APPEAL COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 100, 18 October 1911, Page 2

APPEAL COURT.

THE LUX DON CASE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington. Yesterday. Continuing his argument in re Lundon before the Court of Appeal this morning, Mr. Mori-on submitted that, tin' main charge again-l. Mr. Lutulon depended upon the statements of Hadden, a eonvicici! criminal, which were directly contradicted by .Mr. Lundon, whose nfliiiavit was entitled to more weight than that of [hidden. He also contended that the repayment of the . money received from the police was not of impeltance, because u. was paid under a misunderstanding that this was to be tin' end of the whole mailer. If, he said, Mr. Lundon had thought the matter would still he investigated by the Law Society he 'would have fought the matte in the Magistrate's Court and would not have repaid the money. In conclusion Mr. Morison said there was not a .Tingle authority in which a matter of the kii.il alleged against Mr, Lundon had been ground fpr striking t. j solicitor ell' ' lf, pills. ■-* | on wit- j i served. .... " A\ HABITUAL. 'Wellington. Yesterday. The Appeal Court, in the ease i'ex v. J l ,hnnan. an from a declaration - tha4. the prisoner iva- an habitual criminal, held that, the declaration must stand.