OUTCOME OF MOTOR FATALITY.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18073, 15 May 1924, Page 11

OUTCOME OF MOTOR FATALITY.

POUND GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER.

(PBZSS ASSOCIATIOW TMM***') NEW PLYMOUTH, May 14. A verdict of guilty, with a strong recommendation to mercy, was returned by the jury in the Supremo Court to-day, against David William Daniel Darragh, licensee of an hotel at Stratford, who pleaded not guilty to a charge of manslaughter arising out of a fatal motor collision involving the death of Miss Gustofson. Sentence was deferred, pending consideration of the point-raised b 7 P. O'Dca, counsel for the priponer, that there had been misdirection of the jury. Counsel asked Mr Justice Macgregor to reserve for argument tne question as to whether the Judge had not misdirected the jury when he nna said in his charge: "You may pla« yourself in the position of tne reia-tives-of a father or brother of the le-ccased-and decide whether youwouW consider that Darragh was '"P°»"J£ for the death of this unfortunate woman.'' The matter is to be argued at the conelusion of the case now before tne Court..