MAN WITH BOMB

Waipa Post, Volume 45, Issue 3210, 30 July 1932, Page 5

MAN WITH BOMB

RUSSIAN FOUND GUILTY.

(By Telegraph. Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day.

Alleged to have been in possession of geugnite and bombs, with intent to commit a crime, George Sargiff, aged 42, a Russian seaman, who was arrested in Princes Street on May 19, was found guilty by a jury in the Supreme Court yesterday. The case was heard before Mr Justice Smith. Accused was charged with procuring gelignite, without lawful right; with having in his possession gelignite, with intent to commit a crime; and with having in his possession a certain dangerous engine, a bomb, with intent to commit a crime. Counsel for the defence objected to a further charge of being in possession of gelignite, without lawful purpose, on the grounds that this was not an indictable offence, and the charge was withdrawn. '

His Honour said that the whole question for the jury was whether accused had intent to commit a crime. It might be taken for granted that the allegation of possession had been proved. His Honour directed the jury to acquit on the charge of unlawfully procuring possession of gelignite. "However much you may think the case reeks of suspicion, there is no, evidence as to how the geljg-* •nite was procured," he said. I"' Accused was found guilty, on the counts of. being in possession of gelignite and a- bomb with intent to commit a crimen H§ was- remanded for sentence. '