VERDICT AWAITED
STIFFEEY RECTOR'S TRIAL,
LONDON, June 2.
The Stiffkey case, in which the rector, Rev. H. Davidson, is charged before the Consistory Court with highly improper conduct, has been concluded, with tho exception of tho evidence of Nellie Churchill, which will be taken privately in a mental home. The Chancellor of the Diocese has announced that ho wishes to read the whole of the evidence quietly in the country and then deliver his verdict in London later.
If Mr. Davidson is acquitted that will be the end of the case, but if he is convicted he must adjourn the Court and acquaint the bishop of his findings and recommend a sentence.
The last witnesses included Mr. Davidson's son, Nugent, who said he had often seen his father kiss girls on the cheeks and foreheads, but his manner never suggested anything immoral.
Lady Evelyn Waechtcr said she had known Mr. Davidson for 24 years and was associated with him in rescue work. He often kissed her before her husband. She described Mr. Davidson as "an excellent man, a little indiscreet, but of the highest moral standing."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 134, 8 June 1932, Page 7
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