LONG CRIMINAL LIST IN DUNEDIN.
JUDGE EXPRESSES REGRET (By Telegraph—rresa Association.) DUNEDIN, Last Night. “I am sorry to tell you that the list of charges disclosed by the criminal calendar is a long one for this district, ” said Mr. Justice Kennedy in opening the quarterly sessions. The charges include manslaughter, negligent driving of a motor thereby causing death, being in charge of a motor in a state Of intoxication and by an act of omission causing bodily harm, indecent assault, attempted indecent assault, abortion and disposing of the dead body of a child with intent to conceal delivery, and theft. The .manslaughter charge arises out of an occurrence when the Opoho tram left the rails and killed a pedestrian. The charge of negligent driving of a motor, causing death, arose out of an occurrence in a city street when an old lady was killed.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 May 1937, Page 7
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