BRADY ACQUITTED.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 September 1935, Page 5

BRADY ACQUITTED.

RE-ARRESTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER.

SEQUEL TO “SHARK ARM" MYSTERY.

(By Telegraph-Press Assn.-Copyright) Received Tuesday, Sl.dO p.m. SYDNEY, Sept. .10.

At the close of the Crown ease this afternoon, Mr. .'Justice Jordan directed the jury to acquit Brady was who forthwith acquitted and discharged. Mr. Evatt, K.C. (for accused) had submitted that the Crown was in no better position than at the opening of the prosecutor’s case yesterday.

The Crown Prosecutor directed the Judge’s attention to certain aspects of the evidence and to the statement alleged to have been made by Brady to detectives which the Court had admitted. Mr. Justice Jordan said: “No doubt there was plenty of matter for suspicion in the evidence, but the clear opinion 1 have formed is that upon certain principles a conviction upon that evidence cannot bo allowed to stand.” He accordingly directed the jury to acquit Brady, who left the Court in company with his counsel.

Brady was re-arrested outside the Court on a provisional warrant allegedly for having failed to answer a charge of forgery at Hobart, Tasmania.

CHARGED WITH FORGING

MONEY ORDER

(By Telegraph-Press Assn.-Copyright)

(Received This Day, 10 a.m., SYDNEY, This Da>

Patrick Brady was charged at Darlinghurst police station to-day witn having forged at Hobart a money order on the Bank of Hew South Wales for £4OO between January 21st and 23rd last. Bail was fixed at £I,OOO.