SUPREME COURT SESSIONS

West Coast Times, 22 June 1912, Page 4

SUPREME COURT SESSIONS

SE NS AT 10 N A T 111 MINI! EI fi i

JUDGE DISCHARGES JURY

ipnu rn.<ss AR.sotiiA’no’M.—cni'vnfnnr., ULENf-iKIM, Juno 20. When tho Supremo Court resumed this morning for ilio cmitiiiucd bearing of tlio conspiracy charges against ]>in!cy and Walsh, matters took a somewhat sensational form. The Crown Prosecutor intimated to ids Honour that ha had boon informed by the Sergeant of Police that tho foreman of the Jury, Frank Clarke, had visited tho police station last night and interviewed tho prisoners.

His Honour then entered upon a searching inquiry into the matter examining several members of the police force and Clarke on oath.

Hi was stated that Clarke, with another, approached tho accused in tho corridor of tho police cells and were ordered off the premises by tho sergeant. Ir also mentioned that a bottle of whisky was in possession of tho prisoners.-

Clarke explained that ho strongly hula tlie opinion that tho prisoners should not have been detained in gaol tor the night, and after failing in his cilorts lo obtain their release, lie wont down to see if they wore all right. He know nothing about the whisky, and did not consider that lie was doing anything improper. 'Hie Judge treated tho matter as of

serious import, :,nd with great regrot applied, for t’no first tirao in tlie history of the Dominion, Section 431 of The Crimes Act,” and discharged tlio Jury.

The case was then put off until next sittings.

I): reference to tho supply of whisky council for Walsh said that a man in tli3 court was prepared to say ho gave the wliisky to the prisoners. The Judge said lie was prepared to leave tho investigation of that part of the episode to the Crown Prosecutor. Charles Colin Walor Wilkin, for forgery of a cheque of £S 10s, was discharged on his undertaking that lie would repay tho money ho had misappropriated.

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