THE I.W.W. COMMISSION.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 August 1918, Page 5

THE I.W.W. COMMISSION.

SCULX-Y'S'EyiJJENCE:

Received Augusti 20,11:5 -p Sydney, August. 20,3 The I.W.W. Commission is creatipg S, tense iiiterest. Crowds floeled to hnj the evidence. Scully, who sippeax&L denied any arrangement with theCrovrJt As to leaving the country, he Trent cause he desired to make a fre.«ii" stass elsewhere. In the final sei rlement hi received £375 lOe, including his salaitf! Witness identified the statement l 'jrifflll by Judd containing a digest of the CSS? from his point of view, which !ig tfcei believed true and honest comment. Bwore at tho trial that hfl believed flCfO ral accused were innocent, whereas <-jfi expressed the opinion to oihers tilftj they were guilty. He denied sitaiifij that a great deal of the evidence WTU 'framed up" by the detectives, or, i£Sj| Royal Commission were appointed tlial lie would give evidence, bciievizig a mis* carriage of justice had occurred.

Endeavors last July by certain, aaeiri-* Jbers of the New South Wales to obtain a new trial for certain prisoners and the rejection of a mo&jc to appoint a Boyal Commlssien cuhftjll nated in sensational allegations. Mi 3 Brookfield stated that new eome to light based on a written Statel ment by Scully, a Crown witness, which he alleged that the Govermneal had promised liim £2OOO to sccnra.eT.il dence to convict the I.W.W. men. Wf» constables asked Scully to pluce cottoii 1 waste in the pockets of one of' tlitt I.W.W. members. The polii'o prepare® the evidence, which was handed fj>" Scully, and which he was told to ]ca£a/ The Government actually paid {feu® £3OO. Mr. Bro'okiield further that the case wjifc a frame-up on part of the police. One mat 'rial TofrJ iiess died \ under mysterioM', circumstances, which were never cleared Itp. If Scully left, there was no other T»ft» ness to prove the case against the police/ A sensational uproar ensued when iir transpired that Scully left the l conufcm last month. Arrangements quently made for the return ;.