Supreme Court.
MONDAY, MARCH Gth. INDECENT ASSAULT. Win. Kinley, a youth of 16 years, was charged with having indecently assaulted and beaten a girl of 11 years, named Emily Christina Nelson, at Foxton, on Ist February. The prisoner is hard of hearing, and is apparently of a ■ \ery' .l6w' order of intelligence, if not actually imbecile. At any rate the Court was in doubt whether he understood the charge. He p'eaded not guilty at first, but Mr Coates, who appeared on his behalf, said that he really meant to plead guilty. The youth was then brought from the dock to the Sheriffs desk and again charged. He said ha was guilty of an assault, but not ? of an indecent assault. In order to ' make sure that he fully understood, the charge he was interrogated again and eventually, after great difficulty to get an articulate response, he pleaded guilty. Mr Garvey, the gaoler, the warder in attendance, and Mr Coates all stated that this was the prisoner's habitual manner, and not merely put on for the occasion. It was therefore agreed, on Mr - Coates 1 application, to remand the prisoner till Wednesday in order that he may be examined in the meantime,— N;2; Tintm, y«.
When the prisoner was brought uP yesterday morning His Honor said ifc appeared from the report with which he had been furnished that the prisoner was charged with larceny • in 1883, and committed to the in* dustrial school at Burnham, from which he absconded, but was sent: back again. The Canterbury police: described him as a larrikin. At any rate the report showed that he was not fit to be at large unless under the control of some responsible person. Dr Cahill deposed that he had ex- ,<* amined the prisoner, and found that he was a very dull lad. At any rate he appeared to be fairly intelligent, and was physically capable. The deformity of his mouth was caused by a cleft palate, which in Bora«4i. cases was associated with a low de*n velonraent of the mental faculties. * ■*■ His Honor said there werecircum- — stances connected with the case which might render it improper to order the corporal punishment which usually formed part of theientences for this class of offence. If corporal punishment was ordered the ordtr
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Manawatu Herald, 9 March 1893, Page 2
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380Supreme Court. Manawatu Herald, 9 March 1893, Page 2
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