ALLEGED PERJURY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 276, 18 November 1905, Page 5

ALLEGED PERJURY.

WOMAN COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

The hearing of the charge of perjury, made against a married woman named Annie Sayers, was continued in the Police Court before Mr R. W. Dyer, S.M., this morning. His Worship had adjourned his decision upon whether there was a prima facie case to commit the accused for trial, so that he could read carefully through the depositions. He stated this morning that he had come to the conclusion that Mrs Sayers' object in going into fne witness-box was to deny her guilt, and although the witnesses wavered in deposing to what Mrs Sayers actually said, the general effect was clear. The evidence for the prosecution was weak as it stood, and he would allow the prosecution to call any further evidence if any was forthcoming. Mr Martin, on behalf of the accused, protested against more witnesses being called, but His Worship decided to admit evidence, and Sub-Inspector Black, who prosecuted, called the Clerk of the Court, Francis J. Stewart, who took the depositions at the hearing of the theft charge against Mrs Sayers. The witness could not recollect -the exact words used by the accused when on oath, but said she denied having intentionally taken the lace. Sub-Inspec-tor Black himself gave evidence, stating that at the hearing of the theft charge Mrs Sayers swore that she was taking the black piece of lace alleged to have been stolen, back to Mr Court's shop to exchange it, the lace having previously been purchased there. Reserving her defence and pleading not guilty, Mrs Sayers was committed for trial, bail being allowed in two sureties of £50 each.