THE MANSLAUGHTER CASE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 111, 4 February 1919, Page 6

THE MANSLAUGHTER CASE

BEFORE THE CRIMINAL SESSION

JURY;FAIL TO AGREE

-.The criminal'session'of the, Supreme '■ r" J™ opened y cst( *day, morning bef?rf, M v r '- : , J ™« C ° Edwards. There were eight charges against eight persons. Mr Macassey, of the." Crown Law ;Oftce, appeared on behalf of the Crown Tripe was. foreman of the Grand, Jury the .others being Messrs. P. Or. B. Gill, J. L. Arcus, E. G.-.Reed, A. - ; K v Lankshear, P. Blaokburn, W 0 Til ■^^•^otVaiß.Trimn^iA: ■--Wakelm,.;X -M'Gill; M. D. M'Lend T •M V. Allen, k M'Donald' £' A. Tanner D. E Wnk ' nL^.^ c - w - Jones ' ■«*: Sriw 9 a i d ?" to the Grnnd.Jiwy His Ser of h6 WaSglad t0 S! * "»' the "''E» P 5 ™ n °t very -laa-ge. two of manslaughter, in one of which ''his X WaS , <*»'««**«, assault 5 J B ?ft "id; from the consciences ■K 1 sh ? died It quite p ' ihat the prisoner had no intention of so S n l ?'• ; niot - her as to cause he? death, but mention had nothing to do thing that led to-the death ofwidther -In the other case the driver of a motor .ambulance had, it,was alleged, by ca Z ifef a L re^ le ? 9 i riTing ™# ''a man in • Adelaide Eoad. . Here again there wni ™ whether, th.eV'pnsonir. had used every rprecaution/so that the other man ecu d use the road'safely. j u ((.his ci» thee i&^Vf™-* Bn»f.traffic in n ' count t - or , the aecident•ine other oases comprised--'two of bf»Zwlffv' of T hioll *''«. f! .id & thorujht his wife was dead.: That,'.however, was a matter tor the commcii jiwv jere of ordinary character and should •present no, difficulties. ; ■" .The Grand Jury returned true bills in rgj. cases of, Thomas Albrccht, charg'd wth maiidaughter; William Garthgnte Kr". ft' nssault - causing ■HAn m^ AT l hurßarnes William Henderson, wilful :&.ma"e--Arthur Sinclair, manslamrhrer;' Waiter - S <? theft 8 ' Uny '' ArthUr AYi " iam P°nald-

. ', The.Aibrjcht Cjup.. ; —Thomas Albrecht.'.for whom Mr. II p ULeary appeared,'pleaded not guilty to : ~&:ty*¥ ? f , MWaGwriiter;against lim .. 'Mr, Prederiok- Charles Sfandidge was .foreman of the jury.' . ■ ■• • ' / ,-Evidence for the' prosecution, was given .-^ =llar .to,ho Be -f6llowedi^ w?(Z« .),„* 6 fSW* , and one other Mf^ii, wh ,Yl°H ld Sive 1 evidence as to , »ttomM Albrecht, • the. accused, said i ..that pnor4p the;occurrence he had been i^DK^th, his. parents. He had no" x got. home about 6.30 p.m. ■'&• and. mother, vwere -in the t^ CO^u " lcat9 the ber being m the .wash-house to his mVthev -'■ ly S : ■ W r , eat down, on the sofa, and pulle! him down alongside of her. While sit fi£ d °TW Patted h > *»t ro wa «, no force in the pats WBS not Presently fee a^T fi up •^^ struckh « ■ !.. while he had his hend hsnt i™. ■ta "ether I. d.e» the „3 ,' b , ,"£ mother fell- there was a dressJr »?d .-, .chair and steps 'close i>v FT. LjJ a :. Winn : drunk. nd H r did Z W f , rom about his.food dl mo t n h ° e . »m ■ jo. row with anybody tut« • ha<l ihim Tr»'i,„j wu y> ,ls . father attacked ■ "Clara Newall/ wife of Wnifo,. 'v. „ i;.. Mid she.was a-sister . 0 f tb„ ewal ]' mmm ting that it was a sad,case , n j ir the 6 treet 9 . a nXSiitf lle TT d T n * n , cd attention to the evidence ri™ W"Wd an d pointed by he .Mr. .Maeassey asked for a'new 'f,.,V Tfhich ; wa's granted. . ne * tnai,

ISHIELD CRICKET

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