ARREST OF M.P.
SENSATION IN CANADA. (Unitsd Press Aaaociation—By Elsotrlt Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received February 27, 5.5 p.m.) OTTAWA, February 27. Mr Louis Auger (youngest member of Parliament) is in gaol awaiting an application to the Supreme Court, at Ontario for bail. He is charged with a serious offence against a young woman and was arrested on leaving Parliament buildings. He was released on a thousand dollars bail, but was subsequently rearrested on the Crown’s aplication, it being contended that the release was illegal as the criminal code provided that bail would only be granted by a Judge of the Supreme Court, where the person was accused of murder, treason, or an offence punishable by death.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18201, 28 February 1929, Page 9
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114ARREST OF M.P. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18201, 28 February 1929, Page 9
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