THANKED THE JURY

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 128, 30 May 1914, Page 4

THANKED THE JURY

j FOB VERDICT OT NOT GTniTT, -T...-ONF.R n.VED FOR COyrQipj t Doi; \ N p .rrnv disagree. i rr-r T.-:per.-ipii l'res- Assoi-iition.) ! v > AMe'ANTI. Friday.

I tee retrial ,f ~ v„„n C „ian nanH Aii-.m Henry Union, who was eharJ with at.emptins to carnally know a p,\ " nnr ." - Vollr <- ""ilh indoor* a_ault and with ,-omm.ui a-auli. was heard a I the Supremo Court tr,-dav. After three hours retirement the j ur y found the ae.-11-erl faulty "ti the ,l,ur-o of common assault only. Mr .lusti.-e Edwards declined to uecept the- verdict on the ground thai, il was illo-i.-al. The jury aza i„ retired, and after three-quarters of in hour retiii-neil with ihe followin;. verI .iici : Not jruilty on the first count rlisacTood on the seeon.l. and jruilty on the third, with a recommendation to merer, Tho jury n-rain doelinod to accept such, verdict. The jury a-ain retired, and after a retirement nf |.. minutes returned with a verdict of not. jruilty on all counts. In addressinsr the prisoner, his Honor said: "Tho jury has di.-helieved your omt statements made on oath. 1 reenmmend you to lie more careful, for you may not lind thai another jury will rli-helieve you."' The prisoner am! jury were then di* ehnrjrod. The prisoner, a.id re--in- the jury, -aid: "I ~-nt 1.-nien I I thank" yon." j Hi- Honor: Prisoner at tiie bar. vie. a.re tin-d _.-, fevr conrempt, of ponn. ' 1 .mnsrl for the prisoner pleaded for < remission of ihe tine, bnt the jnd_ordered payment forthwith, and promi-ef in hear counsel ne\t mornin;..