ILLEGAL OPERATION
CHARGES AGAINST WOMAN.
Electric Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, Last Night. Elizabeth Ann Wylie, alias Nevill, aged 49, was committed for trial at the Supreme Court on an indictable charge of abortion. His Worship said the evidence justified him in committing accused for trial on an indictable offence, and said there were possible grounds for another charge of murder or manslaughter. Three further charges against accused, after hearing the evidence, were adjourned. The case presented sensational features, and the Court was again cleared. The general trend of the evidence was that accused had performed illegal operations oil several women, single and married, in each case charging a fee of £2O. Charges against Dr Jacobsen and others, -were adjourned until next week. Bail was allowed.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10334, 4 September 1926, Page 5
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124ILLEGAL OPERATION Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10334, 4 September 1926, Page 5
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