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NZ Truth, Issue 181, 5 December 1908, Page 5

■ This closed the case for the prosecjition. : The prisoner was then asked if he had any evidence to call.' 'Prisoner : I have no evidence, but'what I did was on account of bad treatment. His Worship : li you want to say anything you must come into the box and be sworn. - ■ \ Frisonbr: I want to,say— His "Worship : Very well, then, COME INTO THE WITNESS-BOA. Joseph Norman stated that if a man is mot T treated properly he cannot, be expecte(T to be a"good man. What he had done was on account of bad treatment. That was all he wished to say. :By the Chiet 'Tec. : 1 waa teased and fooled, about a good lot by the prisoners m tihe gaol and by the warders. I did. it ihrough" what was cooked m the food and warder gave me drink» Mr Armstrong gave me a hearing to a certain extent, but when I spoke about the food he took no notice. It was the warders as well as the prisoners who teased, me. I have been teased and fooled aboujfc by the prisoners and the warders. : Accused said he would plead guilty to striking the gaoler, but not to attempting to murder him. He was committed to the Supreme Court. for trial.