CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 146, 21 June 1901, Page 4

CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER.

At the Police Court to-day, before Mr T. Hutchison, S.M., Emil Berger, remanded from last week, was charged with having at Ardmore, on the sth inst., attempted to murder his wife. Sub-Inspector 'Mitchell said the police were ready to go on with the case, with the exception of the evidence of Mr Pond, Colonial Ayalyst, whose analysis was not yet completed. A further remand was there* fore asked for.

Prisoner objected to the remand. The sub-inspector, in reply to the Bench, said it was suggested that the poison alleged to have been administered required peculiar attention at the hands of the analyst.

His Worship: "What is the poison? Sub-Inspector: Some preparation of aconite I believe, but I do not know what.

His Worship: I would like to know why the analyst, having had the sample since the 7th Inst, is not ready. I think the analysis ought to be completed by now. "His Worship explained to the prisoner that if he were dis* charged for want of evidence he would probably be re-arrested at the door of the Court

• Prisoner consequently withdrew his objection to the remand, and the casa was further adjourned for a week.

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