MACARTNEY'S MISHAP

NZ Truth, Issue 881, 14 October 1922, Page 6

MACARTNEY'S MISHAP

Remanded m Custody Although he had declared to the detective who arrested him that he would •commit suicide rather than face his trial on a charge of having committed an indecent assault on a male, Donald Raymond Macartney .was on deck at the Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, when his case was called. When he first appeared the previous week he assured the Magistrate that he had made the statement to the detective under stress of excitement and a few drinks, and that he had no intention of carrying out his threat, and bail was allowed m the sum of £300. Accused is' . . A MUCH TRAVELLED MAN, and is managing- director of the Annette Kellerman Picture 'Company. However, no surety was forthcoming, and Macartney, spent the intervening days m durance vile., When -Macartney entered the dock, his counsel, Lawyer, Sievtwright, who has been engaged m the meantime m the Petorie dentistry squabble, said he had asked the chief- detective to allow him the indulgence of a further remand for one week m order that he might have; an opportunity to look into and prepare the defence.' Chief- detective Kemp observed that a week had elapsed, and that information had now come to his knowledge which in' the, INTERESTS OF. JUSTICE demanded that a remand should' not be granted. . X' '■ - Lawyer Sievwright urged, that also m the interests of justice the 'man should not be deprived 'of .'his counsel's services, for he had had. no opportunity so far of going into the 'defence. "For special reasons I want to go on with it to-day," said the chief-de-tective. "The Court does not care to prejudice a defendant," ' gravely returned Magistrate RiddelL ''and I feel inclined to grant the remand,, 'but m the special circumstances I don't feel disposed to grant bail." :

Prisoner: "Can I speak, your Worship?" l The Magistrate: "Your counsel is there." ; H Prisoner and his counsel conferred for a moment, and m the meantime the remand was granted. No ibail was allowed.