MAY HALLETT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 429, 11 February 1909, Page 4

MAY HALLETT.

r second appearance IK court.'

SMARTLY ATTIRED AND NONCHALANT.

jTOR -trial;-'/; ;;;• ;^ w;^KatSMch-t^lke^fS ; persbnali^ g;Eal!eit,:;i'alias/JCurtarhV//alias;^ • /;!tibnZ;//at'/";tha;;.A;Magistr^ i;/jtcrday.. ///Inibrnirig/; ; ; .CwbenV //, she / /./iappeared; 6/^h/;-r.rbmand;^:bft:| : lat/^charg6/yofyvliavihg,: ;'Bb;'Januaryi'^'/ayAVellirigtpn.j/;:ob ft'ahd/from p'n'O'■.Walter, Li.Cliffprd tho suni of £50 S/.by/rneai)s' of ■ aHcertain ;'f alse'j'pret'encp, ;to /wit, .fheme'cepfSir fipienry/Ca^beUrßaiitieiman.^:.;./;,;^;/:././///!/; g;;:-Accused; appearcd'^^^mthe/docH'.go-iviied-ina' S/drpssmaker's'^ f/:prepiate.;;// A/: :;,hat/ ; : shaded - /'a e/Bomowhatpale, but/composed .'face,; and/long,. :fawhite;'- : .kid/glbye's'''eafflploted;tho.'«ris^ c : 'i;Bpray/o'f/;bream':rbses;_seV S^bssiteand^/accusedyw^ ;i/;soi6u'a .of/tho i ga'ze' , bf ;./tho "^ 3'/s'Before. 10,'b'clpckia crowd-had'gathered but-/ HBid6';/thb;c6urthousc,';;ah.d./When.^ Sj'SM:J;tbbk.tlie/benoH;^io;bui]din^ £/;fbrtably crowdeOiA' ■^oli-'£)i^!^ : i]^ :^i:^^:-\:M. lf3?Chiefl)'e^oiiv^:srbbbrg:'conducted/^ £ ibr;/the ; , prosecution; / and;/Mr: : /T.';M.'/\Vilford' Kyappearcd / Counsel/for ; ;/the; adef^ce'-intimatbd^at/tl^/phtset/'tha'tvit/w ///iioVy/liis ;• intention./;to:: ! crbss-bMivmine /; the\ wit-, iy.n^SßJssißtVany';.JehgtJi).initW^ p'iwp: 1 ; or;:Mree iquesiions and; .simply; Kwarited/tb; reply.'itect^o'm^Thq-whole", mattor; ;Mwould : beVthbroughly^g'pnb;iritp;^hbii:ac^ l^camb/beforo/^ia/Supremp^pp^^ S!;;S^i Mafltirigig/r :■/j; ~ : t ■t/timself; in/Hou-/ ■:fson/StrOetiJ > 'We;llingtphi': stated that kc/'kneW/' Ajthe^accufed;fhavingY : first;;mpt;:hbS ■ J.;ttnißacuig...,Club's?si^mef i fHbb'/imbrning/^bf;.the : ::;::,wjtness's , ifsaUbn'ywitH/^er^a^tiia'/prpppsal^/isbe^hadj; S/iiiade to/take' 'some;;of):hisV (witness's) her/imptor/icar/v/Previousj/tp'; fvthisi/.day/^accusedyliad/'seen;some : memb'ef^of: ' tvCwitnOss's^familyi^or/p^y/i/iThe.;butcomo v pf f : •fihe'jrisit.'jvaV.that/it;.was; agr'eed-tbat,' : ijTOs:;tOp:/wet/;to' govtb/thp/rabesHn,. tlib';ac:/;;cused's'/mcwr;car, arid Sit: was?decided/that, s/ifcwbuld be/better//tb'go'ibut/tp/Trerithahuby: ' ."