THE KEENAN CASE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13136, 21 November 1904, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE KEENAN CASE.

ACTION FOR RECO VERY OF THE WILL. The Keenan ease was before the courts again on .\'ovomlx>r Y Iu a new phase— namely, a civil notion before Mr O. (!. Graham, S.M., for recovery of the will and £10. It will be remembered that Alfred Henry Yornon King, gold buyer, admitted, in Iho course of cross-examination in the proceedings calling upon him to .show cause why a writ of habeas corpus in respect to the person of Thomas Keenan, late of HI, liathaus and now of Forbnry road, sheep farmer, should not issue against him, that he had possession of Thomas Keenan's will, and that the document, was lying in the Union Bank with other of bis ami Keenan's private papers, Since then a fresh power of attorney had been signed iu favour of Messrs John, Roberts and J. A. Johnstone, by Keenan, but either the. bank or King refused to produce the will. At the proceedings on Monday .Mr \V. C. MaeGrcgor appeared for tho plaintiff and Mr Sim for tho defendant. Tile statement of claim was as follows: — "The. plaintiff claims the following document—that is to say, a will of the plaintiff made in tho year 1903, which document is of a value not exceeding £5, and is the property of the plaintiff. The said will camo into the possession of defendant in the year 1903, and the delivery up of the saipe t.o the plaintiff has since been demanded of tho defendant, but the defendant has refused to deliver up the same, and still retains possession thereof. Tho plaintiff cfaims possession of the said document and £10 for its detention." After'hearing counsel and the taking of eyideno?, his Worship made an order for the .restitution of the document, with £5 5s damages and costs (£1 18s). Tho order would be made for delivery forthwith. THE CIVIL ACTION. Twq applications in connection with the civil action Thomas Keenan v. A. H. Verpon King and others camo bofore his Honor Mr justice Williams at the Supreme Court sitting op Friday, November 11, Mr Sim, counsel for King, applied for further time to plead, urging tliat King should not Ije called on fo answer the statement of claim until the criminal charge was disposed of. After hearing oqunsel, his Honor said he would malfe an order in this form; that King is to have a fortnight's further time tfl plead,- unci that he bp ordered to produce to the registrar for the inspection of tho opposite party all books,' vquchers, and documents relating to the itepis of expendit turo shgwn in tlie accounts furnished by hifn, accompanied by an affidavit that those are all the books and vouchers relating to such items of expenditure iu his possession or control, the boob, eto., 'to'bo'produced within three days after service of (he orderi : - •"