CONTEMPT OF COURT

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 160, 22 June 1935, Page 7

CONTEMPT OF COURT

Holmes and Smith Murders NEWSPAPERS APOLOGISE By Telegraph—Press Assn,—Copyright SYDNEY, June 21. Apologies for the publication recently in the "Telegraph” and "Sun” of certain matter bearing on the death of Mr Reginald Holmes, for which these papers were cited for contempt of Court, were made on behalf of the newspapers before Mr Justice Haise Rogers. Addressing the Court, Mr Evatt, inter alia, contended that there had been an attempt to connect in some fashion the death of Mr Holmes with the alleged disappearance of James Smith. Mr Justice Rogers reserved his decision as to the penalty to be imposed. Ho referred to the offence of prejudicing the question by referring to the death, by assuming that Smith was dead (which was a matter of controversy), and by stating that his death was duo to murder. BRADY ON SECOND CHARGE Alleged Forging of Cheque SYDNEY, June 20. Patrick Brady, aged 42 years, a shearer, appeared in the Central Court on remand on a charge that on May 12, 1934, he forged a cheque for £9B 10/on the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, with intent to defraud.

la applying for a further adjournment, the prosecution said that accused at present was concerned in a matter before another Court. The defence agreed to the application. Brady was remanded to July 23. Bail of £3OO was allowed.