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FAMOUS HANGMAN
DEAD
The death bas occurred at Bradford. James Barry, formerly hangman of Eng
toriocar Berry put to death over 200 munderort offinted is the stampted exequtions Jon Lee, of Babbacombe, where the shorit inactered alias the drop had halle released front petal servitude within re to sot for the third sins. Los
cene yours on the completion of his re- duced lifa senfance.
On his retirement Bercy undertook leoparing tour, and subsequently acted lay preacher. He also became. » poultry farmer in his nativo bara
X Mr. Lowe had been present at that moeting and had heard what I said I do no think he would have written as he has done Before I spoke I did not take the trouble
by supporting the revolution - I told,the to cairdlate whether I should win or lose shareholders present that I held old shares: and new shares, and Father I had al-man yo sidance on one count, and the M. Sada mid that was so. If there ways been under the impresion that the jury returned, a verdict of not guilty on and dishonest baking. dve to dividend would be paid pro raba on the that particular count, then they would Mr. Sha p-Somewhere about that paramours paid up, and for that reason I up he left with only one remaining count
ported the resolution
Yours faithfully.
He submitted that the law. set up by his be compelled to Live particular in this case, ranned friends w. bopalssly wrong. wate sot suficient, and there must be an Vague suggestions of georal dishonesty allegation of a precise crime.
Board of Ends under the authority
Co of the biggest intron of illicit sharsoter of Laditor and shareholder, hamaluding some if the mot
dhe history of the Colony was published a procffiounin lung leter In the conferred by many Acts of Parli arraigned, belga
Justice made yesterday by Revenge Ohlone Wi-Frons at the end of which he anggests that gover almost every branch of Compuets Puison Jilge in the Supreme don, who discovered 4,000 tools of an attempted to malad the meeting of their working. One of the most Court yesterday on big count of borin oog, ontut steward of the ship into believing that I was voting contrary to drug on the atomhip Longmang shareholdere held on the 25th October, intricate matters with which the in unlawful position of property stolen who is alleged to be the owner of the Commissioners will have to deal |éroad. The property referred to a dope was romandat at the Police
my own interest. will be the question of 13,500 Kwongtung bank notes of a faro Court to-day on a change of having it rates, the hopelessly involved con- valio e o ench, or a total value of uslayfully in his poncesion ditions now in existence having long #62,500, been a source of grave handicap to every industry which bus to send goods from one point to another. Case after case has been brought for ward of goods being delivered in London and other great centres of population from foreign countries at cheaper rates than from British" dise tricts hall the distance away. Cotton stuffs have come to London at cheaper rates from Germany than from Lanca- shire. Poultry Las come at a cheaper Continning the discussion rate from Antwerp than froin Har Mr. Sharp submitted that the indict wich Eggs have come at a mach ment manbaolacely correct and that they lower freight from Normandy, Den-ould not be called upon to add in it in any mark, Russia, and Brittany than from Ay. The Attorney General bad first of
Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. J. A., 8. The Crown was represented by the Buckl, K.O.. Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., and M. Eldon Foster, who, ware instrupted and Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, while Mr. M. by Mr. JIP Kamp (Crown Solicitor) W. Stade, N.C., instructed by Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton, sppeared for the accused.
As stated in yesterday's Issie, Mr.iod. Sido moved to quash the indictment on the ground that it did not stab the arima with which the socused were charged with sufficient particularity.
His Lordship-The
Mr. Bhade. Now I do soduse them of
bechutely altering their case in the Court below. That was never suggested in the Cours below. The case then set up was that a safe was broken, open and the notes were mining. Hack at the onse givensby my friend now! We bed to meet on con
if
Hongkong, Nov. 95.
BOWLEY.
he was going to be bluffed into taking
Koswer like that.
5,30 p.m-Organ Recital St. Johns Ireland. Fineapples from the Azores All Followed the exact wards of the section.
with which he could deal with evidence. One perimed that the Crown would suc ceed in adducing some evidence whic would require to be robuted, bus the question was. On what? Ho wanted to know exantly. Austevoll, how to shape in the Court below and the charges here
count left in the indictment, it was his cross-cxamination There being only a turned into an entirely different case. My friend is going to trant it that there is some dishonestly somewhere, and rays, during a time of civil commotion i
recessary in order thas justice should be Flis Lordship-Were these things taken done, find the Crown thould check which We'll hang these fallows anyhow."
