PROTECTING THE JURY
PRECAUTIONS IN VICTOBIA.
(Feom Oub Own Coeeespondent ) In vi*w of irafL ß^, "? 15. the S" -S en the she is a fnend of tho accused ' Counsel for accused: She is a friend of the accused—his sister "«?na ot *??*?£ h j S ,-? Onor the i" r .V that he had sent,the ladies out of court because one oi , em , had £ eCn °^ in S *e jury » H e asked members of the jurv not to allow anyone to speak to them whon they l°Z out for lunch. He thought nossibly some one would try to speak to them Thero doea not appear to 'have been much in this incident; but it is recalled that ;t has been charged repeatedly that there is a wealthy organisation in Victoria for the squaring" of juries called to try notorious mejnbers of the underworld, and that the Victorian Parliament recently passed an Act giving the authorities 'exceptional powers m tho direction of fighting this sinister organisation.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18051, 27 September 1920, Page 6
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163PROTECTING THE JURY Otago Daily Times, Issue 18051, 27 September 1920, Page 6
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