MOTORING SENSATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17700, 8 February 1921, Page 6

MOTORING SENSATION.

COMMITTAL TO ASYLUM. -RECOMMENDATIONS BY JURY, i [BT TBLZGRAPH.-r-PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ] WELLINGTON. Monday. \ As a sequel to four persons being in- : jured by a runaway motor-car in Manners ; Street on December 15, Charles Joseph ' Clark appeared in the Supreme Court to- , day to answer a charge of having caused • actual bodily harm. The defence was that < the accused was inlane at the time of the i occurrence. s . ' After hearing evidence, including that ' of medical men, the jury returned the ' following verdict : —"We find that the [ prisoner wae insane at the time of the commission of the offence, and we declare • that we acquit him on account of his in- ' sanity." The following riders were added :—" In regard to the granting of licenses, we think that before granting a license to a motorist the City Council ishould require the production of a medical ) certificate." "We also think, that steps should be taken to see that the speed limit is reduced in the busy streets of the , city." In reply to the Judge, the foreman said the speed limit in the city was 16 miles ; an hour. The Judge said he would com- . municate the matter to the Minister fop j Justice. . The verdict of the jury was reduced to . the special form provided by the Act, andy the prisoner was ordered to be kept in ,; strict custody at the mental hospital at . Porirua during the pleasure of the j Minister for Justice.