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ILLEGAL OPERATION.

FIVE YEARS' IMPRISONMENT.

[BY TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.!. .' Wellington, Wednesday. '■'.;. In the Supreme Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Sim, Edward Reynolds surrendered to his bail to stand retrial oil charges of unlawfully using an instrument on a girl, and with procuring Annie Peterson to commit such an offence, thereby becoming a party to such offence, and guilty thereof. The prisoner was tried with Annie Petereon at the last sessions, and was acquitted by the direction of the judge," but the Full Court ordered a new trial, on the ground that the judge's direction was erroneous at law. The case was heard in camera. Evidence was given by the girl, who did not vary her story in the slightest degree. After a retirement of an hour and a-quarter the jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the accused was sentenced to five years' imprisonment.

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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14767, 24 August 1911, Page 6

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ILLEGAL OPERATION. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14767, 24 August 1911, Page 6

ILLEGAL OPERATION. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14767, 24 August 1911, Page 6

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