"Briefly, your grounds of appeal favo that all the witnesses inthe ease, in the Police Court lying," said_ Judge " Sir ain in H.M. Supreme Court when' he dismissed the alibi, whick broke down when Karnail Singh, the man he stated he! had stayed with, denied the story. That being so, he was then properly found guilty of larceny.
inthe police court with. perjui Oh, September 7 he as charged Witnesses were recalled, who reiter ated their statements, and he was committed for trial for perjury.
"On November 1, he came before the Supreme Court on trial by jury. My learned colleague, Judge Grant Jones tried the case," continued Sir Peter Grain, The witnesses were Fecalled, and gave their evidence. 'The defendant was put into the box, made a statement on oath, and waz cross-examined. He said nothing' further, and was then put into the dock," The learned judge omitted to ask him if he had anything further to say to the jadge in his defence. Because of this he was given leave appeal, in case he had something farther to say on his own behalf.
The defendant had only. succeeded in bringing forward some quite imal diserepanecies, and said Il the witnesses had been tell-ike they. were! telling' lies," interject the defendant. only' if they were telling the truth why did. they arent, Matements each tin not aay they "are tating "ed out see, "said the Judge," you do
that they carriage of justice and the appeal was therefore dismissed,
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