APPEAL COURT.
THE HOLLAND MANSLAUGHTER CASE. (United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, April 19. In the Court of Appeal to-day before Judges Stout, Williams, Edivards, Cooper and Chapman. argument was heard in the Crown cases reserved of the King v. O'Shaughnessv, and the King v. Hassell and Campbell. The cases arose out of the death of Elsie Alexander Holland on the 13th June last year at Auckland. It will be remembered that the trial took place in November last, and that Mrs. O'Shaughnessy was convicted of manslaughter, and the other two prisoners of conspiring to obstruct, prevent, and defeat the course of justice. Mrs. O'Shaughnessy was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment with hard labour, and the other prisoners to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. The questions reserved by Mr. Justice Chapman, who presided at the trial in both cases were as to the admissibility of certain evidence tending to show that Mrs house was known as a place where illegal operations might be performed, and the admissibility of the depositions of the prisoners taken before the coroner.
Mr. Singer appears for the prisoners, and the Solicitor-Genera] for the Crown. Argument was not concluded when the Court rose.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 20 April 1912, Page 3
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