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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1928.
YEO TRIAL DEFENCE OPENS
MR. JENKIN SAYS CHEQUES WERE GENUINE.
PROF. SHELLSHEAR TO BE CALLED.
The defence in the forgery one simple question before them trial was opened by Mr. F. C. was "Aya or Nay, were the docu- Jenkin yesterday afternoon wheniments forged?" Counsel apoke for over two hours, pointing out what he considered
Crown Case Criticised,
Referring to the cross-examina- tion of Tsang. On-wing (at the pollco court, Mr. Jenkin said that two thirds of it had been on the writing, which obviously directed to the trick hypothesis. Ono third was directed to Tsang's own hand- writing and Tsang had bean called; to write out copies of the three choques.
Then the Court adjourned and Mr. Messer was next called and had given laboured details,ng to
why the signature in the cheques
were not his and it was quite clear that thore they had the cross- oxamination as to whether or not the signatures were genuine.
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The Crown's Fallure, Mr. Jenkin reminded the jury that although Mr. Messer regard- weaknesses in the case for the If after hearing everything thoyed his cross-examination se "fleh- Crown and Indicating the nature of the evidence he would call onore in a state of doubt about the ing" he, Mr. Messer, knew full well behalf of the prisoner.
case, then the Crown failed. In that a large number of cheques Mr. Jonkin intimated during the such an event there was nothing were examined and that in fact the question was whether the algna- course of his speech that he would more to it.
Mr. Jenkin wont on to say that tures were genuine or forged. not put the prisoner in the wit- mens box and anid that he did that the jury wore the masters of the
Continuing Mr. Jenkin said that entirely on his own responsibility situation and they were absolutely the prosecution had failed to put and asked the jury to suspend the Judges. He was going to place in a very material witness, which judgment on the matter until they before them a few salient factors the jury, as a tribunal of seven understood the nature of the ovi-with reference to the manner in commercial men, would have ex- which the case for the Crown was pected them to put in. Ho refer dence which would be called.
Detailing the evidence the do-presented. He drew attention to red to Mr. Dovey. fence would call Mr. Jenkin said the fact that the defendant was "From the very first," said Mr. the principal witness would be entitled, from the hands of the Jenkin, "Mr. Dovey was in it." Professor Shellshear who would jury, to exactly the same treat- How much Mr. Dovey aaw, Mr. place before the Court in the ment as any other person, and in Jenkin did not know and did not most convincing detail evidence exactly the same manner as if the care. He was consulted at once 17 To make a mistako. for the purpose of demonstrating defendant was a member of any by Mr. King. Mr. Messer told him 18 Pitchora. that the writing and algnatures Institution in which some of the that he had paid Mr. Dovey a fee, Snake-like fish. upon the cheques were genuine. Jury might themselves be concorn-presumably "out of Government
23 Rock containing metal. Mr. Jenkin said that when this ed. If the jury were in that state money, and Mr. Dovey had during 27 ta undecided.
24 Aperture. ovidence was before the jury there of mind whon the Crown case intervals of the case, graced the 29 Kimono sash, would not be a shadow of doubt closed, Mr. Jenkin could not any Court with his presence. "Why 31 To clude. that the signatures were anything how one could be so morally car was Mr. Dovey not called?" he 3 An embankment to prevent in- but genuine ones,
tain as to send anyone to gaol on asked.
undation. Before opening his defence, Mr. that evidence.
Mr. Jonkin said his next point 36 To dedicato. Jenkin said that the first thing He joined his learned friend in was that there were two hypo- 37 Burdens. he had to refer to was the ques- one remark which Mr. Potter made theses in the minds of the Police 38 To rebroadcast tion which was opened when the on opening the case, Living as in the days following January 18.30 To prevent Court adjourned the previous after they did in a small community they Mr. Messer had been asked why
40 To cancel. Hoon. On his return to his cham-got their "intellectual education" ho looked for the vouchere and 41 Small depression.
•
bors, he telephoned to Mr. King from reading the local Press and had tried to dwindle away the and naked the latter if he could they could not escape getting in- importance of that question by. let him (Mr. Jenkin) see the le formation or not. Mr. King, quite proper asked the jury not to take into tion his police instinct, despite the of certain facts. He stating that he had put into opera- ly, naked if the request could be consideration that the defendant fact that he had retired from the put in writing. This was "done
at the same time communicating was under another indictment as police force some eight years ago. to Mr. King the fact that as far well and asked them to banish that. Whether that was satisfactory or
from their minds, as his Lordship was concerned, no
not was a matter entirely for the jury. Jeral ansistance was being render- ed for the production of the docu- mouls.
