Medical View

NZ Truth, Issue 1237, 15 August 1929, Page 3

Medical View

her indiscrettcin, and, ?frbm^ what was said: by ':the prbsetou'tion, Melville;: ac--ceded to her", request , and obtained the required , articled from a, local chemist.;:, ,-,'-" Although- this was allegedly used- by the ; Ty6riian,', r ?t' wa'si; not the ;cause' of ;. r deathV''whichiViicc&rdlhfir'.-'to.v'af' medical "opinion, was due to -another -Gauge. v In his addresfei to the jury, the, Crown Prosecutor /(Mr. Campbell) ' said 'it' was not aJUeged;; that^^ anything ■■jsu^r'i plifed by the was the 'caus^^f |J •death. MelVille ■■'certainly- procure,a ; ila certain article: for ,the woman,' andi'that' was the offence ;with which he was : . charged. . It ;was : the contention of tliV Crown that 'the; accused knew thut the article was to be used-fbr; anrihilawful . purpose; v^'v ')'-'} : -^\.) ■ '■':]■- ■■/;'-. :> X;- •'"'■•; •■ Dr.' Ashby' Mclhries, of Temuka;.re- ; lated that^lie h^d cpriducted -a pbst- , jnoi'teni: .examination, on the: body of Ada Mary;Reeye f .Herbn 'oh: r May '31, as a ■result;''-of A rwhicli'..-jhe>fouri I d.;'tha^-'.her' death was due : to : thaemorrhage^:v „ o, ,Tlie ' doctor' hlad^s^entHe i^ article . produced m court .at- the v home;; pfK : the deceased.-; Woman, on; ,May ; 3.1. r . It had-' : been-;giyish/'iydV:.himv'byV.in!ft;'^ accused, who al legeidly obtained it from a < chest; ' drayvers" ; -'.'in the: : /-. W6man f s';be_drbp)w!i7: v :- i M ! ''":V' ■:■>-; ..'■^.•' '• Arthur Newland IJar^cock, ■.chemist, of ; Temuka, gave evidence' regardjhg the. ptirqn£(se. pf the article. ...-" \ ; i':.b To the ; Crown % Prosecutor, Hfancbck 1 said hey Had tola. the accused tha,t ;it was riotusual. to sell such; things Unless th'e; order rv^ere accompanied by;a .written; authority fpbm a ;dbctpr. ; ' A v^' . "The accused," added Hahcockj v"told nie;''Uiat : ! /h'^r.was-;:m'akinff-ftho-'.purcnS9e i on behalf .of s^is .father.'* • : ; ;t"'. :V ..•Constkble j. : South worth, of T.eniuka; \ - said. that. on ; . the a'fternbon of, May .31, - in' company with ~ Detectiye -Lindsay . Studhblme, he . had intei-yiewed Mel■y.ilieii Th e constable .produced ?Jt;*:;state'jrneiit that hadallegedlyybeeti'slgnediby - '.-the accused. >V: ... " : 2' 1 -r': ]■'•!{ ?- : - : [ ■ '' :: . ■".-' Mr. Hanlon sprang' to ,his feet.v %'X. ' ;.'■■ "I^subTnitj >joUr- FJpnorV lie ; saidj ' : . ; -?that .'the statement should : nof be : •t!l!l!!!ll!lllllllI!ll,l!llllllll!!lll|!l!l!IIIIIIW