FINGER PRINTS REJECTED

North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13145, 28 August 1914, Page 3

FINGER PRINTS REJECTED

(Per Press -Association,)',.' -.' . Augu3t'.27.;' ' ■;. In : the, .James .Talkenei;, alias W'at9onj.'alias, Foley, who was charged iwitii' breaking and entering the'' curio . shop. l 01'..'P. ; -.Larsen, .ShovtlandStreet, and stealing one hundred pen-

dants, and aUcnuitivelv with receiving iwenty'-six'pendriiiLs found in his posses--31011. .. The.jury returned'a verdict of guilty of receiving, thereby rejecting the. evidence oi! finger-prints,on,pieces of a broken window, bv wliich the po-' ',' 7' '' '■ ■'V '■ '■ -■■'•, , lice sought; to identify the prisoner .villi the crime, The robbery was committed' three years ago. . ,When Fnlkener npponrod before the Judge for sontonee yesterday his counsol pleaded for lonieiiey. His Honour expressed tlio opinion that the jury,;: had

taken a very lenient, view of tho.ease, 1 aiijl : intendft4; allow his own strong view.that'nccusttli

\ns lijspniisilile foi tlic theft lfsolf (o pntci info consitleiation In oulor lo f gno the pusonci an oppoitumtj oP t lounijj hi"! ilcsno io lefohn, nml allowing (hat the cumc oil luo m tineo \enis ago, (lip wntwieo would be si\ months lmjiilsouinwlt, to Ibe followed by two yeais' lefornlative' ■