CHARGES OF MANSLAUGHTER.
- (BY- TELEGRAPH.—PKEB3 . ASSOCIATION.) . , , ■ ' ' Duasdin, May 13. , ■ At the Port Chalmers Police Court to-day, Joseph ,Coddoi, a fisherman, was charged ■with' having committed; manslaughter on .April 18 by causing tlio' 'death of Alexander Edgar H'Phce, Alfred M'Phee,' Wm. Methers, and Robert Slater'.,. .The ' charge was the rosult of the;':collision' between .'the Lady Roberts and the Matakaha in the lower harbour. Evidence on the linos of that given at. the magisteriarinquiry..was given by Captain Caslimon (Lady Roberts), Captain Gardner, Richard Morgai '(engineer of' the Lady Roberts), James Daley Maitland, Hector Pettors,' and "Ernest Haslett Binchall, after which tho hearing was! adjourned until Tue'svda'y next; j ' . " Ghristchurch) May 13. William. Robinson was' arrested this afternoon oh-a chargo of. the . manslaughter of his motherj and, Margaret Savago has. been summoned to . appear -to answer a similar chargo to-morrow morning. '7 'V " : Dunodin, May. 13j Cornish' was charged with ,manslaughter' at the/Police Cqurt this morning, and remanded to appear at Balclutlia on May 20. Bail was allowed, accused in £200," and' two sureties of £100 each. ,
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 197, 14 May 1908, Page 8
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