When the Court at this morning. Mr-up in that indictment they would proceed" at the various charges they had rolled His Lordship. You will be able to tell Potter said he proposed to enlarge the par with. the jury. came to England cheaper because they neessary aberwins.
a neatly sa (bay could be followed with
Mr. Slade-I want to know exac 18. | ticulars in a
exactly the
na may which he thought would The word charge that is going to be made
meet any possible objection by the ther were imported via Dieppe than if they stolen" was used as it was in parallel there men. I think I am at liberty to say idee proposed to send the indict
gainet Imd come direct. One of the greatest indictments at Home; it was used in the that to charge made against us tatakan or carry away so that it would rest went by including the words, stolen, difficulties ander which British traders ordinary sense in which the word "stolen" ad curatiusive evidence as ever was set up ment was stolen, taken or carried away
the Court below was met by a absolute
that the property referred to in the indict. suffer ia the fact that there is no was used. Certainly there was a definition in a Court of justion, and, knowing that certain persons to the Attorney General Mr. Slade. I don't know that they ca standard schedule of railway rates, and he should say that that would rather they are shifting their ground satirely so
La Conroid the effech of that evidence........
unknown, and between July 9th and aniond by adding a count. I don't want They hardly ever know exactly what is the cass than otherwise, but for the His Lordship-They, are not calling any
August 11th, 1912. they will have to pay. The conditions is was necessary: There was a définition in
of the Crown he did not know that fresh wiessen, purpose
His Lordship. That carrows down the bus I want the matter to be treated so to impede the trial of this caso still," first count to larceny.
MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW,
2.30 p.m.-Anction of Bicycles at Mesery Hughes & Hough Sales
Rooms.
9.220 pin-Auction of Furniture Mesra. Hughes and Hough's Roun
ak
Sales
4 p..petion of Valuable Chinos,
Porcelain At Messi Hughes & Houge ruling at present may well be des- it of what was meant by "stoles," so that to be shaped entirely different,
Sales Rocana.
General Memoranda,
THURSDAY, "Norimber 27
Ripon Terrace.
br
His Lordship: They can still charye: the offenco alternatively indictmon
Mr. Stade They have to do a new
His Lordship Or amend now
Mr. Blade-No, but the evidence is going cribed as chaotic, and one of the most if there was any question at all they found Mr. Slade,
His Lordship-I have noted your point, important tasks of the Commissioners it in the indictment-ilself..
Mr. Slade-Does your Lordship allow will be to evolve some systematic
Mr. Slade remarked that the form of the date, between the 20th July and” the Lordahin, meferred to section 60 of the of several things-certainly one of two
26th August, and the place. "the town of
His Lordship
vatand 7
verdict of guilty might really mean one His Lordship: As the indictment stands
Mr. Potter said it did, and he pointed that these prisoners will baro the same misunderstanding later. The count would in this Court. this out so that there would be no fair chances that ordinary prisoners have
but a belement of larceny by bailes. I now permit him to prove not only larceny
Laremy Ordinance he would find that where a man was charged with larceny and things.
would be convicted of
11.m.- Auction of Furniture at No. 5cheme whereby the ruilwore will indictment given in Archbold, and sp Canton, to at will seu as we get on the evidence pro amberalent and mean, really, one of a great many things.
3 pm —Auction of 48. Atlantis
at Messrs, Hughes and Hough's Sales Roems.
5 p.pening of St. Androw's Church.
Hall, Kuwlonn.
FDAY, November 28-
11a.m.-Auction of Hiscoll-nrow Stock
at Mearts. Hughes and Lough's Sales
Kocma
1.50 pm -Auction of Furniture at No.
