WELLINGTON NEWS.
[(Per Press Association.') Wellington, last night. At tho ioquest.on Samuel Squires, who hanged himself at Mount View Asylum grounds, the medical evidence showed that he had previously attempted to cut his throat. He had boon suffering from hallucinations, and had probably hourcLan imaginary mandate to destroy himself. The body of a man has been found in the bush near the Upper Hutt, 20 miles from Wellington. It has not been identified.
The Supreme Court criminal sessions opened this morning before Mr Justice Cooper. His Honor, in his charge to the Grand Jury, said' there were 11 cases against 11 persons, and commented on four of these being offences against morality. He was glad to say there was a probability of an amendment of the law by which the judge could order the clearing of the Court during the hearing of such cases. A youDg woman named Matilda McLellan, who pleaded guilty to stealing cattle near Woodville, was admitted to probation. The two-months-old daughter of John Grant was found dead in her perambulator yesterday morning. A post mortem today revealed evidence of emaciation. The mother in her evidence admitted she had ! made a.mistake in the quantity of Neaves* food with whiph she had been feeding the child, giving three teaspoonfuls instead of two tablespoonfuls. ‘ Medical evidence was that death resulted from asphyxia. A verdict was given accordingly. Later. —The dead found in 'the bush at the Upper Hutt has been identified as that of Anthony John Barnard, aged 89, who disappeared from his homo at Pahiatua on March 16th.
At the .Supreme to-day Henry Bailey was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for breaking and entering. Charles Nelson was found guilty of forging an endorsement, aod was remanded for a report by the probation officer. Allan Gibson was found guilty of assault on a boy and remanded for-sentence. William St. Clair was found guilty of mdecont assault on a girl aged 18, He was remanded for sentence.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1521, 1 August 1905, Page 2
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