The Dean Case.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XVII, Issue 3024, 8 July 1895, Page 3

The Dean Case.

Mr A, 0. Hanlon. counsel for Minnie Dean, has forwarded the. following application to the Attorney-General:—• ' Regina v Minnie Dean. Application is hereby made for leave m writing to move tbe Court of Appeal of New Zealand for leave to appeal herein, on the ground that npon the trial of the prisoner Minnie Dean before his Honor Mr Justice Williams for the murder of a child named Dorothy E^ith Carter, the evidence hereinafter referred to was improperly admitted. At thfl trial the learned counsel for the Crown tendered evidence to the effect that the prisoner received into her possession that child named Eva Hornsby, and that that child was murdered, the object of the evidence being to show that the death of Dorothy Edith Carter was not accidental* Learn ed coum el wit h the samt object, also tendered evidence m regard to the death of th^child whose skeleton was founl m the garden at the prisoner's residence. This evidence was objected to by ma, bnt hia Honour overruled the objection and admitted it* I then attked his Honour to reserve the question under section 412 (3) of theCriminal Cod 6 Act 1893. This hia Honor refused to do, but took a not© of the objection, and this application is now made under section 413 (1) of the code. ■ Dated at Danedinthia Brd' day of July, 1805. Aii?. 0, Hanlon, Counsel for the prisoner. To the Attorney-General of the Cuioiiy of New Zealand.'