IN THE COURTS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11952, 24 May 1933, Page 2

IN THE COURTS

CONTROLLED OYER £IOOO A

WEEK. THEN STOLE 28s YEAR'S PROBATION FOR YOUTH (Proas Association) AUCKLAND, .May 2m Archibald England Davis, 22, formerly an official in the Auckland City Council treasury department, pleaded guilty to-day to a charge of stealing 235. The police .said his record previously was unblemished. Counsel said the affair was a tragedy. Davis, by his industry .and ability, had been entrusted with very responsible work, and as wages clerk he had controlled £IOOO a week and was never a penny short.

Tho magistrate granted a year’s probation.

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER

CHIROPRACTOR ON TRIAL

(Press Association) , NAPIER, May 23.

The blearing of the charge of alleged manslaughter against a Napier chiropractor, John Robert Viator Hart, arising out of the death of Henry Gordon Aitken, 1 occupied the attention of His Honor Mr Justice Ostler, at the Supremo Court'to-day. The hearing of evidence for both the Crown and tlio deienco was completed, the case being, adjourned until to-mor-row, when counsel’s addresses will be given. .Evidence for the Crown was similar to that given at the inqulest in the Lowier Court hearing, the principal cross-examination being directed, at two medical practitioners, . who gave evidence, both describing chiropractic as “hocus pqpus.”'. The evidence for the defence’ was confined to three witnesses wlicc had. received or had been associated- with the treatment by Hart for pneumonia each i.of thorn stating that the treatment had been successful..

ALLEGED POISONING OF CHILD NURSE KERR’S THIRD TRIAL Press Association) AUCKLAND, May 23. The third trial of. Elspetli- Kerr,' nurse, aged 46, on charges of administering poison, was continued today. The charges are that on April S, 10, and 16, 1932, she allegedly admin, istered poison, veronal, to Imr oight-year-old foster-daughter, Hetty Kerr, with, 'intent to-injiiTG' her so as to cause life to be endangered. Twenty Crown witnesses have now been heard. . v * • evidcnfco)is on similar lines to that iu the previous trials. *