SUPREME COURT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 9 November 1912, Page 5

SUPREME COURT

THE BLENHEIM CONSPIRACY:

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BLENHEIM, Nov.. ff. The Supreme Coin't, The • cases against, Edmund < Walsh and John Vernon,Bihley, of" spiracy to defraud bookmakers jby/me&n| of tampered telegrams; Binley :^ a telegraph operator, occ.iipied the whole da,y_.and evening. This cass.was. held over from the last session foreman of the jury visiting the accused at the gaol after the Court rose, v .'•'•■. v "David Ross, of Ross and -Bradshaw> describing himself >.' as a commission agent, was called by the Crown Prbsecutb'i 4 ; who had difficulty in getting hirpi':ta answer. - t ' ' - ' ■■'y" :_:-- , 'cv'y.-; : "The Judge said : "I know .what -iaVlfja your mind. You need have-no: uiieasihess. ' Six months have elapsed'. ' Yo.u need not be afraid of ah" infdrinafcipn being laid against you flow: .You lean, answer q.uite freely." * ' '■-... •Thereafter witness answered free)y>as to the betting transactions his.JfirmVnad with Walsh, explaining the methods'iand code, telegrams. '. - ■ : - '"'. ■•■ ' .''•'. :\~~ "L-'-V^Vv Henrjr.'MartindaleJ of, Scott andoMartindale, another"commission 'agent, '-.feeing similarly" Venssurecl'' that there fear of prosecution under the Giiriilng Act. also freely gave evidence. '„'■'■■■ ■.*'■-•'''■■■ • The case is unfinished; *.,... • " : - :; ;' : ) K y This ; Day. lii divorce, a judicial, separation.'was granted ih.the cas'e Teniko Muiritu'Mr.cdonald "v.. a, titioru "cii the ground of misconduct:' - ■