KINGSLAND MANSLAUGHTER CASE.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13396, 20 April 1912, Page 5

KINGSLAND MANSLAUGHTER CASE.

APPEAL COURT PROCEEDINGS

[United Pkkss Association.]

Wellington, April 19. In tho Court of Appeal to-day before .Judges Stout, Williams, Edwards, Cooper and Chapman, argument was heard in the Crown cases reserved-of the King v. O'Shaughnessy, and the King v. Hassell and Campbell. The cases arose out.of the death of Elsie Alexandra Holland on tho 13th June of last year at Auckland. It will be remembered that the trial took place in November ■ last, ■ and that Mrs. O'Shaughnessy was convicted of manslaughter, and tho other two prisoners ■of conspiring to obstruct, pervert, and defeat the course" of justice. Mrs. O'Shaughnessy was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment with hard labour, and the other prisoners to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. The questions reserved by Mr. Justice Chapman, who presided at the trial in both cases wore as to the admiissibility of certain evidence tending to show that Mrs. O'Shaughnessy's house was known as a place where illegal operations might be performed, and the admissibility of the 'depositions of the prisoners taken before the coroner.

Mr. Singer appears for the prisoners, and the Solicitor-General for the Crown. Argument was not concluded when the Court rose.