UNCERTAINTIES OF LAW.

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 101, 30 April 1889, Page 2

UNCERTAINTIES OF LAW.

(BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Christchurch, this day.

A case which illustrates the uncertainty of law has just assumed another form here. Some time ago at Kaikoura a wealthy storekeeper there named Carter charged a man with obtaining twenty-five pounds from his shopman by falsely representing that Carter had sent him for the money. The case came before the justices at Kaikoura, and Carter, his shopman,-and another gave evidence against the accused. The shopman swore that he gave prisoner the money and Carter that he had never instructed the man to get it. Thero was some element of improbability in the evidence and accused was dismissed. Acting under the advice of a wellknown Chrisfcchurch barrister, an information for conspiracy was laid against Carter, the shopman and the third witness. The case was tried at the last sitting of the Supreme Court, and the three men though defended by tv/o counsel were found guilty and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Their conviction was chiefly owing to some "cooked'1 entries which were put in as evidence on their behalf. Now the shopman lias confessed that lie stole the money which he swore he gave to the man they prosecuted ab Kaikoura and that his master and tho third prisoner knew nobbing of the matter. On the strength of this confession an effort will be made to obtain the release of the other two prisoners.