Colonial Abduction Case.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 264, 19 January 1888, Page 3

Colonial Abduction Case.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Quuncil bad before them lately a petition yu the part of the Rev Rather Tjug^arcl, f 3 tor of tflo parish of Rourke, bje w South ales, for leave to appeal from a decision of the Supreme Court of that Colony affirming a conviction in the Court of Quarter Session for the alleged abduction of a girl. Mr Huggard appeared in person in support of the petition, and said that the girl, who was under 1G years of ago, was a Roman Catholic by religion, and sue was residing at the.'house of her brother-in-law at Bourke. Her father \Vasj blind, End she used to take music jessops fft'the'eonyefif. Qn'Robrijiiry ]•!, |88Q) s}jo was kept away worn mass, and her brother-in-law insisted that alio should go to the Protest-ant Church. Three days later lie saw her and told her she must obey her conscience in the matter, and on February IS she attended at the convent for her music lesson, and it was on that day that the alleged detention took place. Subsequently'--ho- was summoned for the offend!, and tried Tit the quarter sessions itiid convicted, and lie was hound over Ro ' appear for judgment if called upon.'' He appealed to jRe Sinprqiqc lifiuj'f, bi|i. file matter was heard in mistake in bis absence and the conviction affirmed. Ho simply advised the girl to act in accordance with her conscience ; lie did not induce her to remain at the convent, and i n the day in question she went n.,, ,1 it,,. <H-di.i-.ry way to g-.f her i.'.'Usi,. jt a'. 1<- -was a ; question''Viiifler '.VjioSc buiU'fbl stio \y;!s, as her ’father War Mini] and her mother dead, and she was living at the house of her brother-in-laws If the conviction were affirmed his life would become intolerable, arid he should not bo able to give advice in future. The judge at the trial removed the question of mqtive from the jury, and said the ou|y question was whether' ifiuf gift left lint- home ht his'advice. 1 Lord'Fitzgerald Informed thb petitioner that the rule of the Jiidie-iabCoinmittco was jhfft they pqulcl rffit 'fake Tgrijjauco jb iirifftiflftl pfjdd jqitesVit' pjlcspnfeu certain special features, Wiiioli did not appear in the present ease. The petition for leave to appeal could not >,o