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ACCUSED SENT FOR TRIAL [by telegraph—-OWN correspondent] WELLINGTON*, Wednesday < Pleading not guilty in the Magistrate's Court to-day to a charge under the public safety emergency regulfitions of making a subversive speech at a public meeting in Miramar ou the night of Sunday, May 26, Douglas Murdoch Martin was committed by Mr. A. M. Goulding, S.M., to tlio Supremo Court for trial. Bail was allowed. Mr. W. H. Cunningham conducted the Crown case and Mr. W. P. Rollings appeared for the defence. in evidence for the prosecution Jack McLean, a qualified shorthand writer, said he attended the meeting. Witness took shorthand notes of what was said at the meeting and lie handed into the Court a transcription of the notes. Mr. Rollings contended tliat 011 a fair construction of what Martin said at the meeting he should not he sent for trial, but the magistrate said that if it appeared that a prima facie case had been made out the matter should gp to the Supreme Court. He thought that this case should.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23699, 4 July 1940, Page 15
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