IN THE COURTS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11953, 25 May 1933, Page 7

IN THE COURTS

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Press Association) ASHBURTON, May 24, Robert Henry Mcaelcm pleaded guilty to-day and was committed! for sentence on a charge of, on May 13, assaulting David Hamm ill so as to cause bodily injury. The evidence was to the effect that accused visited! a house, and when told that a certain, young woan was not there, entered the kitchen. in which IT.ammill was sitting. The latter objected to. his manner of entering, and later, in the street, a scuffle occurred, a knife being used. The accused had had liquor. ISLAND BAY FATALITY DRIVER OF CAR REMANDED Press Association) WELLINGTON, May 24. Frederick Patrick Hooker, the driver of tho car which crashed at Island Bay, causing the death of four people, was charged to-day with reckless driving, causing the death of four persons.

On the application of defending counsel, an adjournment was granted for a week.

WRECKED “BORROWED” CAR

INJURED SELF AND COMPANION YOUTH SENTENCED TO THREE MONTHS Press Association) WELLINGTON, May 24. Haring “borrowed” a car in Hobson. street with the intention of driving it to Palmerston North, John BQehry Wilson, 20, succeeded in wrecking it at Paraparaumu. Ho pleaded guilty to-day to converting a car owned by A. deß. Brandon, and also to stealing a handbag and its contents, valued at £2. Accompanied by a man named Coley, lie crashed ’into an iron gate, both bring injured. Coley is still in hospital.

Tho police stated that when interviewed regarding 'the handbag, the accused said he saw.-it. in. the window of a house in Bouloott street, put his hand! in and took it. The accused was released from a Borstal intitut’on on March 19.

A sentence of throe months’ gaol was imposed on each charge, tbo sentences to ho concurrent. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER, CHIP OPR, A OTOR’S TREATMENT. ALLEGED HOSTILITY BY MEDICAL PROFESSION. JURY DISAGREE AND NEW TRIAL ORDERED.

Press Association) NAPIER, May 24. The hearing of the charge of manslaughter against a chiropractor, John Robert Victor Hart, was conti.nn'ed in ibe Supreme Court this morning. Counsel for the defence alleged that the medical profession was hostile to chiropractic, and that a Napier medical witness had oven urged that Hart wks' not a suitable ’person to he a. member of a certain club, and had left the room after Hart had commenced to give an address to club members.

Counsel claimed that previous successes in treating similar eases entitled Hart to foil our bis own methods, and before the jury could say that Hart whs guilty must find that ho' lacked care and skill in the treatment of tho patient.

For the Crown, : Mr. Lusk said it whs not a efiso between the medical profession and chiropractors, but between the- deceased and their fellowmen, The question was: Had Hart’s treatment shortened tho deceased’s life, even by one day. His Honor said that the only duty oh tho jury! was' to riav whether full care and skill had been displayed in the treatment

'' The ’jury' failod to agree and Air Justice ' Ostler ordered a how trial to take place atri. the poxt : session of the ’Supreme Courtat Napier, bail being bßowod. ' ~, pv-,pr ■' ./ ■

' INTOXICATED MOTORIST FINED G2O ■ (Press Association) BLENHEIM, May 21, Peter Hall, charged wish being in charge of a motor car while ;.ntoxica,tod, and driving in a dangerous manner, was convicted on both charges, and fined Gib on the first, and £5 on tho second, with costs totalling £5 4s (kb The defendant was disqualified from driving for a period of three months. . P AKA POO R AIDS FINER TOTA L £236 (Press Association) WELLINGTON, May 24. Finos amounting to £236 wore imposed by Mr E. Page, S.M., on sixteen Europeans and six Chinese who were arrested yesterday in consequence of police raids on four pnknpoo shops in Taranaki and Tory streets.

Tho four occupiers of the shops were each fined £4O, and one was fined £2b for assisting in the manage ment of a gaming house. The Europeans were fined £3 each.

THREE MONTHS FOP r AE

CViNVEpYI ON. SMART WORK BY POLICE AND A TITOMOBILE A SSOCT ATT ON. (Press Association) HAW ERA. May 24. Pleading guilty to a series of six counts, two young men, lan Eredeiick Kirk and Oswald Ray John Fredericks were sentenced by Mr. Salmon, S.AL, to three months’ gaol, to he served concurrently on charges to conversion of a ear at Hawera, and the theft of benzine at Knkaramea Other offences, "all on die night of May It), wore the theft oi benzine and a torch fff’om a ear. breaking the handles of the- ear doors, and breaking padlocks at a petrol pump. The gaol terms are to ho followed with 12 mouths’ probation for wilful damage.

Sergeant Henry in asking the court to impose l the maximum penalty, stated that 33 ears had boon stolen in Hawora. Mo told of tho co-opeta-tion of tl'ic South Taranaki Automobile Association with the police ' n tracing tho car in tlio case before the court. Tho vehicle with doors locked, was left in the street and was reported missing at 10.30. Ibe Association pntrhls immediately started a search and the secretary arranged to broadcast a description, with tho result that tlm car was recognised in Wanganui shortly after 1.1 o’clock. Later tho Wanganui polico ascertained that accused bad engaged a taxi in Wanganui to proceed +o • Hawc.ro. Tho arrest was made near Hawern early in the morning THEFT OF SHEEP. FATtMFU FOUND GUILTY (Press Association) NEW PLYMOUTH, Hay 24. Guilty on all charges, was the verdict of the jury in', the casem which Andrew Charles William Kranso, fainter, of Kota re, was charged on five counts with steadier from neighbours, sheep valued at £36. At the previous session, the jury had disagreed on tho same ‘''bulges. The, eJvideneC' largely < ons Gt-d of a discussion, of earmarking. AM. Justice Rood remarking that ibis was the first'time he hod heard the reliability of earmarking attacked. Krause was' .remanded for rehtenec.

ALLEGED POISONING TO NURSE

EVIDENCE STILL HEARD IN TIITRD TRIAL

( Press Association) AUCKLAND, May 24. The Nurse Kerr trial was continued to-day, hilt is not expected to finish heiTpre Friday. Ouo witness to-dav. a woman who lived in the accused's home tor four months, said that on one occasion (lie accused said she felt like leaving her husband, but lie would he very helpless if she did.

The Crown Prosecutor: Did. she suggest, what sho might do with ihe child t The witness, who answered reluctantly, said the accused had said she might trv to got thr- child into a home.

Cross-examined, the witness said accused was passionately fond of the child Thirty-five Crown witnesses have now been heard. It is expected that the remaining four or five will completo their evidence to-morrow.

Mo-t of the evidence to-day was from women friends m- associates oi Nurse Kerr, and Dr Walter Gilmour. pathological expert.