Mr. Jenkin read the reply he
received:
"In reply to your letter of this afternoon's dato I am ins- tricted by the Captain Superintendent of Police' to inform you that he regreta thut he is unable to, afford you inspection of any of the police records in the case, of the Kingverana Tsang On- wing and another." The letter also thanks for conveying the ruling contained
question.
The Only Question.
Mr. T. H. King, the very astute The jury might, if they wished,Director of Criminal Intelligence, take into their deliberation that had told them that for two weeks the defendant had been guilty of after the discovery the police had, the greatest criminality conceiv- worked on two theories, and it' able. They had the evidence of was interesting to bear in mind the banks and they know defend the explanation of the search for ant drew the money out. But that the vouchers, was absolutely beside the point. The question was whether the cheques by which defendant got the money were forged or other wike.
for
Error of Judgment, Mr. Jenkin proceeded to quote from Mr. Messer's evidence on the question of the search vouchers and anid that the mugges- The issue, being one of forgery, ton of a trick first came from the sumption of innocence is ao great, tinued Mr. Jenkin, "that there has was a very simple one. ""The preps of Mr. Messer himself.
"My contention will be," con- of his Lordship on the point in AO Cogent and so forceful," said
Mr. Jenkin, "that nothing save been a grave error of judgment Mr. Jenkin, continuing, said moral certainly of the guilt of
on the part of various officials of that his Lordship's ruling the man, can shift it."
the Crown, legal and otherwiso. made without knowledge of the fact that the production of the tion of the jury to the deposition and kept to the hypothesis of a Mr. Jenkin then drew the atten- That they have selected the wrong hypothesis, If they had selected documents had been refused. Now of Mr. Black in the Police Court trick upon which they were work- that his Lordship knew, the ruling is cross-examination by the soli
citur defending Yeo was on the for some period then Mr. Jenkin: There was no ob-writing on the face of the cheque, should be dealing with an entirely jest of my making an application hypothesis and also on the signa-
which had relation to the trick different maiter.. tire, which had relation to the theory of forgery. It showed elearly then that the lasuo was whether or not the cheques wero genuine.
would be confirmed?,
Mr. Justice Jack: Yes.
until netually knew that Mr. King refused.
The Defence.
A Brief Interruption.
we
your minds or any suspicions that Whatever else you may have in you may have, the one question we have to do is to look at the evi- dence and see as to whether it in established beyond moral cer- tainly that the onus of the Crown has been discharged."
Mr. Jenkin continued with re-
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Mr. Jenkin then opened the de- fence. Addressing his Lordship] and the jury he said that the ques-j tion, when it was realised exactly Mr. Jenkin proceeding said, it' what the indictment was, was had been suggested that possibly gard to the "uncertainty" of Mr. very simple ane. The defendant he was going to make some very Black and Mr. Messer as to whe was charged in the first place with gross attack on Mr. Messer. That ther or not their signatures were forgery and in the second place never was my intention," said Mr.In fact forged. They had gone with uttering a forged document Jenkin, and gentlemen, I think into the box and put forward many knowing it to be forged.
points which they said pointed to you will agree with me that I the fact that their signatures were three-year-old Albanian student, Rhineland owing to the French The jury would seo that there- never made any such attack." fore the crux of the whole case At this stage a messenger hand-forged. It was known that since Agiviadhbobl, who a year ago authorities' arrest of four German was whether or not the documents ed Mr. Jenkin a letter. On look the Police Court they had aban-shot dead, in a hotel, the Albanian omcials, worlding in the Govern donded some points and brought were forged. If they
were not ing at it, Mr. Jenkin asked his up others. Someone behind the Minister Cenabég, a man in court ment supplies office, on a charge forged, the prisoner could not have, Lordship to excuse him for opening scenes had been responsible for fired seven shots and killed the of espionage, the mon allegedly forged them and could
not be the letter then and there, as it these points. Mr. Black's points accused. guilty of having done so. Further appeared to have emanated from had been.suggested to him by Mr.
belonging to a spying organisation if they wore not forged, the prlean the Police and possibly there Measer and Mr. Hazlerigg and
operating throughout the occupled or could not be convicted of utter- might have been a change of at some of those of Mr. Messer by assassinated Minister's brother,
The assaffant, a servant of the territory-Reuter-««// ing forged documents, since the titude. Mr. Jenkin's optimism Mr. Dovey, who had been paid, documents were not forged.
was, however, not realised, ná ho Counsel went on to aay that the informed his Lorship of this with ovidence was beyond dispute that a simple "no" accompanied by a the cheques were paid in by Yeo, shake of the head, causing laugh.dence when he said that at the
That did not matter at all, for the ter
Missing Evidence.
He referred to Mr. Bluck's evi-
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