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The Fera Perjury Case.- .* , '*r / ' i1 ’* - 1 , V • * * .. * % - • 1 V«* • * V # # . . ■ * -\* * ['\ *• * - # # •*• #• t t * • *4 *• « • «• . t • J (After the grand*jury retired to con-, eider the case of Raffael, the Fernie man charged with attempted murder,[ ' * . ' 1 ' ' ‘ - • 1 * ... * ' r i 1 i ■ 1 7 *the case of-Prank^Fera-of^Greenwoodf; I * ' • ' J * '* 1 r . 1 *_ -■ |('j lt;- - , •retrial of alleged perjury, was taken up. R. M/ Macdonald,/crown prosecutor^ intimated a desire to enter; a. nolle prosequi; but his lordship ^sug-\r ~- • ■- . . I , ' \ » fY'f ' ?.pgested that it would be more in the in-* , * 1 * ( . «r. ' • . 1 ,.*'J V ■** -»•*,* “terest of the iprisoner that the case should be submitted to a jury. This course was adopted and the following petit jury was empannelea: \John A. Hunter, foreman; J. P. Pax-. 1 • • . * • » -» *•.(.•• •• t- 1 • 1- “ t I X J * 1- I % •*ton, D. J. Robertson, J. R. Robertson,.1 * * • lt;f ’ ■ * ' I . ' ’ *J. R. Dunlop, G. Horsyead, C. H. Benedict, H. Caine, J. Teague, W. Gosnel, I, G. Nelson, H. H, Avery and C. Jiczkowicz. - ,^ • * — * * I * 1 ^ *“ • *4 « ^ •Crown Prosecutor Macdonald having no fresh evidence to adduce, his lord-ship directed the jury to return a ver--j ' ,diet of not guilty, which was done, and* • 4the prisoner immediately discharged.— Nelson Daly News.The acquaintances of Prank Fera in Greenwood will, be pleased to hear of his acquital, as it was believed bv those who have known him that there* “A ■ . ' ?* - 1were many weak points in thfe case.
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Greenwood Boundary Creek Times
Greenwood, British Columbia, CA
Fri, Oct 06, 1905
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