THE BABY-FARMING CASE.
MRS DEAN COMMITTED FOR
TRIAL.
CHARLES DEAN DISCHARGED.
(BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
Invercargill, bhis day. At the Magistrate's Courb, on Saturday, Mr Poynton committed Minnie Dean for trial on a charge of murder of Dorothy Edith Carter, and discharged Charles Dean. He said there was no evidence ab all against Dean, and that be left the Court wibhoub a stain on bis characber. "■ The police were, however, justified in arresting him, as they did nob know whab evidence might crop up. He thoughb, where a husband and wife lived together, and bodies were found buried in their garden, ib waa quite within reason that the police should suspecb bhe hu3band of being connected, and bad bhere been any evidence againsb him ab air he would certainly have committed him. Mr Hanlon, solicibor for bhe accused, admitted that the police had acted fairly, and were entitled to credit for the way they had worked up the case. Dean shook hands with his solicibor, and lefb his wife bo be tried ab the sitting of the Supreme Courb opening on Tuesday nexb.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 157, 10 June 1895, Page 3
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182THE BABY-FARMING CASE. Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 157, 10 June 1895, Page 3
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