Perjury Case in Napier.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 20, 28 July 1887, Page 2

Perjury Case in Napier.

PAKEHA VERSUS MAORI. ACCUSED COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. (Sfeoial xo Standabd.] Napies, last night. For the past two days two Justices have been occupied in hearing a charge of parjury against G. R. Grant, one of the principal oab proprietors in this oity. Early in March last a native named Pomare bought a race-horse up country and brought it to Napier, He arranged with Grant to put up thb horse and jockey for a week or so tor £B. Since then Grant sued Pomare tor £7 odd, including this £3. Pomare swore he paid the £8 on the day he brought the horse down and several other natives swore they were present and saw the money paid. The only direct contrary witness on this point was Grant's daughter, aged 12, who did not see any money paid. On the other hand Pomare swore he did not see or speak to Grant two days before the alleged payment nor elsewhere on the day of the payment and several witnesses swore that he did both. As the B.M. said in the olvil case when he ordered Grant to be prosecuted, there had been perjury on his side or a grots conspiracy on the part of the natives. An important point is that the facta on which Pomare is flatly contradicted by disinterested witnesses who were not material to the civil case, while on tbe important point as to the payment of the £8 Grant's only witness is his daughter, against tour or five natives. Grant was committed for trial, bail being allowed.