RUA PERJURY CASES.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 April 1917, Page 4

RUA PERJURY CASES.

A LIVELY INTERLUDE.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Hamilton, Last 'Night i At the conclusion of Mr Lundon's ad 4 dress in the charge of perjury against a! native in the Supreme Court this alter* noon, Mr Mays, repre«enting the Crown, said that counsel for the defence bad told the jury, in effect, that two of the t-onstahlcs who had given evidence in the case had committed perjury in an affiliation case at Auckland, and he waj in serious doubt as to what should 4)4 done in the matter. These constablei had not been asked a single queitlop in the present case relating to that matter, and he thought he should have au opportunity to interview them. In bit opinion it was one of the most seriuua statements ever made to a jury, and Mr Lundon had so abused his position m, counsel that it was a question whethejj It should not form ground for an aupli-l cation for a new trial in case of an! acquittal. 1 After further discueaion, hi* Honot) said that had it not been for tie »x-j penses incurred in connection with th« case and difficulty of witnesses attend} ing the Court, be should be very'muonj Inclined to squash the whole inge. It was a moat unfortunate thing ttiat counsel for defence should hav« allowed himself to be carried aiw&y and. refer to these matters. The witneiiei concerned should have been questioned In the box and not allowed to remain; under the slur that they had been guilty of perjury. i

The cases were adjourned till Monday morning. >