HELD TO BE A MISTAKE
ALLEGED FALSE STATEMENT. (Per Press Association.) . DUNEDIN, This Day. lhe Criminal sittings of the Supreme Court opened this morning with eight cases, involving charges against 13 persons. Mr Justice Sim, in his address to the Grand Jury, referred to the case of Harry Albert Park, charged with having fraudulently stated that he had posted a postal packet containing- a money-order for £5, whereas he had not posted it. Accused made a complaint to the Post Office about the matter. It \was quite clear, said the Judge, from the evidence, that he did not poet the packet. It seemed almost incredible that any sane Man would fraudulently make such a complaint. In a statement to the police, accused said he had made » mistake and wished to withdraw the complaint. If the jury were satisfied that the man had made the statement by mistake, then theyought not to return a true bill. No man was liable to punishment for mere stupidity or for * making a mistake.' The Grand Jury found "no bill."
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVIII, Issue 10984, 2 August 1927, Page 4
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