SALE OF HONOURS.
IMPRISONMENT AND FINE.
MAUNDY GREGORY SENTENCED. COUNSEL'S PLEA FOR LENIENCY. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Fob. 22, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 21. Maundy Gregory, editor of the Whitehall Gazette, withdrew his plea of not guilty, and was sentenced lo two months’ imprisonment and lined £SO with 50 guineas costs. Air W. N. Birkett, K.C. for Gregory, urged leniency in view of the fact that the case was Hie first of its kind. Gregory would not repeat the offence.
Maundy Gregory was charged al Bow Street Police Court with an offence against the Honours Prevention of Abuses Art. The Attorney-General, Sir Thomas Inskip, stated that Lieut-enant-Commander Edward Leake was approached by a stranger named 'Mortal, who said the. highest authorities desired to honour him. Ho arranged a meeting with Gregory, who suggested a payment of £IO,OOO or £12,000, and discussed the prices of honours ranging over a nunioer of years. Accused produced a document detailing his credentials, including ills orders and war record, also power of nlloriioy hold of -certain people-.
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Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18877, 22 February 1933, Page 7
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