MEAT PIE CASE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16883, 2 August 1919, Page 3

MEAT PIE CASE.

1 -NEW TIIIAL ORDISRCD. ! The ah oady -n cll-know n meat pie case was again befoie the Couit (says, a Sydney paper), when a motion, for a new mal was consideied in 'the action, Mahonev veisus Saigents,, J/fcd. Mi Ha'se Eogers (mstiuclod by -Me-sis S'y and Russell) appe.ne.l 10l the apphcant (defendants ui thp action) 3lr Colhns (instructed hj« Mi O ¥ Alexandei) appeared for ic-po'ident (plaintiff in> the action) Tins was an application by foi 'a new tual, on the mound that evidence was now avai'ablj which i\ i-, not at the time pf the dial | Affidavits weio read fiom Fu-doi I'-k , Tvmg, who deposed that he met Mi i I Maroney; who endeavoured -to induce I him to paitvipntp -m time joke c Rargont's ATnhonev 'aid to him "Tf von will (p-vo an' l have a cup of ion ind '"rro 1 \i + c 'revidence in say-ns T foiir-d a--uc:.co 01 rat in a pie, we will make a good thiiig out of it" The sulnecl w.ts dit,enssed for some time, but eventuality King said he didn't care to have aiiyi thing to do wit.h. it. Later, .'on. he (Tv'ng') iccomnaniecl by "Pcrv Vicluliald M'l)onald_ met Mis Mali nev it i the cornel' of King and £tieets King mttcdi'cer M'Do'nild to Mrs Mahonev. and then stood to, one ■-Ide. and allowed the others to converse, i I The affidavit jmt in by M Donald v.ai t 0 the effect tli a c Mrs Mahoney "iuEgest,ed puf-mg up lat jolJf'. on Sari gent's. "If we- work it properly, we ! tan easily make a. few hundreds out of 'iis." was one of the statements, M'Don'.aid' alleged, that Mrs Mahonoy made 't„ him. It was-further deposed in'this i .nfiidavit that M'Donald and Mrs■Mahoney went to Sargent'*, in King 1 Street. Mrs Malioney then bought a i pie!' lifted off the cover with a knife, and : said, "You slip it in like that. 'without anyone .seefesr. and then, if you !l, se k w up. it will he all right.' M'Donald said he w>nkl have nothing to do with it, and Mrs Mahoney then paid for the tea and nie. Since then. h.-. had not seea Mrs_ Mahoney except ""Mrs Mahonev. in her affiday't. em-.' phaticnliy denied that she had ***** .Unversatton referred to with either Kin- or M'Donald. So far rvs Kmg wn» "concerned, she didn't know mm, -,' nd she had nev°r hid any - + ; ■ ."«..„.„ rR T,p d"tai'ed. nor had she rlo'-p "nny of the acts that'ho said sne ' r .HiR O H%OUT (Judge Schqles) ordered a new ,trial-