SUPREME COURT.
NELSON SESSIONS. •By Telegraph—Press Association, t Nelson, Last Night. At the Supreme Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Chapman, the Crown entered a nolle prosequi in 1 the case of James • ■ Whiting for incest. Prisoner is already ■ ■■ serving a long sentence for offences out j of which the charge rose. , h Harry Potter was charged with assaulting Edith Barr with intent to do ' grievous bodily harm. The couple had been living together, and Potter's '< committal he had married the woman, who, when called, declined to give evidence against her. husband. His' Honor '' ' upheld her objection, and there being no other evidence he directed the jury to acquit prisoner, which was done. ' .. In the divorce case, Sarah Orr v, Eric Orr, desertion, a decree nip was granted. .
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 217, 12 March 1912, Page 5
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127SUPREME COURT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 217, 12 March 1912, Page 5
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