Injustices of a Piece.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4289, 1 December 1892, Page 3

Injustices of a Piece.

['iO THE EDITOR, WAIRARAFA DAIK TIMES.] 1 Biß,-In these days when honour are being distributed broadcast it is only ri((lit that those who arc en--1 titled to honour should have it fieely bestowed upon them. These honours should not bo limited lo those seeking Parliamentary disiinctiun, but in all (timess should be given to others who equally distinguished themselves. That Messrs Butement and Gardiner the two presiding justices in the case of (Jarr v.l)roadbent,wbei tho accused was committed for trial, are entitled to have their names prominently placed before the publio as justices possessing extraordinary visionary powers and large judicial minds, must be admitted by every person who lias read the evidence upou which Broadbent was committed. The evidence amounts to this- Caw takes a watcli to Broadbent for repair, Broadbent repairs it and hands it to a man named O'Maliey, who has previously had tho watcli twice repaired by Broadbent, Broadbent tells Curr what be has done and that he was under the impression that the watch bolonged to O'Maliey. Carr admits that with his consent O'Maliey had tho watch in his possession for about six months, and that during this time O'Maliey had it repaired by Broadbent. O'Maliey produces the wutch j admits that he got it from Broadbent, and that he has had it in his possession ever since, He swears that he exchanged watches with Carr, but ! that although this is not the watch ' exchanged, Carr took this watch from

him. On this evidence Broadbent is.committed for trial, the Justices holding that on the bare unsupported evidence of Carr there was a case to commit upon, The. Justioes wisely did not state the charge upon which they committed. That thero was a dispute between Carr and O'Malloy as to tho ownership of the watch, no one, not even the Justices, could deny; but what crime known to tho law has Broadbent committed ? Oh ye gods! What will the intelligence, of Justices onable them to do next ? No one in his senses ever supposed that a Grand Jury would find a tiue bill. How they must have smiled when they perused the evidence upon which Broadbent was committed. And yot there are peopleno longer sane onco we will trust after this committal—who advocate tho abolishing of grand juries. Wo may thank our stars that we still live under the grand old system wliich protects our liberties and pray that the day is far distant when such a safeguard against Justices justice will be swept away. It is deeply to be regretted that tho list of honors for the Legislative Council has been exhausted, but perhaps even now tho ruling powers may find some office more suited than the Bench, to the attainments of Messrs Butement and Gardiner; lam etc, Smileb,