APPEAL FAILS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 140, 15 June 1932, Page 5

APPEAL FAILS.

INCITING LAWLESSNESS.

CONVICTION IN WELLINGTON.

(Bj Telegraph.—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, Tuesday.

An appeal by Joseph Turner against the conviction "and sentence of three months' imprisonment imposed on him by Mr. E. Page, S.M., on a charge of inciting lawlessness at a street meeting in Wellington on April 22 was heard by the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, m the Supreme Court to-day. The Assistant-Crown Prosecutor said that in the course of his speech accused had mentioned the Auckland riots, and then used the following words: "There is only a quarter-inch pane of glass between a hungry man and a full stomach. Necessity is the mother of invention. An empty stomach has no conscience. They acted in Auckland as they did because •they were starving."' Counsel for Turner said it was unfortunate for Turner that riots had occurred in Wellington some time after he had made the speech complained of. The Chief Justice: Still more unfortunate that detective officers were present and took a note of what he said.

The Chief Justice said that the magistrate was perfectly right in his judgment and the conviction must be affirmed.

The appeal was dismissed, with cosU against appellant.