A Serious Charge

Southland Times, Issue 18058, 30 January 1903, Page 2

A Serious Charge

*A mild sensation was caused yesterday morning in Invercargili when it became known that a prominent local medical

practitioner, Dr J. A. Fuliarton, had been arrested on a charge of using an instrument with intent to procure the miscarriage of a young woman named Margaret "Bates, formerly a domestic servant in town. The police had been busy melking inquiries for several days, and as a result of their investigations the arrest was made by Detective Mcllveney about 8 a.m. The full particulars are not,, ''or''^urße,;;ayaiUbje'.: : lQr' publication till the preliminary hearing before the Stipendiary Magistrate is pr-o^ ceeded : with;' : '"-' : "■■'--■•■'' '■■■'"■■ ;:> " v '■ '■ ■■■'■ - : .--■'.' ■■":-

Before, Mr 9. E. McCarthy, «t tho Police Court yesterday, James Alexander FuUarton, medical '""■ 'f practitioner/ wa.s charged with that on the 18th January, at Invorcargill, r with ' inten.t to procure the miscarriage : ;61-_ one Margaret Bates, be unlawfully tisett upon" her a. certain instrument. ■""•■. ■■■.•■.-:' ■■-■: •:: .

Mr--T. M. Macdonald, jCCrown Prosecutor) appeared on behalf of the police, and asked for a remand till Tuesday noxt. He did not asfc for along remand, but in the Interest of justice* to the... accused as well as toe police; it was desirable that a rematid be granted

Accused made no objection iot/tKe rifrj mand, and Hia Worship jbcedpher Soaring for Tuesday next at 10 a.m. " Accused applied for- ;bail--r-Mr Iffttcdonald said that he would not object \ to moderate bail, provided Dr Fullarton would gve an undertaking that nona of the Crown witnesses would be interfered with on his behalf. : V \, Accused said he would certainly give this undertaking. - .. „v

His Worship said that if. it appeared in the preliminary hearing ; before him that there had been any lnterfe»«nce with Crown witnesses he would have ; no hestitation whatever 4n refusing bail over the period pending the trial.' Bail, which was at once forthcoming, was fixed at £400— accused in £200, and two sureties of £100 each. r _ ;