALUTORY SENTENCE ON OFFENDER AT AUCKLAND Auckland, Thursday. A sentence of three years' hard ^abour was passed by Mr. Justice Herdman: to-day on Ernest Gheadle, who had been found guilty of perjnry. •. •> The Judge said it was necessary, to impo.se a salutary sentence. - I-Ie^fiid not propose to waste time by uttering platitudes ahout keeping the wells .of justice p'ure, for everyone knew that unless witnesses were honest justice could not be- done. Prisoner,;had given evidence in an action for dfcunages and had declared .that he , saw the accident, whereas he was : no,t there. He had played a part in- -a eonspiraey to defraud an insurance company and mislead a jury. His Honour said he hoped the result of these proceedings would- mak,e it plain to others who mighfc beHnelined to do as prisoner had done that misleading a Court of Justice...-, Was followed by serious consequences.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 371, 4 November 1932, Page 5
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149GAOL FOR PERJURY Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 371, 4 November 1932, Page 5
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