CRIMINAL SESSIONS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22719, 4 May 1937, Page 14

CRIMINAL SESSIONS

HEAVY DUNEDIN CALENDAR SEQUEL TO TRAMCAR FATALITY [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION"] DUNEDIN, Monday "The list of charges disclosed by the criminal calendar is a long one for this district," said Mr. Justice Kennedy, in opening the quarterly sessions of the Supreme Court to-day. The charges include manslaughter, negligent driving of a motor vehicle thereby causing death, being in charge of a motor vehicle in a state of intoxication and by an act of omission causing bodily harm, indecent assault on a girl under 16, attempted indecent assault on a male, abortion and the disposing of the dead body of a child, with intent to conceal, and theft. The manslaughter charge arises out of an occurrence when an Opoho tram left the rails and killed a pedestrian. The charge of negligently driving a motor vehicle, causing death, arose out of an occurrence in a city street when an old lady was killed.

SMALL WELLINGTON LIST FACT NOTED J3Y JUDGE [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATIONI WELLINGTON, Monday Only seven cases, four being of a sexual character, were presented to the grand jury at the opening of ( the criminal sessions of tTic Supreme Court to-day. Mr. Justice Ostler commented that it was a remarkably small list for Wellington. True bills were returned in all cases.