A SILENT TONGUE
THEODORE WILL NOT SPEAK,
THE CROWN’S COMMENT,
(Received 9 a.m.) BRISBANE, August 17,
When the hearing of the Mungana case was resumed today, Mr A. D. McGill, in the course of his final address to the jury on behalf of 'the Crown, commented on the action of Mr E. G. Theodore, in particular, in not entering the witness-box.
Counsel said it shorn ft be the one desire of a man holding a high position such as Mr Theodore’s to defend his honour against aspersions of fraud and corruption. His failure to do so must strengthen the inference of his guilt. Counsel for the Crown have prepared .17 questions for the jury’s consideration. The questions bear directly on the evidence. The hearing was adjourned.
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Northern Advocate, 18 August 1931, Page 5
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