-$W / >i: live ii-tiia.ll^ : / accused /accoiripanipd ■ /Vneiss/ an/a ■Ws?piar^y./to''' j , ;j;her ! ;Vrd';beOTng,;thisTrianie2;^at/ : hi ;^Th>/.card |*leftp.but/ s withess//did';jiot'; seo "■ her/wherK'shei ■ /jJeft/itXrAceused^was;:witlt/thtf,p'ar;ty;: f all r thb'' •; -'Jaay/at/tho./racesj'hufc.witrife ' a'cohversa'tipn' ':v,Tvhiph;he^hadv>ith;her r aurifig '•■.the; ; racei'iriccti' '' :S ,n ;jwprd6;>but:shp ;: lea;:him;::tb;':believe/ that' her ' ::;fatberwasithenrdown;:in-tho ; ;/;.iookin"g;..'a,t;;.spme : :p'rbpertW MW/W/'uofej'/aiidi'.she ;'did;ribt/fiirther S/tiptivherAiathor, v, relatives,, ior/ihigh'. cbhh'ec-'; JtKmßj*,-Nothing;,wa's/isaid itb/ him '.personally,/ ; ,j or;;withiri; his •hearing about: her' relatives -in; -ifv/.V//f;/; '//// : : : ; :;|nerman.-;j;After/tho/racesi/wbrc:overiaccueed ; ;::camP;hpmb/withvthb/C]ifFord ; ym;tpgwiWWss?6/;;li6use : ■';'£rJW'/iHobsobfStreet ':.^^she- :-prbceeded.'/to'-her'. : r iJibt«li , ;and -witness'did 'nqt^see;her"again:until! ' :fM DighpO^Sunday^January/^:whbn /she i ;:;paid,:aTisitito/his//hou^^ahd'6penV ail houri ; .^&*>?i/reMp^&tbiherhbtel.',/;';': ;dw- ; a'cbuse^/again' called ■ tPJ/W'Mss^iwho/had-ari'interyie^'Svithiher «^^^/«t t i n g--in''a/hans'omiab';fumblibi::a' ' SJ^ s 5 f - p ? per *-^ 6oU^ * ./anVi Father *l^ e ;W u S&^bney/;:'fo^ ! pay.<'tiie I :i^:anoV i r/jhavo/:tp;py,;the;;D,l/C;i: a nd ' ? ;:Jcflurcb,;this.oyoning.;; f Would-ybufkihW;tele- : / ?:STO.jto;p]rrißtchurch i father's"' »o n .ft;bßhing:bxpe;diUoni : \ ; ' S'J B^!, / fae /POtild: she' ; day/-after".' ■ i.:.^l^^own;;; ; ac;cused;:.drpve;/;and thcy'iihiat ' ?■ ?* Jm banki /Merevhbi; handediibver/thei^O 5 ; ? #^ d^^d^itn^^;td / ttl egrapli ; ;to' ; his; ; ■ Jhe: s'amo'day'witness/' mm , :4 ,^l ?^ h ? , tho: her ; , gwithihis/mpiiey/ : was./tliat;;ac'cUsedisSiaothat ; ; g;6n«: w »s /Miss thp,.fact^that/sh.cvsaid^that' : ;; s ho//rwai ' |aMpainicd;,witk bisfrolativesVand/iriendsMn- / pbe./southa.;Since;;witnes>/,hadi]asf//'ste whichiihb:: S.4 a Jf e fc h p:,/would/:'not,/have;-:giveh//her;;thb'' ;i:inoriey.-*:.'A;';':.;v'/:Vi:;//;/ ; >^;s°;/. & v.- ; >..;.. ; .-w. ' |l#&?^^^^^^^Ha^^i|oidi ,//wUuu.Seh,:Did'/ybu/;intrbducn"'Mis's ? :Hai® '- i%W#f o W:.anrateupoii; ; iea;/asiyour/foster : /i;.flaugßter?,J:;is:-^.i.'i'S''^-?^^ j";: <^rta"inl^nDt;^ : '"-f-'^'h 3 ->?■"'>/; i /your/hand- biii: her>'shbuldcr: a^rir?^' - have' - «'^ r W £l ;Pfyrom: me; if /you/ ivailt; it •-'? K ■■ fi-: " lirtfift.-ty^, i';j/i?"^fei '(§o:i i'Hotßi, H ? '&-tl $ :^ J seoiKpf ■ Grand; • : 'SSi 'i'»? W'i.tneV acbused/z/wlipi came /tb/tho /•a'amiary^/20'iand ; , .that" looked i like: '''r^: /.'flanhermah;-;. .iUTho:/initidls'j.w'b're j very' /S^^nct.; and^cbuld; bo /taken !for/'S/,-"J.", or' sv;M fa ;;';'/V ;haa/a::cbiivcrsatioii' with "ac-/ K? u submitted -that !/':the!charg'e;Teferred\tP a'particular/bvcnt'on particular:. daygahd//contended/ evi-i' -,;dence/.on : ,;: ; ilot;admissiblo;;://;;/;//;^.