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CARELESS JURY IMPORTANT EXHIBIT IN SUPREME COURT TRIilL DISAPPEARS. two exhaustiVe searches. . An unsual incident occurred in a Melbourne court recently. A jury, which after deliberating for nearly six hours, had beenr unable to agree, discovered at the last anoment that one of the exhibits in the case— a receipt on a small piece of paper — -was missing. When this was reported to Judge Moule he at onee regarded at as serious, in view of the fact that it "will be required when the ertrial takes place. When the jury came into court and announced it was unable to agree, Judge Moul-e remarked: "I understand you h'ave lost one of the exhibits." The foreman: Yes. It cannot be found. His Honour: I think I have power to I lock you up all night without any I payThe foreman: It seems a remarkable thing. The whole of the dc mments were placed on the table. I saw one of the jurymen looking at the receipt, but when a seareh was made for it, it would not be found. We have searched all our pockets. His Honour: Do you think there is any chance of it having been thrown in the fire ? The foreman: No. His Honour. I do not desire to subject you to any indignity, but it is a serious miatter.
The foreman: It is a shock to me. It must have been mislaid. His Honour: It is practically through' negligence. It may divert the administration of justice. The foreman: Yes. I am annoyed about it. We will go back and seareh each other. I am very worried. His Honour: I am sure you are; I am certain none of you would do it on purpose. If any one of you happens to find the paper, please return it. All the jurymen in chorus expressed a desire that another seareh be made. Th'is his Honour agreed to, and at the request of the foreman a poliee sergeant went into the jury room while another seareh took plaee, the jurors removing their outer clothing. The seareh was without avail, and as a last hope jurors were asked to seareh their clothing when they reached home.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 590, 22 July 1933, Page 11
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366LOST EVIDENCE Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 590, 22 July 1933, Page 11
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