THE CROMPTON COURTMARTIAL.
OPENING PROCEEDINGS. By Telegraph.—i'reus Asa»ciati«». Wanganui, Jan. it),
The courtnuirtial 01 Lieut. J. W. Crampton opened this Lieuteni.nt Crampton was representt»' at tin? morning's hearing bv Mr N- U. -irmstrong, acting for Air Lougiinan, ui Palnierslun North.
.Mr Holland, M.P., applied for permisoion to assist tile prosecution o« the grounds that lie was the instigator of the proceedings. lie contended iliat the lirst charge was made by him at Reefton in .May last, and that he had on various occasions sinje demanded u court-martial.
Mr Armstrong strongly opposed the application, contending that an instigator should be something more than a writer of newspaper correspondence As for the demand foi' a trial, the iu?titulor oi the proceedings was Lieut. Crampton himself. The prosecutor. Captain E. Hudson, pointed out that the question was of conferring with, not assisting the prosecutor. He failed to sec how he could be assisted very much by Mr Holland, but he had no real objection t.o the lat-tt-r sittiti'.' with him.
The judge advocate, Captain fiaMwir "vi>"c>-«cd the ypinioi: that before a civilian could sit with the prosecutor lie would have to lie able to give Materia! assistance The, Court ruled that Mr Holland was nol entitled to sit
Mr Armstrong applied for an adjournment. wing that Lieut. C'rampton received notice of the proceedings week ago and decided to engage Mr T.oughnan. of Palmerston North, but, the latter wa* absent from home end he onlv got into tonch with him on Monday last. Sine. 1 titpn he had had no time to prepare his ea=e One of Crampton'* moot: imoortsnt witnesses. c i>r'.'eant Smith, vpo ill in hosnijal at Hnwera. and would be unavailable for abort ten
The Court adjourned till February 12 at Wangnnui.
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