SEQUEL TO ABDUCTION.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 241, 8 October 1920, Page 5

SEQUEL TO ABDUCTION.

TWO DOCTORS CHARGED. BEFORE THE FULL COURT. (By TelegwpU.—Preae Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The Full C«urt to-day was engaged tearing a rather unusual case, in the ihape -of two motions by the Crown, repesenting the Medical Board, under the lledical Practitioners Act, for orders •emoving Drs. F. W. MacKenzie and H. \. H. Claridge from the register of the radical practitioners in New Zealand, on Ac grounds they committed grave impropriety in a professional respect. In Dr. MacKenzie's caw the complaint is "that he conepired with Howard Nattrass to take Edith Kathleen Strangman, being then eighteen years and three months of age, and a patient under his care, out of the custody of her parent?, Mid deliver her over to Xattrass. and that he did, in pursuance of such design, by deception, induce her mother to take her to Nurse Viekers , private hospital in Brougham Street, and in that late at night of the "th March, 101!): with the aid of Henry Arthur Herbert Claridge, MacKenzie took the girl from the hospital without the Knowledge or consent of her parents or the matron of the hospital, and delivered her t> Nattrass." The wise against Dr. Claridge is in similar terms, except that it is alleged he was in consultation with Dr. MacKenzie concerning the girl, that he conspired with Xattrass to take her out of custody of her parents, and as*Utcd MacKenzie to deliver her over to Nattraes. Emma Amelia Strangtnau, mother nl the girl, eaid sho had no idea her daughter was attended V Dr.. .MacKenzie until her daughter sent ror him one day. He informed witness that the girl was sunering- from n nasal trouble, and ordered her to Brougham Street Hospital for an operation. .She did not come home. one night, and next day her parents discovered tiiat she had gone to Hastings, ■whence she returned eight days later. Witness did not suepeet the girl's condition, but found out later from Xattrass. Dr. MaeKenzio aeked that Dr. Claridge I should examine the girl, ■iv:iic;> tiie latter did in her mother's presence, to see if she was fit for an operation. Uγ. MacKenzie told witness to take her daughter to the hospital that nigtit, which she did. Dr. MacKenzie about midnight told witness that her daugHter had escaped from the hospittal. Witness' husband went foi the police. Witness did not see net for more than a week. She disappeared again next day for three weeks, and some weeks later went to Christctiurch Hlie had not been : home since. Witnesdenied that she or her husband asked :i doctor to perform an operation to pro cure abortion. The case is proceeding.