COURT NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 9 December 1926, Page 4

COURT NEWS.

THE ABORTION CASE. THREE MORE CHARGES. WELLINGTON, Dec. 8. Three further charges of using an instrument were taken at the Supremo Court to-day against Elizabeth Ann Wylie, the women concerned being Nora Cochrane, Muriel Herlihy, and Ella Sylvia Ru.-h. Similar evidence to that of the last two days is being heard. THE AVO.AIAX CONVICTED. WELLINGTON, Dec. 8. Di the Nevill rase, the jury found tho accused guilty on No. 1 count—that affecting Nliss Cochrane—with a strong recommendation to leniency. She was found not guilty on ihe other two charges. Accused will appear for sentence to-morrow. TALE OF INFECTED FARM. CLAIM AGAINST THE VENDOR. HAMILTON, Dee. 8. In a civil action at the Supreme Court in which Fre<leri<-k Freeman Rogers, a farmer, of Te Awamutu, is suing the Matarawa Laml Company for £lOOO damages for alleged misrepresentation in the sale of a farm at Tokoroa, counsel for defence gave a lengthy outline of the history of the country. He asked the jury if they considered it feasible that a company would spend. £70,000 on this country if it had the knowledge that the land was unfit for dairying. He asked was it likely that such a company would induce farmers to take the laml there, and to advance money ami cattle, if tho defendants knew that those cattle were soon going to .lie of bush-sickness. Evidence' was also brought to show that the plaintiff ami other settlers in Taranaki had been informed of there being cattle sickness in the Matarawa. A witness for the company said that his conscience was quite clear that he had told the settlers the whole truth about tho place before they bought. His experience was that, when the cattle got sick, it only would be necessary to remove them to another paddock to get them well. The sickness was not as bad as was made out. He declared that Rogers ami quite a number of the Taranaki farmers had neglected to carry out his instructions. The cause of the sickness that arose amongst the plaintiff’s cattle was that he had kept them on one class of feed only. Present settlers were well satisfied. MURULLA DISASTER VERDICT. SYDNEY. Dec. 8. Turner and Davies, driver and guard of the goods train concerned in tho Murulla disaster, were ac(|uitted. Tho Judge stated that he entirely agreed with the verdict.