A SERIOUS CHARGE
i DEFENCE OFFICER COMMITTED \ FOR TRIAL. WANGANIII, May 30. As a sequel, to tho recent death of a young woman, Edna Beatrice Hogg, in the VVanganui Hospital, Richard Patrick Pollard, sergeant-major in tho Defence Forces at Hawera, was charged at the Magistrate's Court to-day with using an instrument for ah unlawful purpose. „ Dr. Earle, honorary surgeon at Wanaanui Hospital} said that the woman's death was due to.blood poisoning. The principal witness for the' police •was Frederick Timms, a typewriter expert, .who stated that a letter purporting to be sent-,by accused to deceased was typed on a, Royal Barlock type■writer in the Defence Office, at Hawera. He said the machine had imoerfections in certain letters which were repeated consistently in. the correspondence, which was typed on a machine. : Accused pleaded not guilty and was committed for trial. '
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8463, 31 May 1916, Page 5
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