SUPREME COUIIT.
'CRIMINAL SITTINGS. " Wednesday, Juxe 26. (Before his Honor Mr Justice Williams.) RE BENJAMIN BERN. Motion under section 412 of Code to reserve question that the verdict of the jury amounted to a.verdict of not guilty on all the counts. Mr Macdonald said he had been in-tructed by Mr Solomon to ask for an adjournment. Mr Solomon was suffering from influenza, and was confined to his room. Mr Haggitt had no objection -His Honor said that if he had any doubt about the point, he would reserve it, but he was not quite satisfied one way or the other Even though he might be iuclin^d to think that the point was a bad one he would reserve it, so that there was no reason why it should not stand over. The Crown Prosecutor'(Mr Hascitt) offering do objection', the hearing; of the motion was adjourned for a fortnight, arid the accused Bern was released on the same bail as formerly.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 10397, 27 June 1895, Page 4
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