CRIMINAL SITTINGS
[Per United Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, August 22. Trevor 'Walter Moss was charged in the Supremo Court before Mr Justice Adams with negligently driving a motor cycle on Woodham road, and thereby causing the death of Margaret O’Connor. Tho facts were that a firm of sewerage contractors wore making a sewor connection in Woodham road. Tho work was not finished, and there was a quantity of spoil lying on either side of the trench. Tho accused came along tho road, ran into tho spoil, and jumped 20ft across the trench. Tho girl was thrown off the carrier, and some time after died in the hospital. The accused had no light, but had a torch strapped on tho handlebars. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
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Evening Star, Issue 19951, 22 August 1928, Page 8
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127CRIMINAL SITTINGS Evening Star, Issue 19951, 22 August 1928, Page 8
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