THE CRICK CASE

Evening Star, Issue 13001, 21 December 1906, Page 6

THE CRICK CASE

AN ADJOURNMENT GRANTED. Prwa. Telegraph—Copyright. December 20. Mr Justice Fitzbardiogo has been ap; ■painted Royal Commissioner to inquire into tho sW«nenifl" T nKi"de by the jury in the Crick-Wllis caee. In connection with th© motion to show cause why ho shonH not he struck off the roll of solicitors, Mr Crick has appealed to the Pull Court, on the ground that tho citaiiosQ/ was baked an tho finding of the Lands Ctommifirion'—Jiamely, that of tliP finms of money received by Peter Close, as land agent, on their being dealt with by the Minister of Lands, he .(Mr Crick) received halif, and that tho proceedings against him (Mr Crick) were initiated on behalf of tho Incorporated' Law Institute. Mr G. H. Beid and Mr Walker appeared for Mr Crick, who, in an affidavit, set out the necessity for a postponement to enable him to preparo his case. He declared that lie had not boon guilty of any offence against the law of the State. Mr Beid, in a lengthy argument in of postponement, said that they asked for an opportunity to bring forward such explanations as would lead tho Court to the conclusion that, /the finding of tire Lands Commission was" wrong. Tho Chief Justice said that the only thing the; Court Were concerned about was the finding that Mr Crick had received half of Close's foes. Eventually a postponement was granted till the first day of the next term—in February.