The Louis Chemis Case.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5056, 15 September 1894, Page 4

The Louis Chemis Case.

• TO THX EDITOR. Sib,— The attitude of Sir E. Stout on ' the Louis Chemia case is characteristic cf j the man who could accept a title with the I greatest emotion, aiter railing for years j against titles of any kind. It is reported that he said "after the division just taken and the attitude of the Premier, he should ! wash his hands of the whole business and leave the House." It will be a great pity if ever he enters it again, after i trying to stop a new trial to a i man that bo many believe to be ! innocent of a crime for whioh he has j already suffered five years' Imprisonment. Let it be remembered that the doubts about his guilt were so strong afc the time of the trial that there was no difficulty in getting the sentence commuted to penal servitude for life. Whether innooeut or guilty— and I believe with all my heart he is innocent— seeing there were 66 many doubts, he should have had the benefit ofi those doubts. And now, after all these years, when a now trial is asked for, the great democratic knight must put his back up and threaten to leave the House if an act of justice is done to a, poor foreigner whom bo m*ny bel>«ve to be innocent.— l am,&c, LET JUSTICE BE DONE.

Timabu Licensing Committee. —A, speoial meeting of the Timaru Licencing Committee was held yesterday to inquire into a statement that M. Crannitcb, holder of a temporary transfer of the license of the Hibernian Hotel, and applicant for a permanent transfer, had sup-/ plied a prohibited person with liquor. The statement was made to the Chairman by the wife of the pereon in question, but when it camo to be Bifted the only faots proved were that the man was seen by her in bed in the hotel drunk, and that he had come spirits in a medicine bottle in the room. The licensee declared that he had not served the man, and did not even know that he was in the house that night. He had been lodging there, but the publioan understood that the man had gone away to the country to work. The prohibited person said he was not supplied in the house. The liquor had been given him by * friend. The Chairman (Mr C. A. Wray, 5.&1.) said the evidence did not bear out the story told him by the man's wife. It was better for all parties that Buch things should be fully inquired into. The Committee unanimously granted, the application for the licenue.