THE MAGISTERIAL ENQUIRY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1454, 12 January 1887, Page 2

THE MAGISTERIAL ENQUIRY.

At tho Beflldant Magistrate's Court on Tuesday Mary Bowern .was charged with the c.ffence ab»ve indicated.

Coast iblaFieming deposed to the arrest of ac3usod, who denied the charge, and told a man who w*a la the house to co to Dr Ruasoll snd tell him to get her out of * of that. Aooused after urarda admitted - having written to Dr Huaaell when she found sho was eim'ntt He wrote back on a part of her own letter aaying ho would not do what eho wanted. She laid abe showed the letter to a woman named Mra North, who read it. Later la the night acensed gave witneea aa instrument saying that Dr Ruaaell had uaed it on her. Inspector Pendar eaid he was with Flewellyn and Detective O'Oonaor when they nrrested prisoner M>s Bowern after* warda sent for him (at 12.16 last night), sha eaid she wished to make a full confession of what occurred. Witness cautioned her In the usual way, and then took down her Btataraent m wr ting The Inspector then read the confession, which stated that Mra Bowern had be*n sent to Dr Rassoll, an>i gave an acoount of the operations performed bj him m January, 1886. It is also atated that sho had made an ineffectual application to him recently to perform a similar thlhjr again, Mr Pender farther stated thatDr Ruaaell had beea a? rested that morning by Dateotlvei Noill and O'Connor. He managed before he was Becured to take poiuon, and had to be taken to the Hospital. He (Mr P«nder) would aek the Bench to adj »ura the case till the afternoon, *nd to grant a reonand with regard to Mrs Bowern for three days. Rn uuderetod that Mr Joyht was eoga ed by Dr Ruaaell. He would he p- epared with evidence m Dr Ruasell'a case m the nfie^aooti.

The Bench then adjourned the oasa as against Mr B Bowern till Friday next. At 2 p ra. the Oinrt was formally arij mrned until this morning.

fBT TELEOaAJH.I CHRitiToHUKOH, January 12 Dr w«s uot «r e U enough to ap. pear at tbe Police Court thi; morning, and was remanded ta to-morrow. A further charge was preferred against him of p-oouriog ab .rtlon oh K->te Fisher. A woman named Jvje Richards has been >»r?'e»t<>d for Abetting him. This ease was alto remanded ti Fn'rlAy