1 Durbar Villas, Kowloon,
atoled, and carried away," which was quits proved by Lord Alverstone, wea, “taken, different thing to plain "stolen," which covered all rozin - f things.
help rather than injure the national industries.. Although no definite reference to nationalisation is included in the reference of the Commission,
His Lordship (to Mr. Sharp). Ton here the wide nature of the instructions to to proru guilty knowledge of something... the Commission makes it practically tiled to prove under the section were,
Mr. Sharp, sald the points they were certain that this question will be (1) That prisoners had the notes in their included in their inquiries. The possessium, (3) That the notes were stolen 1.30 p.m. Auction of Furnitors at Mr institution of such an inquiry into taide the colony-stolen by ybody
Gen, P. Lammert's Salo. Roung, uationalisation was foreshadowed by solen as to what time they knew it, he 3) That the pris-ners know the notes war SATURDAY, Nevrinber
2.31 pm.-Auction of Furniture
Mr. Asquith in a speech to a deputa-submitted that that was quita immaterial Mera Hapher & Hough's Sales tion of trade union leaders and Socialists who waited on him at the House of Commons in May last year So far as I am personally con- do not think at this moment that the cerned," and the Prime Minister,
Burden of proof which rests on those
Rooms.
Rooms.
at
4p.m. Auction f Drawn Thend Work at Meners Hughes & Hough's Sales Blox Ay, December 1:-
3p.Anction of Ten Lots of Crows Land at He Mun Tui, by Public
orks Department.
The Chim Mail.
HOMATONG, TONDAY, Nov. 23, 1033.
-IS-RAILWAYNATION- ALISATION COMING?
cama within that section...
embezzlement, be Mr. Slado submitted that it might
The two accused were then charged, and pleaded not guilty on both counts.
The following jury, was empanelled vice versa. The second count DOA count which contained more than one
urmemmary. It was merely pist in to alternative Dover a possible misdemeanour. It is only charge was absolutely bad. The countr being in substance bad, then the only His Lordabip-That covere embezzle-proper course to adopt was that the Crown mot, fraudulent disposition do?
Mr. Potter-Exactly. Section 50 shows which one of taces several felonies. they should be put to their election to exactly what would cover,
R. L. Bridger (foreman), E. Ellis, M. Fernandes, J... D. Ferguson, A. steven- BD, G. P. da Graz at
and S A. Saphor.
our report elused.
Mr. Sharp then opened the case for the Crown at length, and was so engaged when
Mr. Shae I would ask your Lordship guilty on the second count. to direct the jury to return a verdict of not
His Lordship-The second is withdraws. Mr. Side The Crown is pot proceeding
with that count, therefore I ask for a plea
of not guilty.
General will enter a nolla prequ
Mr. Potter--The learned Attorney
Mr. Sade-You cannot enter
a
would proceed with His Lordship would seo la was not a question of charging the offences wers different. He had shown same offenge in different language the alearly that the defence was likely to be eribarrassed by the procedure adopted by the Crown, therefore he asked for the Crown to be put to their election.
end objection now was that the ima Mr. Potter said be understood his
dictment was bad from duplicity: As » matter of fact, he thought Mr. Slade was rather wasting the time of his Lordship and the jury, because this same objec
Mr. Slade The Crown know their case. Mr. Potter-They don't know yours. whole way through. The whole of our Mr. Sinde. They know our asso the
fully in the Court below. That statement evidence was given perfectly frankly and that they do not know our care le a las and is not true. They know precisely the case which is being sat up by the defence. Therefore they are not la the slightest difficultly of kind, sort or description if this course, as Mr. Sharp says, they are relying is a straightforward presention. If of equi after the case has gone to the Mr. Potter-I don't object in the least cause they don't want to define the crime. on particular general dishonesty, then of
I won't van argue it. which they really allege.
His Lordship (to the jury)-The second His Lordship-No doubt the indictment not being proceeded with, and
particularised. under section 79 it should be much more
that count. gally on Mr. Blade. It is not formally right un-
want the substance: I want to know what not trying to gain any unfair advantage. I calars on which they are relying. Fam
the men are charged with 7 good as it stands.
His Lordship.-I think the indictment is Mr. Blade. I think not, I want to be. concerned — employers, employees,tified that the mon bellared the property good reasons. I want to know with what further remarks The prosecution had ver, indictment stood, să”: any rate without goarded against general allegations for very felony they charge us with what misdeainty given the defence part of what they particles, and if it did so go on at the meanour they charge us
yesterday and failed to request of the Crown, he should feel it His Lordship-Learned counsel for the. He wished to point out that the par his duty to hear the point of law argued.,
Healers supplied; coupled with the facts Crown says he does not know.
