ROBERTSOW-ORR CASE.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 249, 20 October 1922, Page 3

ROBERTSOW-ORR CASE.

ACCUSED IN COURT. (Bj- iclegrapli. -Tress Association.) WELLINUTOX, thi-j I.ay. Samuel Robertson Urr appeared in the Magistrate's Court to-day. There was no appearance of accused ttliiiu In , was first failed, and dispii.-.-ion look place to whether, in view of tin- medical advice that Urr was not lit to take part in tin. , proceedings, tl>o cueo >liimkl be withdrawn. Mr. Jellieoe (counsel for Mrs. Kvansl pnid he would make no anplienrion. and Mr. Hunt (Magistrate) said lie would not order withdrawal. Orr appeared after a short adjournment, and Mr. Jellicoe opened his rase. After a short while drr broke down, and a further .-hort adjournment was made. The charge ajrai'ist drr U of allegedly sending Mrs.. Evans a letter threatening that unless she diseliarj<ed or jrave up ;v judgment recorded against Orr in the Supreme Court, two persons who flHve evidence for plaintiff would lie accused of perjury. Mr. " .Jellicoe stated that there had been n deliberate oven r.et to defraud the judgment debtor. Tie explained that in August Mrs. Kvnns received a judgment summons against necu-ed and his wife's estate for damage- mil! Clio costs. and defendant e-.ecuted il bill of sale over his nrnnertv. A few tlay« later be hi from rhri<tMmr<-li :i tele pram nekina one of his i-hnreh nIR-'ialx to ment him next day < August 1~) in Wellington, where he w to nreaeb with another member of the ilmrrl l . They met. and Orr asked them tv arrangp the delivery of a letter to Mrs. Evans next day. He -rave them a letter. which they psissed to a t'lir.l man fur delivery. Mrs. Evans refu-ed :o nercot it. and it was in n !etter-bo\. Tlie same div Mrs. Kvnn-- m eived a iele-c-rnm advisinar her ;o eoniply wit.i the [terms of the letter. iVim-el -i.l tl.«j [telearnm was civen to -i li-i- 'ii '•■■• nt of tb- general nost office to deliver. The eas- nroei-ediiif.