“NOT GUILTY.”
CHARGE OF BLASPHEMOUS
LIBEL FAILS,
WELLINGTON, Feb. 22. The charge of publishing a blasphemous libel made against John Glover, of the Maoriland Worker, was considered by Mr. Justice Hosking and a jury at the Supreme Court this afternoon. Mr. Macassev conducted the case for the Crown, "and Sir John Findlay, with him Mr. Perry, appeared for the accused. Both sides were reinfcicecl with largo numbers of legal volumes. The blasphemous libel was claimed to be contained in the last three lines of a poem, “Stand to Good Friday Morn,” published in October by the Maoriland Worker. The lines read:— , , , “O Jesus! send me a wound to-day And I’ll believe in your bread and wine . And get my blocdv old sins washed white.” . , , Mr. Macassey said the whole question for the jury was whether these words expressed in good faith and decent language any opinion whatever upon religious subjects, and what was the calculated effect of the use of the words. After legal argument the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. P.A.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6319, 23 February 1922, Page 5
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