Mr. Potter: May. I have it quite clear
who argue in favour of nationalisation the section. where they came from is formally right under- vection 20, both direct you to, And-a vardiet of not so was taken yesterday and wAR OYAK.
and
Prima facis he took it that the meaning was that if they know at the time they vere found with the notes in their posses in that those notes ware stolen, they His Lordship: I may Hay I am"not
the bank unteste taken in familiar with the depositious of the facta. You must establish some concitaion that wore lareanons way or in a way that comes under
Mr. Sharp;
!1;: what they were, is very fully dealt with in depositions. Counsel refe red his Lordship 'the avidence that has been given on the
of sull investigation That investiga and the jury protty exsety as to bow and the Crown would satisfy his Lordship tion ought not to be one-sided or when these zoods were stolen. It was not partial, bat ought to embrace oppor-the exact nature of the offence, nor that his necessary that the prisoner should know tunities for hearing-all-the-interests knowledge should amount to a certainty it
was sufficient that the jury should
has been satisfied. But the question is a very large and complex one, and
Mr. FotterYour Lordship appreciates ruled by his Lordship dedafely deciding. that this is purely a technical point, and that the indictment was good. that.by withdrawing the second count I do His Lordship romarked that what he
I think in all its aspects it is worthy to Halabary (p. 881) and said he thought der section 80. They must give the parts not abandon one merit of the case T
and public, which, after all, comes in and is, perhape, on the whole the most important factor in the case." The possibility of State purchase of
ment
TH
...
Mr. Slade---There are none to abandon, (- said was that the indiotmans, appeared His Lordship don't know, and the them to be in good form, but be did no jury 'don't' know.
we know, and would wait until he heard the ship advice we outer a plea of not guiltying Mr. Sharp's opening he expressed the Foreman of the Jury-On your Lord opening of leaned Counsel, `After boar on the second, com
- Mr. Blade said he wished to makes for opinion that he could not go on as the
aakad ng asost of
me objection as he took when he moved
His Lordship to Mr. Eado) Is that
Mr. Blade Fo... And my friend knows
quash, the indictarent, as it had been ruled was the one I raised originally, I ain to quash the indictment, but his application was different now, sa ha could not move to it quite well. The objection of duplicity" order, and the prisoners were in charge zew asking the Court to use, its powers Hos as to which charge they proceeded meat by puiting the Crown to their bleo- apply that the pr sacation be put to electo cure the inherent vice in this indios
it. What, he could now do was
upon in this one chant, whith contained tier as to which of the paypal chiazzen
to have been stolen or dishonestly obtained.
Mr. Slads said the cases mentioned were As would be gathered in several of
goods stolen in the country those which referred to receiving, stalen Iteuter's telegrams recently a very
Mr. Sharp replied that the position great change may not be improbable the railways was contemplated in the and that it was sufficient that the prisoner wall he acnet prove it and he wants to go native crimes committed by several and
A closely anslagons as it could possibly be, in the Cours below. He knows perfectly the count bad Es daplicity, for is it were that this objection is because of dupli- . Mr. Blade. He knows what was alleged outlined by Mr. Sharp yesterday, still left
charged, scoording to his opening, alber-alty? in the ownership of British railways Railway Act of 1844, when it was believednasty obtained. He refered to is they fled the indictment to different people: It in because the
that property had stolen on with a suggestion of dishonesty. in fact, it is common knowledge laid down that alter the expiration of judgment under the bonding **Indict- that the Royal Commission recently twenty-one years any railway con-ve been folea hich stated, our case. At any rate we are here to try
this fores. knowing them Mr. Sharp-I think we shall make good appointed may be the first step to-structed after January 1, 1815, should Actual knowledge is sufficient to sustain to do wo wards State ownership. The Com- be liable to be purchased by the State, ib. The knowledge charged in the undict. Bis Lordship-It seems to me the form mission was appointed to inquire into for a sum equal to twenty-one years be required if the person had antaly seets should arise which you (Mr. Slade) desire) i need not be such knowledge as would of indictment is good. I say new mitter the relationship between the railway sible profits for the previous threepared to say that in opening the case hear glade-Before I call my three or four sepamte chargesh
parchage of the average annual divi-the alleged property stolen. He was pre- to rebut. I shall take very good cars you companies and the State in respect
would disclose all the dircumstances of the Mr.
