Heavy Penalties Imposed in the Attfield Case: a Petition Being Raised London, Oct. 16.
The King's Bench yesterday heard the alleged gun-running case against James Attfeld and his son, il Attfeld, in which the right to recover heavy)
under the Customs Acts mpting to export machine-
Besides James and Cecil Attfetd, there were two other defendants, Charles Philip Hinman and Frederick Gerley Firmin, The prosecuting counsel stated that Captain Attfold entered into an agreement with Vickers, Ld., to 86 machine-guns, but the of Trade refused the application for permission for their export. Hinman bought a fishing-smack and the guns were placed on board and transhipped toa Dutch steamer at sea.
Cecil Attfeld, Hinman and Fir-min pleaded guilty. James Attfield pleaded not guilty.
The jury faind against Cecil Attfield in the sum of £26,076 and against Firmin and Hinggn £15,960 each. They _gave™ their Yerdict for James Attfeld without costs, Judgment was delivered accordingly.
Later.
'A. petition is being raised for the release of Cecil Attficld and Hinman, who have been virtually imprisoned for life as both are unable to pay the enormous penalties imposed, is pointed out that Lord Darling refused to agree to immediate execution=-of Firmin's penalty—Routes.
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