A PECULIAR CASE.
DUNEDIN. Deaombsr iJu :' A peculiar termination to aa infOrfW* tion for perjury occurred at <3ore to74jff* Thpnjas Green, an auctioneer and a well known public man, charged on informs* taoa T. B. Mortimer with having compitted perjury ' a the heaving- of 6s action for the sqcovery of price of a horse. Messrs" afa<>a*4don (Mayorelect) "and 'Polamoro (Mayor), were on, the Bench, aad counsel objected to the latter adjudicating. The Bench overruled the objection, but adjourned till tbe afternfion foe the presence of Mr' Sevell, fi,St'.," as a'witn?ss, On resuming, counsel rathe' ihforhjant contended that Mr Bola* mora could aoVait en the $tench, his term 'of"'b_ce'"as' Mayor having expired at Bench again Overruled the objfictiea, - and counsel cc« ©lined to proceed> coats being given against h|9 elienf. Green has laid an in* foemalion, afsh# Mortimer for sending on fusing to W sent, a bogus'telegram f>-_bft faro - % 1- *' 9? pw** eduj, instructing- Orem to ouy tho horse in auction, which was then. in. Mortimer a , poslessision, at a "big figure. .The horse : ftael§ is somewhat a mystery, having; won : at lffin&n'a. trot 'ao a maiden last autumn, whileit'seeinj pretty cerSatnthat he hm >be_nVveryl% fee&nc#rfe Csafafajitf '.. w^3^oi: '^ ai^^i *
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Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7738, 18 December 1890, Page 5
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198A PECULIAR CASE. Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7738, 18 December 1890, Page 5
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