FALSE EVIDENCE
PENALTY OF PERJURY
For what Mr. Justice Humphreys described as " an extraordinarily stupid piece of perjury," Arthur Slater, aged 36, licensee of the Milton Arms Hotel, Sheffield; Mrs. Irene Thompson, aged 23, pianist: and Fred Talbot, aged 25, professional singer, were sent to prison recently. The three were stated to have given false evidence during the hearing of a summons at Sheffield. The summonses alleged that Slater had allowed public singing and music in his house on a Sunday and the other two, had aided and abetted. All denied that anything of the kind had taken place, although two police officers swore they were present during the singing. « The judge remarked that it was a common defence when licensees were charged with offences to make it appear that the police were committing perjury. Ho added, "I am glad to.know that the police, long suffering as they are, consider that you must bo charged with perjury for having supported that ridiculous story." Slater was sentenced to nine months imprisonment. Talbot to three months, and Mrs. Thompson to six weeks in the second division. . «
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21698, 13 January 1934, Page 3 (Supplement)
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184FALSE EVIDENCE New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21698, 13 January 1934, Page 3 (Supplement)
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