ACCUSED RE ARRESTED

Taranaki Daily News, 8 January 1927, Page 15

ACCUSED RE ARRESTED

STRANGE AUCKLAND CASE r ’ DISMISSAL'- BY JUSTICES. ♦ POLICE REPEAT THE CHARGE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. William Hoggard, aged 59, against whom a charge of breaking and entering a tobacconist’s shop in Parnell Road and stealing goods valued at £3 8s fid was preferred in the Police Court yesterday-, and was dismissed by the Justices of Peace, was re-arrested by the police. He was again charged in the Court to-day with breaking and entering and theft from the shop and, in addition, alternative charges of theft and receiving were laid. Hoggard protested that the case had already been dismissed, but Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.AL, said there was nothing to prevent the police from bringing the charge again; they might have more evidence. The accused was remanded until Monday. When the case was before the Court on the previous day-, Mr. Stratford, one of the justices, said the verdict of the Bench was that there was no proof that accused stole the goods; therefore the charge would be dismissed. Senior-Sergeant Edwards: Are Your Worships dismissing the charge before the defence has been heard? Mr. Donaldsn (the other justice): The Bench feel that the evidence tendered is insufficient to send accused for trial, and to put the country to the expense of a trial at the Supreme Court. The evidence given might just as well be tendered against any other person. We feel that no case has been made out against him. Senior-Sergeant Edwards: If I might respectfully point it out to Your Worships, the constable saw accused throw something away as he ran off. Hoggard then, in a statement from the dock, maintained that a prima facie case had not been made out, and that he should be discharged. Accused . was then discharged by the Bench.