included in they will proceed upon: of matters other than safety of work-year, provided that these profits that but it was necessary to name the don't know what I am going to meet His Lordship. Do you is, at various Mr. Potter gut thee Mr. Blade was ing and conditions of employment, Of the present total milenge all but particulaca
shall not equal or exceed 10 per cent person who stole the notes
His Lordship-When I have heard themes or by various people going back to the same old point. Thiers His Lordship: Can you give your friend apening I shall be able to say whether Mr. Slade-By various people at vaTİON: and to report what changes, if any, just 2,000 miles has come into exist
call on the Crown to give particular or not. ber of them What Mr. Bharp abated, matter how was twisted. So far is times. There is almost an indsinis maths only one charge in the count, na Mr. Sharp; If ten words safios, certain.
Mr. Blade--I want bo are desirable in that relationship ence since 1815, so that practically
before they open their Camp Bow Counsel continued, that there were the censed wees poncerned there was Mr. Skadar Ten This important inquiry will cover the whole railway system is by Act
words will not do. can-I cross-examine if I don't know their north of notes in the sale of the cnn chaga under sechides 80. So far as
How practically the whole question of rail- of Parliament open to purchase. At
part det ledicapped every turn, nossa gons. That was, bis italament of the seconized, were not charged with It bound to prove the case they are going to responsible officials returned on the 10th
and the was ommitted in Canton by someone, but way working in England, and the expert estimate pinces the price to be
skaminations. If one cross what he was going to prove. Then he said His friend said the accused wore charged lenormous dimensions of the task con- paid ander the provisions of the Act
a csas în that way with Any possible, bona alternatively that if he failed to prove that with possession of two different lots of the-wares in the boxes were part of the
I want. it in writing.
l'enabled to do so, t
cumal nen in operim share is some
Mr. Sharp I will disclose all the case. Under this indictment they are not Jämon on the 11th August, and when the the principal offence was concerned, is ibing in Mr. Jude's grieratico." Stolen may mean soything at all, and. So wants to
Eis-Lordship: think
know what you really mean, what you are of
la to conduct
fronting the Cominimioners may be of the Act of 18Hat £1,052,000,000, relying upon VMIGRANT JUN 27 Aone have taken your 0000 which they alleged war flooted Tote This waarabworthy on the
For between the 11th and 19th August that he lace at
of $700,000, which had previously been weld then ask the jury to contich the prisoners because the notes were portion
Tafil out to varions, persons for
-the troops
seen at a glance in the following Nationalization is by no means new to prove the nature of the print pal offence, Mr Blade. I have my rem
Mr. Bharp wald i was not even neCOMBATY. objection o table giving the main figures in con- to the railway world. A return issued as long as the jury were misded that the case proceeds and anything happens
hava my remedy if the nection with the railways as they in September last, dealing with the Prisoners believed the pipperty had been Hi LordshipParticulars of time sod stood at the end of 1912
stolen or dishonestly obtained: He could place must be given. British Colonies and forty two not pat is marrongly than that.
Ma Sharp-Labail disclose all Miles of fine open
29,441 foreign States, showed that there is ans have some fuitation haren aan word
Hi Tandahip Diaboreedy obtained know has I evuld not, de mymall in one of Total capital
£1334,963,518 total of 174,917 miles owned by the • Mr. Sharp ri -E- think your Lordship. Passengers carried
1,294,337,048 Governments and 424,232
should not ammis, that the word is used in Funda oni mlies any anal sense, and we outainly say 520,279,198 owned by private companies.
that it is not. We are paing the word, no £123,558,417
Innderstand
Weight of goods carried.
(tone)**** Gross receipta Working expenses
Glyns, 44 old Bond St. Not profita
-Average dívidadā (per cant.).
Rates and taxes paid.
{'Annual coul bill.
Annual wage bill £1758)
·£81,224,343
£47,529,064 Mr. A. C. Pearson, who has been
3.52
spending £6,129,00 £8,201,000 £18,004,127 this
The urgent need for such an inqu
THE EDWARD DISPENSARY, that now proposed has long been
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