Box Elder News Journal | 1912-02-29 | Page 3 | Judge's Severe Comment

judges severe comment sir matthew begbie chief justice or of british columbia once had before him a man charged having killed another man with a s lid bag the was conclusive and the judge charged tho the jury jur v ac accordingly cordin gly but a verdict of 0 not was promptly brought in the ilic judge was astonished gentlemen Gent leme or the jury he be said this is your erdice erdi ct not mine on your conscience the disgrace will rest many repetitions ot or ouch auch conduct as yours vill make trial by jury a horrible farce and the city of victoria a nest of cainie go 0 o I 1 have nothing more to say ray to you and then turning to the prisoner you are discharged go co and sand bag some of those juryman jurymen jury men inn they hey deerve erve it