APPEAL COURT.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143771, 20 April 1912, Page 3

APPEAL COURT.

THE HOLLAND CASE. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, April 19. In tho Court of Appeal to-day, before Chief Justice Sir Robert Stout and Justices Williams, Edwards, Cooper and Chapman, argument wgg heard m the Crown cases, reserved, of the King v. O’Shaiighnessy and tho King v. Hassell and Campbell., The cases arose out of the death of Elsie Alexandra Holland om June 13 of last year, at Auckland. It will bo remembered that tho trial took place, in November last, and that Mrs. O’Shaughnessy was convicted of manslaughter, and the other tiro prisoners of conspiring to obstruct, prevent, peyyert and defeat the.course cf justice. Mrs. O’Shaughnessy was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment with hard labour, and the other prisoners to twelve months' imprisonment wi-h hart i.ibrnr Tbe questions reserved by Mr. Justice Chapman, tho judge presiding at the trials in both cases, are as to tho odmissability 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 admissability of the depositions of the prisoners taken before the coroner. Sir. Singer appears for all tho prisoners and the SolicitorGeneral for the Crown. Argument was not concluded when tho court rose.