-;•;'::;;' ■'//■;■ \\. •,.;•;(::;..;;.■■;•..-." !_,■- evidenceiwas /[quite //admissible'Ho; 'sh'o#- : "ab- v /'/'Cused-s/zactiorissprevious/ -toi /Hlib'//present ,*-6hargQ..v:o:' :^f ; / ; Court'would-i'check : - himi ';; : if.hO;;went'tpp ,; far;; '///v.-,,-/: ■"/;/'/;';■;,-.-: '~/,:/,.■, :/?:#Mr/ ; /^ylford:; //'I;; ask':/ybur;/Worship: i; tb : 'v/make'.-a 'note; of /my.; objectibh/:,;/; ///.:;//;' ~■■ ;# /^l^l^'Pl/^ry': /"'ell/ ,;Mrv- ;'Wilford;>v |yDid;.Hbt/:wlsh^Bir|Henr^ f ■ftj/Cpntihuing/; his'i^evidencei-'witriessi I 'stated i/thftt/accu'sed/said :tbatvshe,had:arfived- ; frbm :.'.-:Lylteltbn that morning. -arid heriluggagb'had •/i/ina'dvertbiitly.;/ behind/:in/ChrisV S/phurcb/i;;;/;.;Witnessi/.telegraphedv' to Christ ;f;,chureh;abbut:: the/luggage;, l : //Whilo.she was ;'/stay ing,; at/i th'ovhotel/accused/remarked'that • i;-sho,hoped./,that'it/would..not-eomo/.but that .•'//sheyw.is//.^ :i,Ba"nnefm'ah;;;as^.th'&:pbpplb:iri;t .;..; take; too much; notice/Of ;lier;.;//';/ ; ; '/;•/;'/;:. ;:,: ./Mri/;^ilfbrd; knpw /that/she. is -under: :::'ol , s'oars'-'b.f. : ;ng6/ ; ,::/f-- : .;;-l.-.;-;< ;/,Yfl/witness;u'Nor:;:i/ ; - ////;;/,:/':/.; , ;/'///. ; ,'/ ; ; ! :i-V/'/

In answer to further questions by counsel, witness stated i that ho .was not aware that accused would come in for £1010 on Juno 2. She said -nothing to him about money being due. to her, and be had not mado inquiry of a local firm of solicitors in reference to tho matter. " Mies May " as a Steerage Passenger. Accused, .who bad shown very little inleroßf in the proceedinaa uu. to thjg' time,

except smilin'gY at; /some of her, counsel's sallies, fociissed her attention on tho witnessbox when -William -Cpmaster; a labourer, re-..B'.^g,'n.tJ,.Br.bQklyri'l\waa';sworn.;;v-';'-::S • . stated that he. had known'accusod, and had first met hor iHLphdoii,' whol'6 .she .was engaged as a bar-' maid;'-;;'rf.;,v.hi ; >'i-^:'.;:- ; '■■:■...-.-■; '.^Mr;'. : Wilford.said 'that he was', willing' to admit, that his.client was not Miss Cainpbell-i ,Banncrman, and would agree,, to her namo 'going on'tho depositions as May Hallott. ■■■ -/Chief/Detective. Brbberg said he, •preferred that;thei -evidence'.should go in~the depositipns./and, tho.Cpurt agreeing, the evidence'' was ..continued. --/.:://.:-.:.-'.:; '~;._• ~'r;v,:;: - ;,v ? v'Resuming-wlibrp he.was/intorrupted/; wit-. : jness said no liad ; known accused ;as "Miss .May.'^'i.;;-;^,;-.',;;:,.'.-;;.,;':,,,::,;:,:.! ■•. /,.;.;■ r ,. v...After-meetingher/in/London he>'again' saw ;her when-she Was. coming, out from England ■about 'thirteen .months, ago.