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(Continued from Page 2) pointing down towards them merely to show them you were armed? That was my intention, to frighten them.
TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1930.
EARLIER · TELEGRAMS,
THE AMERICA CUP.
New York, July 16. The crews of both yachts spent a boxy day repairing the damage sustained yesterday and there is no doubt that both are equally di for to-morrow's race. Sir Thomas Lipton had a long conference with his experts when every detail of the first race was carefully review- ed and to-day's strategy was mapped out. It transpires that, before Did you really think they had finishing the race, Shamrock sustained an accident to her bowsprit which would have left her as helpless as the Resolute had the ac- seen you inside--yes.
been replaced. And with the rifle pointing atcident occurred earlier. The faulty spar has now
Sandy Hook, July 17. them and they taking no notice. since they did not move, you still) Both boats crossed the starting line practically simultaneously think they
you? The at 1.46 in the afternoon. The wind was of the lightest. Resolute [rifle went off so quickly, before I seemed to outdo Shamrock beating to windward the swell troubling
was aware of it.
the challenger. Both boats approached the first mark of the trian- Dont you think it was a very gular course at increasing speed. Resoluts rounded at 433.92 and Careless thing, grossly careless, for Shamrock at 4515. The latter had to make five attempts at round- a man in your state to point aling and when she succeeded Resolute was two miles ahead. Sham- loaded ride at two men with your rock now seemed hopeless, but shortly afterwards the wind shifted finger on the trigger, kaowing completely, turning the tables with Shamrock gaining rapidly. [nothing of who they were-1 dl Nevertheless, with a continuation of Buky weather, Resolute rounded fit to frighten them.
the second mark at 7.1.6 and Shamrock just previously had been a half-hour behind. A drifting match continued till the end.
MRS
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His Lordship: Halyon a paliże hist in the house
Prisoner Yes. Unfortunately
I couldn't fad it at the time.
Surgeon Commander Babbing- ton. RN. deposed that prisoner
BOLIVIAN REVOLT.
Buenos Aires, July 15.
Senor Escalier, the leader of the Bolivian republican party on being interviewed prior to his departure to join the new Bolivian Government, declared that the atter did not contemplate a policy hostile to foreign states, particularly Chile. The Government would
ubmit its just aspirations to the League of Nations.
BIG OIL DISCOVERY REPORTED.
London, July 17.
The "Daily Mail New York correspondent states that Daniels and Payne who are visiting the Alaskan coalfelds are also investi-
was in such a state of health that Eating reports of the discovery of oil in south-west Alaska. A des the gun might have been inadvertroyer has been sent to the spot and it is reported that thirty-five
thousand acres have already been staked of by prospectors. tently fired by him. He was very neurotic and easily excitable.
L: Thornton, R.N. said he knew prisoner's rifle and had used it. : had then a light pull-light or heavy it was possible for a ride to he discharged by an excited man. That sort of thing happened on a rifle range.
Mr. Jenkin said it might be better if it were settled what was to be submitted to the jury. Otherwise they might be at cross purposes and might be arguing from different points of view re sulting in loss of time.
The Attorney General: li i: can be settled is might be very convenient
His Lordship? On the evidence
I thought of putting it something
in this way: First of all, did defendant intend to brea! We'de
CHINESE COAL FOR FRANCE.
Paris, July 18. The Chinese Legation denies that China has promised France delivery of one hundred thousand tons of coal at Marseilles
CORNELL COACH DEAD.
New York, July 18. The death is announced of Mr. Courtney, the Cornell Coach
EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
From Our Own Correspondents.) SINGAPORE'S TRADE FOR 1919.
Singapore, July 19.
The Colonial report for 1919 shows that the revenue was $34.- ceased or either of them? Second-0000, a rise of $4,500,000. Trade has improved very greatly. The 1. did he deliberately point the Government has made settled policy not to interfere with exchange. ride at deceased or either of them Big general developments are pending.
without actually meaning to fire.
I propose to say that in my opin ion, if either of these questions is answered in the affirmative that, would be equivalent to finding him railty. I propose also to pat a
FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA,
Singapore, July 19.
a light to Australia.
