COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
(From Our Correspondent.)
WELLINGTON, Wednesday.
Pleading not guilty in the Magistrate's Court to-day to a charge under the public safety emergency regulations of making a subversive speech at a public meeting in Miramar on the night of Sunday, May 20, Douglas Murdoch Martin was committed by Mr. A. M. Goulding, S.M., to the Supreme Court for trial. Bail was allowed. Mr. W. H. Cunningham conducted the Crown caee and Mr. W. P. Rollings appeared for the defence.
In evidence for the prosecution Jack McLean, a qualified shorthand writer, said he attended the meeting. Witness took shorthand notes of what was said at the meeting and he handed into the Court a transcription of the notes. Mr. Rollings contended that on a fair construction of what Martin said at the meeting lie should not be eent for trial, but the magistrate said that if it appeared that a prima facie case had been made out the matter should go to the Supreme Court. He thought that this case should.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 157, 4 July 1940, Page 19
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