THE KEENAN CASE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8114, 8 November 1904, Page 2

THE KEENAN CASE.

TROUBLE ABOUT A WILL.

[PRiSB ASSOCIATION.!

DUNEDIN, Noranber 7. A new phase of tho Keenan- King case came before the Magistrate's Court today, when a demand was made on behalf of Keenan for possession of a will undo by him in March, 1903, and £10 claimed for its detention.

King refused t« deJivcc up possession, and correspondence which had passed beI twecn the solicitors showed that he had expressed his readiness to deliver up | to Keenan all papers, books, documents, '■ etc., had suggested waiting until his ! counsel returned from the Appeal Court •sitting. The parties eventually met, . when King handed over a gold watch, tbe key of a safe, etc. Objection was taken to giving up the will, as it might b» required for the defence in the forgery cast* against King, and it was agreed tkat the* will should remain in the pot&mwn ofr Mr Sim, counsel for King. This arrangement was cawefled next day, and a demand made Job the will an.df other papers. King then declined to give» up the will till the. trial. Among the witnesses examined was Mr J. H. Hoski&g, solicitor for Keenan, who said that Keenan was perfectly capable? of understanding what he was doing and* quite capable of making a Grill. Mr Sun asked, if this was tho case, why bother about the other Will? • Mr Graham, S.M., made an order far restitution of the will, with £5 5s for damages, antf coata. The order was for delivery forthwith.