A FAIR TRIAL.
EX-CAPTAIN KNYVETT'S CASE. [BY TELEGRAPH. —SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, Tuesday. Speaking on the third reading of the Defence' Bill, to-day, Mr. Massey made a brief reference to the case of ex-Captain Knyvett. He thought the clause which had been introduced into the Bill to govern courts-martial was a good cne. All that the friends of Mr. Knyvett desired was a fair trial in an open Court. If he wi; still found to he, wrong he would take his punishment like a man. . One other point arising out of this case required notice. A statement had been made and had gone round the country, that a member of the Knyvett Defence Committee had received £60 for his services. lie (Mr. Massey) held in his hand a statutory declaration by the chairman of the committee that no member of the committee had been paid. Sir Joseph Ward : Where did they get the expenses from ? Mr. Massey: From the money collected for the pu 'pose. Sir Joseph Ward: In the streets ? Mr. Massey read the affidavit that no member of the committee had received a penny of remuneration during, prior to or after, the Southern tour.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14492, 5 October 1910, Page 8
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195A FAIR TRIAL. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14492, 5 October 1910, Page 8
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