The Charge Against Mrs Thorpe
THE PROSECUTION ABANDONED. [PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. | Wellington, March 29. At the Magistrates' Court this morning Julia Maria Thorpe was charged with unlawfully using an instrument on Flora Brown (now Mrs Nash) in December 1887, for the purpose of causing a miscarriage. At the outset there were several warm passages between the beuch of justices and Mr Jellicoe, counsel for Mrs Thorpe, owing to the frequent interruptions of Mr Jellicoe. Inspector Thompson, who conducted the prosecution, also complained oi the offensive conduct of accused's counsel. Mrs Nash refused to answer any question tending to criminate herself, and the only evidence adduced was that of Mrs Walker, who accompanied Mrs Nash to the residence of Mrs Thorpe. This evidence was of an unimportant nature and Inspector Thompson, seeing the case was beset with difficulties, said he would proceed no further and the case was dismissed. Mr Jeilicoe said if an enquiry was held into the reasons for the prosecution it would not be creditable to thqse-who undertook it. This called forth a hot retort from Inspector Thompson, who was supported by the Bench.
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Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 113, 30 March 1889, Page 2
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187The Charge Against Mrs Thorpe Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 113, 30 March 1889, Page 2
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