Supreme Court Cases
To Commence on Tuesday
The most serious case so far listed for trial at the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court in Auckland, commencing next Tuesday, is the murder charge against a Dalmation gum-diggor, Pml Lendich, arising out ot the disappearance of a newly-born infant. There is the usual sprinkling of breaking and entering and theft charges, one of wounding with intent and two arising out uf fatal motor accidents, the accused in one case being charged with negligent driving causing leath, and in the other with manslaughter. Mr,Justice Herdtnan and Mr Justice Reed will
preside. Cases listed are as follow: Leonard Walter Lash, theft: Arthur Herbert Eden, attempted rape, assault (two chages); Ttiomas Herbert Skinner and Ina Beatrice Wills, breaking, entering and thel't (two charges) and attempted breaking and entering ; Herbert M.l snail Brook, wounding with intent; William James Courtney, theft; Milrov Thomas Smillie, assault causing actual bod.ly harm; Thomas McWhiter Muii, indecent assult; Thomas John Davies, indecent assault on males (four charges); Charles McKinnon, theft as servant and furnishing false return; Alfred Louis Hastedt, negligent driving; George William Atfo.d, indecent assault; William Capie, breaking, entering and theft by night; Paul Lendich, murder, concealment of birth; William Scott Bagby, manslaughter; Francis Henry Rae, Ernest Rae and Kenneth Edward James McQuoid, breaking, enter* ing and theft,
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Northland Age, Volume 27, Issue 40, 21 October 1927, Page 5
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219Supreme Court Cases Northland Age, Volume 27, Issue 40, 21 October 1927, Page 5
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