REMAND REFUSED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 246, 17 October 1932, Page 9

REMAND REFUSED.

CASE OF SOLICITOR.

counsel's insistent appeal

%TLY MAKING MYSELF ■■ CLEAR."

-An: insistent appeal. for. a..: further remand'in order that he might, prepare his case was made by Mr. J. J.. Sullivan, coiuwel -for Charles , Stewart Leahy, Solicitor,., when a number of charges of theft were : . preferred . against Leahy ■'• at the Police Court thie •! morning. ■ . • • ■.

Detective-Sergeant Kelly'. intimated that the police wished to , proceed: with One qf the charges, •' dealing with the alleged theft of £2 from F. J. Young, and Mr. Sullivan said that this case had been -firet- mentioned, only a week ago. The remand from last Thursday had not given him sufficient time to prepare his case. '.'■.■

Mr. ;W. R. McKean, 5.M..: I don't think. I. will decide to deal with it summarily,- in any case. . "

Mr, Sullivan contended that he was not asking anything unreasonable. He had not - taken the police by surprise.

Detective-Sergeant Kelly.retorted that thie was accused's fourth appearance before the Court. He was "very sorry indeed if Mr. Sullivan had another case ■to_ attend at the Supreme; - Court thie inorningj.but a.witness from Cape Colville ; had • been retained since • ■ last Thursday, and he desired to proceed with the? hearing. .

• During further argument Mr. McKean to]d Mr. Sullivan ■ that there was no necessity for him to get angry.

. Mr. Sullivan: I am not-angry; I am myself -clear. • There was no] notification of the' Young chapge unjtil Monday last./. Why .should cthe ch&rge be taken separately ?. .■„..

Mr, McKean said he intended that the «4e should go on to-day.

Sir. Sullivan: I ask respectfully to retire from t'ne caee. Hie Worship adjourned the hearing till this afternoon in view-of-.the. fact that counsel was engaged at the Supreme Conrt?tMs ■morning.