Truby King And The Law
(New Zealand Press Association)
WELLINGTON, Nov. 14. Lawyers had found the Plunket Society founder, Sir Truiby King, a force to be reckoned with, Dr. T. G. Gray told a meeting of the society’s Wellington branch tonight. Recalling their 26 years’ friendship, Dr. Gray said that while Sir Truby King was superintendent at Seacliff Hospital, he was asked to give evidence for the prosecution in a murder trial. On reading details of the case, he declined and volunteered his services to the defence. From tlhe witness box he lectured the court for more than two hours, and the lawyers in that time managed to ask him only five questions. The jury acquitted the prisoner without retiring. A great experimenter, Sir Truby King carried round all sorts of things. Dr. Gray said. One time it was a stick of high explosive. As Sir Trvby King was crossing the Waikouaiti River bridge, he wondered what effect the explosive would have on the water, and tossed it in.
To his amazement, up came about 20 dead trout. So pleased was he with his discovery that he rang his closest friend and invited him to join this new sport. There was another “explosion” over the telephone —his friend was Mr Justice Chapman.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30289, 15 November 1963, Page 2
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