Sir Henry Hawkins, at York Assizes in dealing with a case of shocking depravity, expressed " his deep regret that the law did not give him power to punish adequately offences against women and girla. As the law stood it looked as if property was considered very much more than the person."
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5550, 23 February 1886, Page 4
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