POLICE INSPECTOR LIBELLED.
A NAPIER CASE. » Per Press Association/ ... t Wellington, August 3. , The false and defamatory libel case,.. , . in which Alfred Amory George .was. t privately prosecuted by Inspector Macdonell, of Napier, was called on . before the Chief Justice this afternoon .in the Supremo Court. The - case was tried at Na]sier last sessions when the jury failed to agree. ThU afternoon.. accused pleaded guilty, and after Mr Skerrett .had explained that. Inspector r-.Ti'.cdonoll would prefer that accused should be .dealt with lonient-j . ly, Hi's Honor admitted accunet.l to probation for three months, conditionally*, .upon his paying the cost of the • prosecution. . , , t (George, in a small' paper of wh>h he is editor, made grave accusations against, the Inspector's administration of police affairs in the Hawke's Bay district.)
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13234, 4 August 1906, Page 5
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128POLICE INSPECTOR LIBELLED. Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13234, 4 August 1906, Page 5
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