LIBEL ACTION.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 240, 11 October 1888, Page 5

LIBEL ACTION.

[BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.}

Christchurch, this day. At the R.M. Court'to-day {before Mr C' Whiteford R;M. and Messrs F. Guinness andF. J. Kimbell, J.P's), Thomas BfoWn Bain appeared to answer an information charging him with. having written and published a libel on John Ollivier, ■P.M. ,Mr. Joynt appeared , for the. defendant. P. Mr. Holmes appeared-.in sup-. ; porb of the . information an<J explained that the accused appeared on a charge of defamatory libel on ,the administration of justice. Oh September;" 26th, 'Mr John Ollivier heard . an information, which was dismissed on Septomber 27th. He. (Mr Holmes) was employed ;to defend the accused. From what he heard on the Saturday following, he found, that a defamatory libel was being circulated. He was accused of having spent the evening of Wednesday with Mr Ollivier, and of having bribed, or corrupted him to give an improper judgmeut,. The evidence showed -that the. libel, which was contained in some verses, had been printed at Joseph Ives's . office to the order of Bain, who before getting them printed consulted James Cagill, printer, who recommended him to go to Mr .Ives's office. Messrs Holmes and Loughrey, solicitors, offered a reward of £25 for information as to where the libel had been printed, for it bore no imprint. Accused reserved "his defence, and was committed for trial and admitted to bail on his own recognieances. The charge of libel on Mr Holmes was adjourned 4er a week.