BRADY ACQUITTED

Grey River Argus, 11 September 1935, Page 5

BRADY ACQUITTED

BY JUDGE’S ORDER Police Try Forgery Now (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) SYDNEY. September 9. When the trial of Brady in connection with the tattooed arm ease, on a charge of murdering Smith, was continued this morning, Mrs Holmes, widow of Reginald Holmes, said that one dav e arly in April Brady came to her homo. He was dirty and unshaven nnd had blood on one of his hands. He came to see her husband. That night. Brady returned carrying a bag similar to the one she. had seen car rind by Smith. She had never discussed the Smith murder with Brady. William Andrews, taxi driver, said that lie drove Brady from McMahon’s Point to Cronulla about 8.40 a.m. on April 9. During the journey. Brady told him that he had been out to get a boat at 4 a.m. that day, and had travelled from Cronulla to the cits by ear at 6 a.m. 'Herbert McGowan, taxi driver, said be was engaged on April 10 by Brady who was carrying a small brown hit t>ae. They visited various shops, Brady purchasing a mattress and a tin trunk. Brady then was driven to the cottage Cored Joy at Cronu la where the purchases mere. left. (Lece’ved. September 10, at 10.10 p.m.) ' SYDNEY, September 10. At Um trial of Brady, the Crown case closed this afternoon. Thereupon Chief Justice Jordan dirented the jury to acquit Brady. Brady was forthwith acquitted and

discharged. . , Mr Evatt had submitted that the Crown was in n o better position than at the opening of the Crown proseeu tor’s case yesterday. The Crown prosecutor directed the Judge’s attention te certain aspects of the evidence, and to the statement alleged to have been made by Brady to Detectives, which the Court kail admitted. , ..

Mr Justice Jordan said: “No doubt, there is plenty matter for suspbion in the evidence, but the clear opinion which T. have formed is that, upon certain principles, a conviction upon that ividenee cannot be allowe 1 to stand.” The Judge accordingly directed the jury to acquit Brady, who then left lie Court in company with his counsel. Brady, was, however, re-arrested outride or'the Court on a provisional war-

rant, allegedly, for having failed to inswer a charge of forgery at Hobart in Tasmania-.