VERDICT OF ACQUITTAL
CHARGE AGAINST AUSTRALIAN. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, September 9. Gray was acquitted.—A. and N.Z. Cable. George Gray, alias M’Oraig, described as an Australian breeder, was committed for trial on a charge of breaking and entering a house in Clarendon place, Hyde Park. Gray appeared in court on crutches. It was alleged that ho made a “cat burglar’s” climb to the balcony, and was found asleep on a settee on Sunday morning by a parlour maid. It was stated that when he was discovered Gray' made a wild dash for the window and_ jumped ' over the balcony railings 55ft into the area below, breaking his leg and four toes and suffering internal injuries.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19582, 11 September 1925, Page 7
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