TROUBLE OVER BATTERIES.
SEQUEL TO AN AUCTION. CHARGE OF THEFT FAILS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] BLENHEIM. 'Wednesday. In the Supreme Court to-day, Norman Bowler James was charged with stealing 56 electrical batteries, valued at £250, the property of the F. 0. Linstrom estate. Part of a plant was put up for auction and sold to James for £2. The batteries were not at the nlace of the sale, but were locked in a shed. James contended that the batteries formed part of the lot ho had bought, and obtained possession, refusing to give them up on demand. The prosecution alleged that the auctioneer specified before the sale that the batteries were not to be sold by auction. After hearing much evidence the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. James remains in possession of the batteries.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19658, 9 June 1927, Page 14
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