PATIENTS TO BE TREATED

NZ Truth, Issue 1294, 2 October 1930, Page 7

PATIENTS TO BE TREATED

Herbalist, Facing Grave Charge, ' ;:.;- :^':;;.l^ySiilt.:|i^actße;THERE MUST BE NO FRESH GASES (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special New Plymouth Representative). Abraham Wally jVfahomed Salainaiv Indian herbalist of New Plymouth,-charged -with manslaughter of'an alleged patron, a boy aged 6^ years, is to be allowedto continue to treat cases at present •■-■ under his care while he is on bail. That alteration to the previous - I condition attaching to his bail was made when* Salaman appeared on remand. . .<" : •

WHEN Salamah: wasvcharged on his last appearance, the police i ! applied as a condition to bail being granted that SaJanian undertake noj; to carry on his >>tisiness until after his case \yas heard^'" .'.7 ;. :. ■{, >i Mr. A. 'A: Bennett : tlien enteri ed; . a strenuous protest, contending i that such an application was most , improper, and^ that the , police would have to prove their case. '. .Counsel also .contended that such an application and such a condition was likely to prejudice Salaman at hi^ trial. The . magistrate, however, then thought dif- . iferenfly. Salaman; agreed at the. time to ' the condition. ; - J:-.---i When the herbalist appeared on re- ; mahd, Mr. Bennett said:.lie very much regnettedv having to apply, for. a fur-/ ther adjournment, as> he recognised' that at the previous sitting "a. specialfixture had been made for the hear- : ing. There was necessarily, however, a vast amount of investigation m- connection w^th the matter, and Mr. Bennett said he would not .be.able•■to^p'roceed that day. r -...;.. The police, Inspector Fraser said, raised .-no' objection -to' the' application, and the adjournment Vwas granted until Tuesday, "Oc?> iober 14, ... bail being renewed -.as previously— £soo , self, and two . L sureties of £250. ; - ; , The question of whether . Salaman | should carry -pn his business m the meantime' was 'again -raised-'by.'ctfun-sel. There we're numbers of people, , ' said Mr. Bennett, receiving treatment ; \from accused which they believed was ' beneficial. x , J . X ■■'-' — ' • '.. " • ■;'; ; ''■.. ■'■'■<<■ r». ■ . . '. .

Counsel suggested that the condition imposed upon accused might be reasonably waived at all, events m respect to those case's Salaman was. already treating. His client would .undertake not to -tafMf fresh* casesT^l^ Mr. Bennett said *if - the condition V was to remain m force that amounted to a suggestion that all that Salaman did was iilegal.. r ..That^raff by. no means proved, and, while that nlight, ;be regarded as a -^condition pjiprrto' the preliminary hearing; of ithe t i»sei counsel "was by -no means sure that"- the case'would not be. fought m the lower court. "Was the court properly a party to that condition? asked Mr. Bennett. Inspector Fraser: There are .four other charges against accused. Al- -, Mr. Bennett :"But they .pale into insignificance m comparison with the chief dharge. This is one of the most • serious charges m the calendar.' "Would the magistrate take time toconsider the matter, he asked.- .. Counsel could,, if the magistrate wished, call some of the, people who wished to have the benefit, of Salaman's services. ■-, . . ' . _~'^':-' . Inspector Fraser: If- he was not 1 off .bail (jthiey.T.wouldß not ifiave^ his . services. ,; ' .aL^jv:;^ ■:•_'. \ ' '' . The Magistrate: ithin,k. I...can> tii . : . take what Mr. Bennett' says as^to , that. These- f peopTe"' "evlde'rirtly , think.: they; are getting treatment which no one else can give them. Mr. Tate,S.M., ; after consideration, said : C "I , have, given -the matter - some thought, and have 6ome to the conclu- - sioh that ;ii. was i -quite a reasonable^ request." „._- -