THE GAUDIN CASE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 190, 20 January 1915, Page 5

THE GAUDIN CASE.

COIHT'S FINDING CS-ITIC'ISKD. AN EXC'I , .S C; 1 VE ITMSHMKXT. . I'y 'JVcfTaiih. —V'"r !' ■■ ■-i Association. Received 13, 8.13 p.m. ; Melbourne, January If. The Argus, in a leader on the Gaudin 1 ease,, says iliat. Vavin;,' Twayi', to t: •• nature of the evidence, tile sentence iamazing. After rcview'ng the nature of the charge, the constitution of t!vCourt, and its proceedings, the paper add?: "Public opinion in New Zealand is shocked at these proceedings, and' with good reason. Gaudin acted foolishly, but his- motives were not ' criminal. His actions were suspicious, because among the friends for whom he sought to do. fa vers v.vr.• several Germans, but the actions themselves were perfectly harmless. The Court was informed by tlu; overwhelming and unquestioned testimony of two imnortant i'ae|s.—thai. Ciii;.'iri's intentions were innocent, urn' that injury had not. and c»tiJrt not, have resulted from his ac- ; ' firms. A civil Court would have ordered < [ a lieht punishment in such circum- | j , . i that in war-time it ; !is nndeair.'l ;■ ii:: ;m c-dence n. in!; I' hind «lio:iW s<o inimimshecl. tile Ai"su.« i S annies that the Court could have met 1 ! the. case hv imposing i i )t c a tlO i I--: 1 of C::v. 1 Hi i:id;..es. i ' 'lO C < can !>e no 1' ' iu' n liberty fo>" i "11 vis only one m ;sod bv winch an,' nutgation can he none,l lev —an amna! m the Governor. This ease shows wiiat may happen when military authorities take over civil administration, —vrrr