POSSIBILITY OF PERJURY CHARGE.

Marlborough Express, Volume LIV, Issue 189, 11 August 1920, Page 2

POSSIBILITY OF PERJURY CHARGE.

WELLINGTON, Aug. 10. Jill- Macassey ?aid that he would doom it his duty to consider whether Neylon should not be prosecuted for perjury. . , , judge Edwards said he thought that if Neylon had followed the example of Batehelor and stood muto it would not have been considered half as bad as his conduct. If lie had done that there might have been some sympathy with him, for in taking that course he would have been facing the punishment inevitable. As a. consequence Neylon had committed perjury, and it was undoubtedly the duty of those charged with the administration of justice to see, and that speedily, whether Neyjon could not be convicted for perjury. "It may be," said the Judge, "that there would be a difficulty about that. On account of the contumacy of the. girl Batohelor he might escape. I hope not, because it is plain that he has committed perjury of the worst description." Regarding the girl Batchelor, the Judge said that if she had spoken he would have recommended her release, but he could not do that now.