-- Ho was then' ,boatswaih>;bn'"tho? Btcamer'Fifeshiro,' arid /accused v.wasJitr'aVolling-, as .a. stcerago:, passenger oii;.;the;, steamer: under the- name of. May Halletti.ii /She; left .tho vessel, at 'Auck-' lanrt;:and;tliat.:was thekstrho-sawof;her. ■;/. ::-■; Detective; Cassette-- in the -Box. V;;; ■i|: iDetective-'.Cassbl.ls'.'■ stated "inat' ; /when : ho saw accused' and;;tbld'her sho. was. charged with/obtaining,;£so;:by';means. of false pro-.tenoesvfroM'-Walter;::!. Cliii'drd, 'and that .she.:;represented':,t6,:'him that-sh'e"was Miss' Campbell-'Bannerman, :■• she.; replied; ;■ ,f'l iold' hhn :acpused:.as;May ; Hallett;and May Curtains; • -vii by - counsel V: ; ;' ,w-;'.-? ■ vAin.'addressing'tlib.'Cburt. 7 counsel..'for'-'the' .defence; remarked; that.' probably,: in. his; Worship's, experience''ph,the;bencli,;ho had'never ■had;'to dealt;withL.a more flinisy 'or.; ridiolilbus.'ohargo.,';The'chief witness;for ■■■ the:pro'seputioH':;h'ad;;'said: lid,.had given' tho money. : 'dutrof. s6ft-licar,tedhess;. alid.'if Mr. Oliffdrtl 'had'.'giycn' the.mpney, out of. soft-heartedriess' ■helcould.;hot; have, been- induced .to; give it :by "means, .of ■'falso'-.'preterices.' ■.: Mri- Clifford was; the. b'iily;persen.wh'o'had lost '/anything;-;lt.(was/hard.,;to/-,de(in©:'false •pretence's-'.but .'.unless money-J.was,,'pbta;ined;:by,-'a''.'falaovpre--. tence." ndVcbnvictionvcoukl be/ entered: against | ''C?p'ovsqnV-' //Detective.,: Cassollak had /-told -this I :Courtv;that .accused had' stated 'that she had l.simply-iold ' Jlr.:,Clifford /that she: 'was Miss Bannferman.;. .'There,-was rio: crime.•'■'in , %iip 1 JJ'Wi^'Kine ;tra"reljed incognito sometimes'.' ! '.y ) }', es *y:''.h§';;;,mo il oy.-'.'-'^^was;'obtained by ; , felsb,- pretence',.' : thß xharge could not be ,su's'-tained/jf/Mrreiiiford/nio'-doubtyi/rusbed'olf' L to'tho. police .when ! ho.iouhd';that'.the•■ society 'in;, : which':'he; moved; ha'd/;heen/ : fooled, /' The' change ■ ,:.;ivas/v::'ione.^ ! bfi./'tho.;: -/flimsldst' Oases:/at;, ;had h■, over/ been;//his.--■'(counsel's) ■lot.vr • tp';~vdefend; /, arid;'; "he/: / asked, : // was .:'the 4 ;Court' going to:-put the country to -the ,'oxperisb; of 'keeping; this: young ; woman to .yfait three;months : ;-for ; the.next- sittings"-'of; tha .;Oupreme.:'eoiirt:/-.*'Ho">wbuld-,take.'tho" liberty vot: suggesting; thafc Mr./Oliiford..handed'Over: 'tlip;.;£so;/because',.;;h6'.'''wa's "■■ soft-hearted. ".VAis;cused,!made an,. -impression on' hhh, and-vhe ;was;;impressioimbie;':';Mr. ; /Clifford had handed .to'','commit /accused-fbr be;.,a./waste: of, time-, and- money,'/and" 1 would servo; no/good -;;.;.