TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 March 1923, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

[BV TELEGUAPn—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION' ALLEGED MURDER. WELLINGTON, March 7 During the subsequent week the male accused in reply to enquiries by witness, stated that iiis communications with the persons who had the child revealed that the infant was doing fine. Cooper mentioned one occasion that the child’s leg was slightly stiff and those who had taken it were having its leg massaged. Cooper told witness he had placed several children in a similar manner and always kept in touch with the people taking the children. Regarding an objection by counsel for accuser! to that class of evidence the Crown Prosecutor stated lie proposed showing that the male accused had been currying out a scheme for getting rid of children. Adoption was only a sham and when asked to produce the children he could not do so. Witness continuing, said that she told her people in Auckland that she had an operation. She consented to the adoption because she thought she was doing the best tiling possible for the child. The male accused informed her that Lester’s child was being adopted by people in Palmerston North. Witness identified two letters to Cooper demanding her child which, however, had not been forthcoming. Cross examination followed on several points. Toe next witness was Muriel Adams. , who fainted on entering the witness | box. The Court adjourned until this ; afternoon. WKRTTCUX MAORI ELECTION PETITION. TAURANGA. March 7 The hearing ol the election petition against Ihe return of Dr Poniare for Western Maori electoral district, eommctircd to-day before .Justices Husking and Stringer'. Thirteen specific eases of bribery, corruption and illegal practices are alleged anil irregularities, improprieties and lailurcs to comply with the legislature in making the poll are also alleged. MAN OF FANCIES. WELLINGTON. .March ,3. The Health De] artmciil lias been having some correspondence witli a resident of Patea who insists he is a leper and demand- to be scut to Quail Island. Enquiries showed the gentleman was one whose malady vanes from week to week. Ins latest, fancy being for leprosy. Finally he telegraphed offering to pay his expenses to Quail Island and wanting a berth booked. The Department has definitely decided lie will never see the island, but may have to soo another (»oveninH*nt institution.

(HA ILK Kl > IiODY Ril’Nl). AI'CKI.ANI), March 7. The charred lady of Ronald Morris •aged nine, was found this morning in llie ruins of St. .inxepV.s Orphanage At the inquest, the police staled. Hut the hoy had been an inmate ! n tun years. They stated splendid res -uu work had been performed by l be sral!. and no one was 1,0 blame for the deceased not being rescued. A verdict of accidentally burned to deaiu was returned. INFANT’S BOXES. CHRISTCHURCH. March 7. At tile inquest on the body of the child found in a petrol tin on a rubbish. dump, the Coroner returned a verdict that the bones of a child were found, but there was no evidence to show how, when, where or by what means it met its death. THE KING’S MATCH. TRENTHAM. March 7. The prize winners in the King’" match are : L. I.ovedav, belt C3O, 503. Croxton, star. £ls. 497 Butler, star. CIO. 490. Neilson. star. £7, 194. The following take ii"badge and £3: (‘alter 493; Thomas. 491 ; Anderson -185; Kyles -<B4 : Thompson 13 I : ,| . .\ . Miniro 484. The following take Cl (Tilliek. O. llood. !L C. .Jones, C. Whiteman 183: Tiotman. Barlow. Maykov,. 182; Nix--181; R. King 480; Jleller, Needham 179; C'ausloy. W. J. Feast. \ tun. 478; Ballinger 477; Barkle. A. .1. Henderson 41(5; Gooladl. Williams, Veal", ■lames (i. Smith 475; Cor. 171; C'laik. Ohing 472; AY. Green. Hester, Brydeu iO9. Silumnuds 493; I‘ask 437.

A PURSER MfR'MXC. CHRTSTCH UR Cl : i, March <i. On Saturday afternoon, shortly before 15 o’clock, A. Rashley, assistant purser on the ferry steamer Wahinc. walked ashore at I.vttelton saying lie was going for a shave, lie has not been seen since, ft was at first thought Rashley had merely rie-ed hi- Massage. and would report later. The aliine returned to Lyttelton to-day. and there was still no sign of the missing youth. Rashley comes front Unbari. where ite was in the Cniou Compary .- oi!i e. About a month ago he was transferred to Wellington, and a>- he had expressed a wish to go to sea. lie was appointed to the Wal ine about a week ag". Ills personal effects are in the Mahino. There is nothing to account for his disa ppea ranee. MI RDER TIM \b. WEl.l I.VGTON. Match 8. The Newlnnds murder trial was resumed this morning Dr B. M right said file accused Cooper told him many young women came to him for confinement. Cooper said the women came \ for treatment lor women’s troubles j from all parts of New Zealand. He . claimed to have cured cases where doc- . tors failed. Witness louml the body j of a child in a hole on Cooper’s pro- j party. One leg was cramped up expos- j iug the kneebone. Ossification had not ; commenced as in a full time child. Iho j body weighed about tour pounds, but the weight would decrease as decomposition advanced. The child had lived at least three days probably more. An opening in the abdominal wall and the exposed knee joint indicated violent in- ] jury either before or after death. There j were no definite indications of the j can so of death. • YOUNG MAN KILLED. CHRISTCHURCH. March S. | Edward Kenneth Mantan. 22. a j commercial traveller of Fendalton was ; killed instantaneously in the earh i hours through the overturning of a car 1 j|j which he was passenger. Mantan I engaged Arthur Wigley to drive him to Kairaki near Kaiapoi. While in ' Poplar Avenue, straying horses ran out in front of the car which struck one I and then collided with a tree.

! BIGAMY CHARGE. AUCKLAND, March 7. | Two immigrants. who committc ! bigamy within a few days of their a 1 rival in New Zealand, appeared f< ' sentence at the Supreme Court to-day Lilian! Camish Clark, aged 23, wa placed on probation for twelve month! | Albert Saunders aged 24. was sentence .to six weeks’ imprisonment. The cas | was heard in the Lower Court on Fob ruary 26. 1 Counsel for the defence said the git had been motherless from the age o 1 seven. Her father was killed in th I war. Clark, who met her in Aheideei | advanced £SO to biing her as domesti jon Ills farm. On the voyage, the gir j became engaged to Saunders, but, oi I arrival at Wellington. Clark prevailei j upon her to marry him, saving sin 1 could not go to his farm unless slit ; did. The girl met Saunders later, am j told him she was desperately misorabh and unhappy, and unless he took hei a wav she would drown herself. Tin | two came to Auckland where the gir j married him under her mother’s maid on name. WEST COAST EXPRESS SERVICE. CHRISTCHURCH, March 8. The ordinary timetable was resumed on the West Coastline although the tie- ' railed locomotive is not yet replaced or tiie rails. 1 TAURANGA SEAT. LABOUR STANDS OUT. AUCKLAND, March ,8. The I aimin' Party has decided not tC routes! Tauralige. scat. TO P \ Y Kill NEGLIGENCE. AUCKLAND. March 8. Major Hope Johnston, a retiree A nil v oflieer .who was sued in the Supreme Court by Hancock and Coy lei £SO on a bill of exchange, which In was induced to back by nil alleged sub. tcrfiige, was held liable on tho grounc that he had lieen guilty of negligence in putting his signature to the document. EIRE AT KKKI'TON. AT DAWSON'S HOTEL. REE ETON, March 8. A lire at Dawson’s Motel at 9.31) today de-froyed a back room downstairs. The lire had a good hold when discovered. The Brigade made a splendid save. sxjm. ; s