THE WELLINGTON SHOOTING CASE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2207, 18 June 1896, Page 11

THE WELLINGTON SHOOTING CASE.

Wblmngtoh, June 10.

At the trial at the Supreme Court of Mn Looher for attempted murder, Dr M'Konzie said he had been consulted bj accused in July 1891 for astigmatism, which was liable to affect the mind, causing epilepsy and various disturbances. She told witness she felt inclined to get over the breastwork into the harbour. A person in her condition of mind haying a delusion that another person. was trying to injure her would ba likely to take extreme measures to defend herself. It was often the case that the first definite act of lunacy which* a person committed was one of Tiolenoe. He had am interview with accused in gaol and came to the conclusion that she was ineane. She was under the delusion that Norbury had some* secret power over her, and was persecuting her for some other object than that nerely of getting his money. She said bq« shot Norbary because he was " net fit to live." The law could not do ft, and he had to be removed,, She was not sorry that she did the act, hot was sorry (hat «he did not shoot herself too. She said she would shoot him then if she had the chance, and ehe h»d *o f«ar<of the consequences as she did not mind, dying. AU,this showed that wauaed fa« 4 JoiH&o jnstinot of i self-preservation. The f apt that one of her uncles had been jnsane waj tip a .certain extent erideooeofteilitvj JnwwJ* QxeattrpfAle

mn&d oe ftptxer^hrow jajtenob dt ncr temtwr** jment off bis! balance, . . . -" ■/' i The jury were ont a little over two houri an &, returned a, verdict of acquittal on the ground/ of insanity. The judge ordered Mrs Locber to' be kept in strict custody until the pleasure of the Colonial Secretary is known, „