WOUNDING A CHILD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3776, 24 October 1907, Page 3

WOUNDING A CHILD.

Wellington, To Day. The hearing of the case against Edward Murtagh, jockey, charged with having wounded an infant named Mary Lorraine Tui Leigh with intent to do grievous bodily harm, at Wellington on October nth, was proceeded with yeste - day. The case was partially heard some days ago, when the evidence of the principal witnesses tor the prosecution w'as taken. Chief-Detective McGrath prosecuted, and Mr Herdraan appeared for accused. Rose Annie Greaves, daughter of the landlady of the house in which the incident occurred, gave similar evidence to much of that given by the child’s mother. Cross-examined by Mr Herdman : Accused showed no disposition to avoid the house after the occurrence. Murtagh had been living in the house for two or three weeks before, and had always conducted himself respectably. When Mrs Leigh came to the house she gave her name as Mrs Murtagh, otherwise neither accused nor Mrs Leigh would have been allowed to remain. Witness and her mother did not discover that Mrs Leigh was not Murtagh’s wife until after the nth. Evidence was also given by three other witnesses. Accused, who pleaded not guilty and reserved his defence, was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Bail was allowed, accused in ,£ioo and two sureties in ,£SO each, or one in