THE CHRISTCHURCH MOTOR CAR FATALITY.
A CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.
A PUBLICAN PUNISHED.
[United Press Association.]
CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. William Thomas Felton, who was driver of the motor car which on Decomber 5, by colliding with a nightcart on Riccarton-road, caused the death of George Tailored de Montalk, was today charged with manslaughter. The Coroner's jury found that -death had been caused by the driver's carelessness hence this case.
The hearing- is proceeding. Robert Day, licenseo of the Prebbleton Hotel, where fhe motor car partv "'i™ 1 ? Montalk was ou«; was supplied wth drink, pleaded puiltv to snppvlinfj l.quor after boms. He had his license endorsod aud he was ordered to oav costs. r * The case against Patrick Costin, of the Junction Hotel, where the party Jiad another supply of drink after hours, ivafc adjomaed to-morrow.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLI, Issue 317, 21 December 1906, Page 2
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