Sydney Conspiracy Case

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 159, 8 July 1938, Page 4

Sydney Conspiracy Case

CAMPBELL AND DUESBURY CHARGED WITH PERJURY

United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Thursday, 8.25 p.m. SYDNEY, July 7.

During a further hearing of the conspiracy case against Campbell, Lloyd and Ducsbury to-day counsel for the Crown, Air. Skand, told the Magistrate that a charge of perjury had been preferred against Campbell and Duesburv arising out of certain replies they gave in the Equity Court proceedings on March 15, which had led to the present conspiracy proceedings. Both men were then formally charged with perjury. Air. Shand added that evidence being given in the conspiracy proceedings would also be evidence relating to the charge of perjury.

In the Sydney Police Court on June 24, Eric Campbell, aged 45, solicitor, tho former leader of tho New Guard, Briga-dier-General Herbert William Lloyd, aged 54, member for Mosman in the Legislative Assembly, and Richard Arthur Duesbury, accountant, were charged with conspiring to defraud Dumonier Laboratories, Limited, and others, of large sums of money. They were remanded to July 4, when evidence was taken regarding companies with ‘which they were executively concerned.