The Native Perjury Cases.
[BT Tl-XQ&APH.I r |OTrt*JH» PBJSBS ASSOCIATION. | Auckland, 27th September. - The hearing of the famouß perjury cases -against the five native witnesses in the rape 'case against Wight terminated to-day at tho Supreme Court. Mr. Dufaur, counsel for the defence, has protested against Judge Ward hearing there cases. The la^er had Ardored the arrest of the prisoners, and today when Heriata, tha second of the prisoners, was brought np, Mr. Dufaur intimated that as all his appeals for postponement of the trials till next sessions had bean ¦disregarded, he and Mr. O'Meagher, the -other counsel for the defende, had agreed they •would not call witnesses or cross-examine witnesses for tha prosecution, as it was intended to bring the matter before Parliament, and they would retire from Court. His Honour briefly rejoined that their clients tronld not suffer. The case then proceeded, id Hariata was disohargod, to come up for & - '-moa trhen called upon. Mariata wa* B ? nu , . -Harped on the same terms.
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Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 77, 28 September 1887, Page 3
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165The Native Perjury Cases. Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 77, 28 September 1887, Page 3
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