A Very Proper Verdict.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7815, 6 May 1905, Page 2

A Very Proper Verdict.

I'EHJ UllY CASE DISMISSED. (Per Press Association.) WELUNUTTN, May 5. The charge against John Howley, a police constable, of having committed perjury at the Magistrate's Court, Wellington, on February 27, in connection with two charges uguinst one James Kennedy, of being un idle and disorderly person, in thut he consorted with reputed thieves and prostitutes und with l»e----in« keeper of brothel, was concluded in the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice. The alleged perjury lay iu i tyi I How ley hati «\\ orn to segjng Kennedy in the company of bad characters on December 20th |«nd 27th amongst other dates, und making an entry in ills notebook at the time.

Efcidonco for the Crown went to show that Kennedy wos at Pulmer»ton on the dates upon which he wag alleged to have been in Wellimrton. ° For the dafonce won given by 'lHioh. Vilzsiuumnti and his wife, who swore thul they saw Kennedy in t licidhop on Deceiuber 27. U was uljout, two months ufter Kennedy was first prosucutud thill witnesses rememfx-red 'having seen hiui on the a«t« given. Ttoev flrst mentioned the incident to u detective who was in llowiey's company. In Humming up, his Honour said he thought it had cast it bad flavour over I lie case to cull mous and his wife to give evidence for accused. It was for the to Hiy whether the evidence of. these two should outwvfeU th# evidence ( ,i six or nevcn witries'es lor iJuwC|it(ou, t tho name time tlit'l- the jury thought n„. Fit,,.,,'' mons were swearing fairly or not they i,lust bring in tt verdict ~i 'lot guilty unlfftV saWKfirri »h.* accused had deliberately «nd dvMirnod£ 8 "or" falsely K^l t ivy." ly °* KJ '° l " U,s taken UrtS £°*7.; W™'""™. I m„ !t ry PMI«* verdict. I UJU not goiug, to direct a nmnxMi- ;", n ®K°tn»t Kitzsimuions nod hU ihi r 1 think 'I ' s the dutv of thi- police to make Inquiries into U) 1 " iho'n' n ' J,h ' B shou, < " lesson tho police to kg vcrv caivfui in evideuce they bringVioa Z