THE PERJURY CHARGES.
DEFENCE FOUGHT' WITH POISON v ■,■ ;". ■ gas.;'■'',■•■■. : (Per Press Association.) ; ' ■'" HAMILTON, April 20. ; When the) Supreme-Court f resumed, Mf Mays referred to yostc/day,'s incident, wherein counsel for, the defence had inferred that two constables who were witnesses in the case had committed perjury in an affiliation case at Auckland. | Mr Mays said that after careful con-1 sideration ho would not ask the jury to be dismissed without a verdict. A very clear explanation could be made ie the -matter. The Judge said ho intended to direct the ji"7 absolutely to disregard the ■.unsupported statement made.' by Mr Jjtmdon. Mr Mays described the conduct of. the defence as like the conduct of Germany. The case had not been fought [on ordinary Jines, but with joison gas,
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North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13860, 21 April 1917, Page 3
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127THE PERJURY CHARGES. North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13860, 21 April 1917, Page 3
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