FAILURE TO AGREE.
Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, July 29. The trial of James Henry Edwards on a charge of taking part in a riot on April 14 was continued in tho Supreme Court to-day. In summing up, the Judge pointed out that the most dangerous type in the community might be not a man who was openly violent, but the man who was fluent with his tongue, and perhaps saturated with undesirable literature, and who influenced his fellows to take part in such proceedings ns those of April 14. There was ample evidence that Edwards was associated with the procession that night, and ample evidence that the rioting was not a sudden explosion, but premeditated. In such circumstances as arose, the police were fully justified in using their batons, and. if Edwards did as he said ho did, urge these people to take batons from the police “and use no violence,” then he was undoubtedly encouraging a riot. What right had he when the police were discharging their duty to encourage his men to seize their batons? The jury, after four hours’ retirement. disagreed. A new trial was ordered. .
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19320730.2.97
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 205, 30 July 1932, Page 8
Word Count
189FAILURE TO AGREE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 205, 30 July 1932, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in