Supreme Court, Wellington.
[Per Press Association."] \ 6 WELLINGTON, Jone 4. James Edmonds,, charged with for«io and uttering a oheqne purporting to b signed by James- Brennan, botelkeepei Wanganui, was discharged fay direction c 1 the Chief Justice without the case goin > to the jury, on the ground that there wa do evidenoe that accused manufactured o knew it to be forged. Edmonds aske . that hiß passage should be- paid back t( Napier, where he was arrested. Th judge flttid he had no power, but h thought the police might do something fo ' him. s Martha Tainhui, a young Maoii wome: . with Bevßral aliases*, pleaded guilty t forging Wi Parata's name to a cheque which she did under the ioftuenoe c j drink. The case was adjourned for cvi denoe as to cbaraoter.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 2738, 5 June 1894, Page 2
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132Supreme Court, Wellington. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 2738, 5 June 1894, Page 2
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