Trial of Mrs Dean.
Invercargill, June 19.
The trial of Minnie Dean for the murder of Dorothy Edith Carter commenced to-day in the Supreme Court, which was crowded, a large proportion of the spectators being women. Absolutely nothing new came out in the evidence, which was as before, substantially the same as already telegraph, or published. On reaching the point where the accused left Gore to go to Milburn for the infant Eva Hornsby, the Crown Prosecutor Mr McDonald, said he would ask the Court to admit the evidence of the murder of Eva Hornsby in accordance with the ruling of the Privy Council in the Makins cases of child murder in
New South Wales. Mr Hanlon, who appeared for the ascused, said that in so serious a matter he was bound to object, but as the hour, 4*45 p.m., was late, he suggested that argument be taken next day. This was agreed to, and the Court then arose. Twentyone witnesses have to be examined, and it is expected that the trial will be finished on Thursday, and much will depend on the length of argument to-morrow, and of counsels’ address and his Honour’s summing up.
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 6, Issue 49, 21 June 1895, Page 2
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