THE TIMARU CASE
FURTHER "gHAKGES. The Timarn Herald, of this morning, lesrns that on Satuiday two fresh Informations were 1. id against Thomas Hall, one of the prisoners now in custody on a charge of having attempted the murder of Mrs Catharine Hall. The informations have been laid by Mr Gilbert LaingMeaaon, partner with the said Thomas Hall, and were sworn before J S. Bsswlck, Esq., Resident Magistrate, on Saturday last. One of the Informations charges Thomas Hall for that he did on the Bth of December, 1885, at Timarn, feloniously, with intent to defraud, forge a certain transfer of mortgage purportin > to be a transfer from one Michael MlUou to Thomas Hall and Gilbert Laicg-Meason and to have been signed by M. Mitton, and the other information charges Hall for that he did on the IGth July, 1886, at Timarn, feloniously, with intent to dt fr tad, forge acertuii promissory note for the payment of £225. Evidence on these charges was to hare been taken at the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning. It is said that the police on searching Bali’s premises in North street on Saturday found in a corner of the attic -jI top storey of the house a full ill of the beat keros n! ; a large quantity of rag', and some small pieces of limber.
Timabu, August 23. Thomas Hall and Margaret Houston vrore brought up atthoß.M Court this morning. There was gre t popu'ar excitement and the court was crowded long before eleven o'clock, while on'side a
large number of people assembl'd, Mr J S. Bes vick, R M and M< ssjri Elwo;thy and H. J. LeCren were on too bench
Mr J. W. White, Crown Prosecutor, applied for a seven days’ ren a id, on acojunt of Professor B sek’s inability to be present. As he was o‘ Lgid ogo to Invercargill on a Supreme t.ourt case tomorrow, he could not be here till Saturday at earliest. Mr Jojnt, fjf Hall, strongly oppos d ths remand oo the score of common amse and justice, and argued that Professor Black's evidence was only that of an expert and he (&Ic J ynt) understood there were plenty of witnesses as to facts preset t These should be eximmed, at untl some evi.lei.ci was given thejletenoe could not decide what to do, it was most unfair to the accused, who should be regarded as innocent until proved guilty, that the remand should be granted unless good reason was shown, which had not by been done by Mr White. Mr Hay, on behalf of Houston, also protested against the remand. Mr White replied to the effect that the interests of justice demanded (that his request shoui4 b 0 granted. Professor Black’s evidence rnjjsf be taken first, before that of the local medical He deprecated the insinuations of unworthy motives put forward by Mr Joynt. The Bench said they would take the assurance of the Crown Prosecutor that the remand was necessary.
Mr Joynt protested, but without avail, and a remand till Monday next was granted, Mr White saying that a 1 the available evidence would be gone on with on that day, but tho case could not be completed as Mrs Hall would be called as a witness, and medical Inform - tlou was to the eflf:ct that she would not be able to be In Court for a fortnight Thomas Hall was then charged on four informations for forgery and remanded for a week. The prisoners were then re.moved to the gaol, a great crowd witnessing their departure, and some alight hissing took place.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1322, 23 August 1886, Page 2
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597THE TIMARU CASE Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1322, 23 August 1886, Page 2
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