CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19249, 13 August 1924, Page 7

CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.

BLUTT ROAD MOTOR : FATALITY. SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS. , (Pm UNITED P.BEBB ASSOCIATION.) ■ . WISLLINGTON, August 12. . In the Supreme Court to-day hearing ynL commenced of the charge of manslanghtej against Frank M'Devitt in connection irtth the death of the traffic inspector, William Gross, on the Hutt road on the evening of April 26, when cars were returning the Trentham races. V The Crown Prosecutor said it would;!* shown in evidence that as soon ag.M'Devjtt left Trentham he commenced speeding. • ,'A.f Kaiwarra there was a disc notifying that speed must ue reduced to 12 miles per hour. It was alleged that after the also was passed, and when Cross was struck, the car was travelling at between 20 and 30 miles per hour. Passengers would way that accused was on the wrong side of the road passing cars all the way from TVcOr tham, and his passengers spoke to h|nj of the excessive speed. : ' t. Some witnesses said that Mr Cross, who was fatally injured, was standing in tfiempet dangerous position on the road. He was moving to and fro. Just before he ww struck he had, stopped one car end had held up his hands to another. One witness said that the car was going at more than 33 miles an hour. Another said that the speed of the car was not more than 20 miles an hour One occupant of the car said that he had complained to MT>evitt for travelling so fast :