Two men acquitted

Press, 12 July 1980, Page 4

Two men acquitted

I Two men were discharged •in the District Court on; I Thursday on alternative,! 'charges of theft of a camera! land Tens valued at $650, and: I receiving these items knowing they had been stolen. [ [ The defendants, Dale! ,‘Schwallager. aged 20. and (Stephen Stewart, aged 24,

both butchers, had elected ; trial by jury on the charges, [which they denied. ! After hearing evidence of ■; prosecution witnesses, and the defendants, and submis'sions by Mr D. C. Fitz-; ■ gibbon for both. Messrs C.| A. Pilgrim and M. W. Bur-; bery. Justices of the Peace,' (held there was not a suf-' jficient case against the. i 1 defendants to pul them on[ [trial. j ■ Sergeant J. E. Dwyer! [prosecuted. [ Prosecution, evidence wasj [•hat the two defendants)” .were seen by police in Lati-L imer Square at 11.10 p.m. on l [February 21. One carried; [something on his shoulders) but when stopped and inter-; viewed neither carried any-, thing. The camera and lens' were then found in the park: area of the Square. I Defence evidence was that; the two found the items in! 1 .he park and picked them; 1 up, but panicked when they!' saw the policemen and put 1 them down again. '