THE COURT PROCEEDINGS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVII, Issue 142, 19 June 1903, Page 4

THE COURT PROCEEDINGS.

Auckland, June 18.

In connection wich the exhibition of placards offensive to the Church of Rome, Seth L. P. Rimmer was charged, under section 8, sub section 3, of the Justices of the Peace Act, tbat he did exhibit an offensive writing. Mr Stewart appeared for accused.

Sub-Inspector Black referred to the facts of the case, and asked for a remand until to morrow, which was granted. Mr Stewart asked that bail be allowed. Sub-Inspector Black asked thafc if bail bo allowed accused be deterred from showing the matter calculated to provoke a breach of the peace.

Mr Stewart said tbat so far as the matter was sub judice, Rimmer would undertake not to do so.

Inspector Black said other pracards were torn out of the window by the crowd and destroyed.

Mr Rimmer: " I wish to say this, that the indictment is not correct."

His Worship said the step 3 were taken in the interest of defendant himself, on the ground that he might be injured by the crowd. Ho would allow bail to defendant.

The Sub Inspector said tbat if defendant went back and repeated the offence there would be a disturbance. The police had asked defendant to take the placards out of «the window and ho refused to do so.

His Worship granted bail in two sureties of £f)Q. Tup bail was forthcoming.