AN ACQUITTAL
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
DUNEDIN, May 7.
In the Supreme Court today John Reid, aged 58, retired schoolmaster, was found not guilty on three charges arising out of an alleged attempted indecent assault on a boy of thirteen years. . ;
The.jury, which deliberated for four hours,'added the following rider: "It is the opinion of the jury that the accused ' should, be kept . under strict supervision by his family."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 108, 8 May 1937, Page 14
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68AN ACQUITTAL Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 108, 8 May 1937, Page 14
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