•:;,;'/ /:;';;,,/;/;,; '-^'jSiW Ol :*! considered .'that ithere'; was: /aVprimaiacie/'case'-to -answer,'and ho'was ' consequently/not :;p'rcpared., to ; -Tlisbharge: :ac-' pused.; ; ',She h'ad;,written iarleiter- to the chief •.witness,.; which-letter, had '.b'eeri put 'in;',-Sho 'musfebe;:cbargedrin.;;the'"usual /way;.' ';v■:.-:; n;[When/;'a"sked,- : .-;tiie;l-, formal;question ;;as: to' whether;;sheyhiidV:anything' ; -to say,/accused' : said/; in;; a ''clear, 'voic e,' ; /? 'Iv. wish ; 'to ; say-;lVam'ip'erfectly';••:• innocent'-)':'of.■/•"this' ,charge;;as./Mr/;-Cli(fbrd; himself:; alone''only: ;knp>s,:-;ypur.;^or^np;'',/;/./;;:;.;;."• ~;.;■ ;:;{■.: ;„:; pleaded :not' J g'uilty;"and'.was /committed;;tp the/Supreme'-Court; for irial' • M .r-:[)Vilfprdi':/referring;tb:: th6,,question : pf bail,,stated'.that adcused/had been out' bh'a' bail.;.;pf .■;£so, : iw'hicli;:; /bail.- /was, =fprthcpinirig ifrom/two',peo'plb ! who;,woro : ;absolute straHge'rs i to;hOr;::.but,;who.felt:that'.,, she/should/ have a;, r chahce,.;; ! :Shb|lwas:.::quite:;;friendle9s,'/ /'and #e/'women/ih/'aVcortain hotel,^^^'sho';had ; been /stopping;'ai^had'i/combined /and ;refusedVto ; /stay ■;in,;the,;;hOtel; ; if4she;:was allowed' to; re-' said';he/;could,; 'if/ necessaryfcrmgypfoOf / that; on Juiib '2 ■ accused would :como:into:£loip,;;butv'beiug/hn -infant iri/tho eye.Of.tlie.law/she/could, make ho-oohtract' ; .Mr.,. AVilford-.--suggested;.that /bail ishould :he allowed .in'accused's; Own recbgnisanco./'She 'wantod/to',have«'a'chance, of: earning 'her own ,-liYing;-.v.;*.r'-::-";jfe'-sU '\:"'■!• :/•;?// v'-'■-. i/Z^is/Wbrsbiplremarlsediihat : although' there was/ho. doubt.-^/good/dearof'truth'in'what ;couns'el. had,said:bn ; behalf-of'defendant;: the ;Oourtf bad /The.;sariio bail; would be;allbiyed. : as before, self' £50' and .two ■;sur,eties : ,of;:£^!:oach^.::ltAwas;'decided .'at/the/request/of/cpunsel, that/the'bail could /be; .subscribed /in';' smaller.: sary,;;»onl;accPi|ntJpf l /;the ! ;fact /that' 'accused was /urilaiownV;/ and /the. fnext'.,: sitting/Of "the ~ Supremo; Court/was a, long .'way off.'' Tho bail was/forthcoming.;'-;';'.:■.■■/ I;//:/;-■;/;. .-"■ ~; i ;.;/;; , : y : ;!| Ai secbM; l charge'';against; the' : siirne Accused ;pf/ ; haying /off;January//25, at" AVellington,-in •inc^rrjng/liabiuty^;obtaihß'd''bredit. ; /-loV''the' amount; of.'/£Kl.from'/one/Walter'Cliffpfdyby ;m6Rns.;,pf./fraud,•/wqs'.withdrawn' by/leave 'o£ thq/CJourt.-;;//:.;!;^:/;;^::;;;::/;:,/. 1^.:^;:;;';;;^;;;'.;/,;^