BACKING A BILL
CANVASSER CHARGED WITH FALSE PRETENCES.
The second trial of' a young man named Albert Joseph Fogarty, 8 a c "n----i yqsser who stands charged with receiv\mg[the sura; of £75 from Jeremiah lOAleara by. falsely representing that Sjr Joseph Ward would'back'the bill iwas commenced at the Supreme Court t?i ' pefore the Chief Justice : (Sir Kobert Stout) and a jury of twelve. The first trial took place on Tuesday last, when the jury was unable to reach an agreement, >Ind a new trial was ordered. ■ Mr. P. S. K. Macassey appeared for th,e Oro\yn, a.nd the accused was reprefe"te4 hy Mr. W. H. Tustir,, with him I Mr. N. E. \Vatson. • - . The evidence is on the lines of that given at the first trial. ' ••■..■ |" The jury. retired, at 11.55 o'clock, a.nc] returned .> quarter of an hour later with a. vpvdipt of guilty on the charm of false preleucps. Prispner was remanded I until batm-day for sentence. »
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 30, 5 February 1925, Page 7
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185BACKING A BILL Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 30, 5 February 1925, Page 7
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