“TRIVIAL TRIAL”
YOUNG MEN AND SMALL ARTICLES CROWN LOSES CASE (From Our Ozcn Correspondent) HAMILTON, Today. The alleged theft of a bent corkscrew and an old table knife, va.ued at Is, at Taringamotu on August 11, occupied the attention of Mr. Justice Ostler and a jury of 12 at the Supreme Court today. The proceedings were responsible for five witnesses from the backblocks beyond Taumarunui spending four days here. Joseph William John Ross and Alfred Edward Nixon, both aged 22. pleaded not guilty to breaking and entering and theft. According to Mr. H. T. Gillies, for the Crown, the young men spent the night in a cottage, and the stolen goods were found in their swag. A missing gold watch had not been recovered. After hearing the evidence, his Honour advised the jury it would be unsafe to convict the young men as the evidence was unsatisfactory. Without retiring, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Both accused were discharged.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 755, 30 August 1929, Page 11
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161“TRIVIAL TRIAL” Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 755, 30 August 1929, Page 11
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