A PECULIAR CASE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 150, 25 June 1907, Page 3

A PECULIAR CASE.

AIJIGED FORGERY OF A DEED. The peculiar case of McKenzie v. MiSenrie, ■which has Tegularly been jbnwglit Wore the presiding Justices for some time.past, was again revived iefore Mr. Justice Denniston at the Supreme Conrf yesterday afternoon. The <ase k a ant to declare void a certain deed a' conveyance signed by Catherine Ifcfcnae, formerly of Omaha in favour . (of one .Alexander MtKenzie, her alleged soa.' The plaintiff in the case is the tabaad of Catherine MeKenzie, who djaiic October, 1904, leaving a Trill in «4ich all her property was bequeathed to plaintiff. The conveyance purports So be witnessed by one G. Knaggs and Jfr. McGregor, -who appeared for the plaintiff, placed a Mr. George Knaggs, j&Omaha. in the -witness box. This witess stated he had resided in Omaha for "6. years. There was no other George - Xaggs there, -nor hsd there, beea.to his ■Jtsfflection. He had never -witnessed the : csreya-nee. He knew Catherine Mcfade, also the land referred to in lie conveyance. Mrs. MeKenzie did not • tgn any such domucent. She could not rite. The deceased lady never had a ton named Alexander. Corroborative evidence -was also given by plaintiff. ! The case is. peculiarly involved one, as lie original deed, tvhich is twenty years eld, cannot be foond. The solicitor who Prepared it is dead, also the principal to pc document. The Alexander McKertrie da irljose favour the document is drawn jtaanot be found, nor has he put in any jcliim. It is considered that-no sach per*on exists, and that the ivhole thing is I iorgery. His Honor said he had some diffidence in making the order. He -would ,fake tie papers to Wellington and con■Enlt -with his colleagues as to the pro- j |er course to take.