ABORTION CASE JURY

Grey River Argus, 16 May 1944, Page 4

ABORTION CASE JURY

Alleged Attempt to Influence Them

P.A. WELLINGTON, May 15. Before Mr. Justice Johnston, and a jury, John Barrett appeared in the Supreme Court on three charges of attempting to obstruct, pervert, or defeat the cause of justice bv attempting to persuade jurymen to take a lenient view In an abortion case, and one charge of attempting to influence by a bribe a juryman in his conduct of such.

Mr. Cunningham, for the Crown, said that there were five counts relating to three jurors whom Barrett was alleged to have approached.

Thomas Vincent Connell said that a man called on him on a Sunday morning and mentioned the Radcliffe abortion case and said that she was a good woman and was doing young girls a good turn. In the course of the conversation he told witness that one man holding out on the jury could alter the verdict. Witness saiu he would weigh the evidence and be fair. The caller said that the whole trouble was squealers, who, in his own country, would be just shot ana buried. Witness took that as referring to him, and did not pursue the matter. The caller left and said he would see witness after the trial. Witness said he had identified Rarrett as the man from 25 to 30 at an identification parade.