Acquitted

W. M. Creighton

From Our Own Correspondent MADANG, February 10.

Rlliam Mervyn Creigh

TON, European Medical Assis tant, was found not guilty of , capital offence against a native roman by a jury panel of four at ds retrial at Madang Supreme Jourt this week.

Creighton had previously been Dund guilty of the charge and sen enced by Judge Gore to 4 h years’ nprisonment. He appealed and the .ustralian High Court quashed the sntence and ordered a new trial.

Judge Bignold presided at the re rial. Mr. Dudley Jones appeared 5r defendant and Mr. A. Driscoil Dr the prosecution. The defence r as that Creighton had been the ictim of a conspiracy between a ative woman, Walin-Bunmunga, nd a police corporal named Dopi