SOCIAL CALLS.

NZ Truth, Issue 854, 1 April 1922, Page 5

SOCIAL CALLS.

PROWLING ROUND THE MAORI

Alfred Bell, marine engineer, iwho was quite unable to convince a Wellington jury a month ago when he said that lie had certainly not prowled into •+iv». cnbin.qf a sleeping lady passenger - \vchool maim— when th'e Maori was r.-> Tner way, from Lyttelton on the n'<rM. of January 25, and placed , his 1.-1 -• n ri on her leg- above the knee, look-j-v; t:tv her purse, had no better luck vhnp Lawyer Mazengarb appeared be- /•••••" t.'no Appeal Court on his behalf on ?,!f"ml;>.v. i ' The Orpwn- had alleged that Bell, •»v '::■-> v,-:'.r also a passenger, had made v. • ■<■>':■ or trrp 'from his cabin about midi■■ V. r,n hour after his first social f" rind Imd paid a visit to a married v •-•-oil-, who had promptly rung the I-- ". Two stewards, said the prosecu-C'-.-i. hnd had an eye on Bell when the Ffffvd visit was made, and it was to Hi.-- evidence of the married woman rmd thp stewards that Lawyer Mazenparh objected. '.A.' man' 1 could not be proved guilty on one charge by pi-ov-jnp thnt he had been guilty of another, ]io .said, but the Bench; held that Mr. Justice Hosking had been right m admitting the tales told by the second passenger and the stewardsAccordingly the jury's verdict stands and Bell, who was remanded for sentence pending the settling of the point as to evidence, . will hear more of his visit later on.