SERIOUS CHARGES.
Wellington, Wednesday. During the hearing of the charge of having performed an illegal operation, against the Browns, to-day, a witness named Christina Cameron deposed that Mrs Brown had told her that a child was born by .a young woman at her house, and she (Mrs Brown) had killed it with chloroform. Witness was cautioned as to the,serious nature of the {statement she was making, but she persisted it it, and was sharply rebuked by counsel for smiling while she did so. Later on the mother of the alleged child was called, but it did not appear from her evidence that a child had been born at all, but she had a miscarriage. Mr Jellicoe, who appeared for the. defence, said that upon this evidence he proposed to lay an information.. .Another feature of the case was the Evidence given as to the us 6 of the name Dr Frikart by Mrs Brown when claiming payment for services, and one witness also said Mrs Brown had* told her that * Brown was Dr Frikart’s brother. The hearing was further adjourned till Friday.
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Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1787, 16 November 1895, Page 2
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182SERIOUS CHARGES. Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1787, 16 November 1895, Page 2
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