AN M.P. IN COURT.
THE BOTTOMLEY CASE. BY KLECTKIC TELKGKAI-ll — CWl'VKloll l' I'EB UNITED J'ttLSS ASSOCIATION. Tin- magistrate has decided that no The. Magistrate decided that no jury would convict Horatio BottomIcy, M.P., ol" defrauding the public, and he dismissed the summons. AN EXPENSIVE TRIAL. Received March 15, 8.30 a.m. LONDON, March 14. Mr Bottomley estimates the expenses! of the defence ol his cas«,at £6oU'd, while the Government's expenses total £120,000. .Mr Horatio ISottomley. Libera! M.P., and three others were charged with conspiracy and fraudulent dealing in connection with the Joint Stock Trust Finance Corporation.
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Mataura Ensign, 15 March 1909, Page 3
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95AN M.P. IN COURT. Mataura Ensign, 15 March 1909, Page 3
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