Lt. Pater and Lt. Melatosh, who are on third question: Did the defen: are due to-morrow.
dan merely mean to show or die-
play his weapon without any in-
tention of levelling it or painting
barglars. He and I should say that if the jury this he was entitled to say might have turned on the light, answer third question in thewhat he wished within the hound shouted, showed them the gus pro- affirmative that would be equi decency and fair criticism.perly or even have fired in the air. valent to a not guilty. That is They could imagine nothing more Instead he held his ride in a posi
thantion in which the men were least shortly how it appears to me now-thoughtless and foolhardy
The Attorney General suggest-
it et deceased or his companion.agater and in a case such as these men were
ed a further point: Did the pri-the sending by the Police of a likely to see it, and obsessed with soner act with gross negligence in couple of men to patrol around at his belief that they were thieves, pointing bis loaded rifle in the midnight in masti, clothed in fact watched them a while and then. Once the CrOWD direction of two men, with finger 33 the thieves themselves might thinking his suspicious confirmed.
No pretence was shot at one. on the trigger. he being in such be clothed.
state of berres as not to be made that the residents had ever proved the killing of a man it was been told about these men, except for the prisoner to prove that the under control.
casual reply that some killing was justifiable or that it Hia Lordship: Such negligence for a
loiterers "might be two of our was accident and not negligence. as to be culpable?
men."
Mr. Jenkin pointed the He asked the jury to find that the The Attorney General: Yes. His Lordship: That is: alanxieties of the residen's, dwell-hot-was fired intentionally, or, though he didn't mean to level iting on the worry occasioned to pro- falling that, that the rifle
The Attorney General: Yes.
make
warranted
His
2
minutes. Het it
TEM.
to was reasonable
was
сод
he should have taken care not to tect. The whole case turned on Frinted and accidentally vest off; level it?
the noteation or otherwise of pri- in the third alternative that pri- soner to level his rifle, and he soner was guilty of gross neglig His Lordabip: I will consider pointed out that had he wanted to crce in so holding a rifle with his that point
shoot these men prisoner would twitching finger on the trigger.
Summing up His Lordship said Mr. Jenkin: The view I take is not have watched them through
natural that prisoner that the question. of culpability the door for two and gross negligence sufficient to would have done it at once, since hoold bave the major portion of a man guilty of man- he would have got the gun with public sympathy; it was more diffi cult to sympathise with the lot of was quite slaughter does not arise. I think, that intention... He
the policeman. When people unless the poss233ion of the dan-proper in taking the gun down-
expect the gerous weapon is in itself unlaw-stairs, since he had reasonable made complaints to the police it falin the circumstances un-ground for apprehending danger police to give protection and to to his wife and family. Inspector contemplate that there would be man Kent would have them believe police officers sent to the vicinity. Lordship: I! examines a loaded ride in his own that the shot was first delibera It was impossible that they should kitchen, fools about with it, holds tely, but nothing magical came be expected to ring up and warn it in the direction of someone and out of a policeman's mouth: he householders not to shoot the it goes off and kills that person, was no greater recorder of what constables. Their risk was that may be manslaughter. was said in his hearing than any-siderable and it was not fair to The Attorney General: An actione else. It was a policeman's add to it the chance of misappren- itself harmful, but, culpable be-duty to take a note of prisoner'ssion on the householders' part. cause of the
negligence statements either all or nothing. He wanted the jury therefore to shown. That is where, the man-Prisoner might very easily have start considering the case from a slaughter comes in.
qualified his alleged remark in position of neutrality, remember- Mr. Jenkin: The main ques- the further conversation which ing the words of their oath.
The jury retired at 4.43 and tions must be these: Was the rise the Inspector had forgotten to
after fifteen minutes' absence deliberatety levelled at one or give.
a 6-1 verdict of not other of the men; and: Was it de- The Attorney General said he re brought in liberately discharged.
fused to believe that the residents guilty.
Prisoner was discharged. His Lordship: Yes. In either were really panic stricken, al
His Lordship thought the jury of those cases it would be man- though burglaries, whether would like to express their sym slaughter, in greater or lesser sneak thieves or more daring via athy with the family of the con
ters, were doubtless unpleasant fatáble, and the foreman agreed.. In the course of an able address No violence had been reported, In His Lordship asked the At Mr. Jenkin said it did not lie to only one case was anything stolen (torney General to convey it to the his mouth nor in the mouth of and in another the burglars ran CS.P. anyone getting protection from when the lights were on. “He was Prisoner, who had broken down the police to criticise their prepared to believe that prisoner several times in the later stages methods under given - circum- was in such a state of nerves that if the hearing was heartily greet- stances: but in a trial for man-lhe jumped to the conclusion that led by many friends.
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