SENTENCE FOR PERJURY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7992, 1 December 1905, Page 2

SENTENCE FOR PERJURY.

STRONG 1! KM ARKS ]iy THK .M'iXlli. (l'er Press Association.) ArtMvLANI). Kov. HIK At the Supreme Court this .morning Joseph Cardiner, who had been found guilty of perjury at the llam, n Magistrate's Court by denying on oath 'that he said he hail accused his wife ol infidelity with a policeman at ,Taumarumii, was brought forward for sentence, the jury huv- * ing ivcoimnended clemency on tho ground Unit accused's mind was disturbed ,|,y his exlraoulinary denies--1 lie sutTnurKh'ngs. JViore announcing sentence llr • I list ice l Rdwards made some strong ccintneiils upon the conduct of tho case for the delence, specially with reference to evidence given liv tho prisoner's two children. Counsel protested against the suggestion that he knew that anything these people said was false. His Honour, addressing the prisoner, denounced in strong terms his action in commit ting perjury ami in tutoring little children to defame (heir mother. "You are not wholl.v responsible lor your defence, 'but you are responsible for your own perjury, and for bringing those liule children into! Court, llw bo.vs obviously tolling u tissue of false'noods of the most absurd characler. with no oliject except to defame their mother, who is still yoiir wife." In consideration at the jury's reconvnendation lie, would pass tile ] compare lively ligltl sentence of one year's imprisonment.