ExtraOrdinary Charge against a Solicitor.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 15 August 1891, Page 2

ExtraOrdinary Charge against a Solicitor.

-<- ■*•- ■ ' 'a'w'ell-Jaiotn solicitor, was- ■ charged, at. :the> police Court, Auckland, on Augiisl».liß,Jbe* fore Dr,Mes>«-RM,V wiiJh thatifag libelled an unmarried woman !snjtefters sent : tp threA.Seg^ate^ peifeoiWi j .»The extracts' wMch were read were of a Very''Bca^aa!ote ;r eniMfeer, and accused .the gir.l olwmJmmvMk 1 * very coarse terms. Tne .*'Ourv -was rerowded.) . . V 'MrHu^Qampbell, in opem^g tor the' informant; mentioned thai' tne defendant had been engaged to ma. rr y the informant ,husf. aMbjgpEFJptf °^' jected, the mother refused Tier consent, whereupunrtliß" tlefendafltliad threatened,tp defame, the gj r^ character.- '^r§a^pifeli^iß»n6ned that the motEet iHail ffog^fed' the suitor, and put him out- of the house, but he^turned'shth*ly>;afteftwfacfli. He also stated'-; Jihit the/ defendant had once written -to the informant for £20/ He -also, asked JfteLS&bih^to make' over certain property fqf^im when* he married 1 th& girl, • : %<um') Defendant once oritwi6e^«iriterrupted j Mr OampfceU/^tatirigiifaatjhe was making allegations uthaiixould not be supported by evid«ntw^ : u'l Y arioja? witnesses' < ; wfere . exadiined as to receiving letters' cdntfciniftg-the paragraphs mentioned ittithaiifaformation. r ;"*; , > .'■ 'At the clofee ; 6f • tne 'e\nja*nW,^e- 4 fendant said that he wa^not ashamed of any of the letters j hfe^ fead written. My ai^dreying the"]E^«ii f cbp^emijea theUoiilon of the ipfofmanii in^hoi appe r arftfg>r H^ cllamecl the right iii ! latw UMiat the" informant, and if sjrerwas npt drawn he claittieti thsiV Me' 'cfee/.mtiiPfe dismissed.' W}m<& (^t4d that he would not! commit !t(? t - any such view. He? only had to decide whether there was arcase tp .g^ to a jury. He did not know that^' it was necessary to call the informant! .' • '« Mr tfhorliiand.said' it t wa,s"]tnel privilege of every Englishmen^ to plead his 'cause. '-At the proper 'time he would bring, evidence, .to., pqpport his position. He admitted that he had done some things which, were very unwise, and which h^lad deeply regretted,v"; : :. ;; . ; .vv... > s r^* Accused was : iteri- [Committed for trial. Bail was-aUJowedrTrliimself in . £50 : , and two su/reties JJ2S e^ch or one of £50.— Press Association. f