THE JOCKEY AND THE GIRL

NZ Truth, Issue 1188, 6 September 1928, Page 4

THE JOCKEY AND THE GIRL

(From 'jN.Z. Truth's" Special Representative.) fPORROBORATION— or the lack of it— and the vexatious question of V. establishing acquiescence on the part , of the complainant, appear to be 'the governing' pivots m criminal cases where men are charged with, alleged outrages against women. "...A Supreme Court jury at Masterton this week was unable to decide whether or not Walter Scott Bagby, a twenty-year-old jockey, forcibly effected- physical relations with Pearl Eva Corkill outside a dance hall at Master|pnon April 14 of this 'year. And so the 'somewhat wearisome' narratives of many witnesses will have to be heard at the Wellington; Supreme Court next month. , ' ' : ifriefly,. it was by the girl that when she left the dance hall to i get Ta, breath ofiresh air, Bagby followed her, struggled with and overcame her until ; is|ie7'w'as exhausted, then outraged her. , Some time, laterfthe police found him fully dressed, sleeping at the foot of. a stable-.harid's.'bed, m. training stables at Opaki, situated some t four miles^, from Masterton. According to the : police "officers, as they were about to take Bagby away, his brother enjoined him to, "keep his , mouth shut until, he had .sobered up." - "' Eight , witnesses' swore positively on behalf, of the defence that . they had seen Bagby at the tjme he was said to have committed the offence, but they had observed nothing) untoward m thedemeanorvof either .Bagby or, the girl as they returned to the dance hall. , - Judge Ostler said he was sorry the jury had been unable to agree. Bagby' was released on bail of £.1000 and two sureties totalling a similar arriount. • - '"