CORONER AND JUROR.
♦'TAKE YOUR HAT AND GO" Having made a protest in the Paddington coroner's court, a juror was told to take his hat and go. The scene occurred at the end of an inquest. Another case was about to begin when a juror protested that the jury were not doing t.iei? duty. The coroner: " You are here to listen to the evidence and to me, and g'^" a a verdict in accordance with the facts and in with my Are you pr?f|&red to do that ?" . . Juror: " The jury are not doing tne duty. They aro like dumb animals. A police officer remarked that there wM some misunderstanding among the ( . over a man for whom an " S.O.S. * been broadcast, and who had not- *e called as a witness. . , The coroner: " That has nothing with it. I am dealing with this recalc trant juror now." „;4-«a£ Turning to the juror, the coroner sautf , r .: " You can take your hat and go. K As he left the jury box the man > claimed: " I consider it quite J It is not right." <( T . The coroner (to the police): < , his name. Strike him off the list, a he comes here again I will fine nun. -
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21112, 20 February 1932, Page 2 (Supplement)
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