GISBORNE.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4498, 5 June 1883, Page 2

GISBORNE.

This day

Duncan Hepbern, a brickmaker, was elected yesterday a member of the Borough Council—two hundred and twenty-: six rotes being recorded for him His opponent, Mr Willoughby Brassey, solicitor, only received one hundred and forty votes. :

The Police Court was occupied till midnight yesterday, hearing a charge of rape preferred Against a young man named Mclldoe, of Gisborne, by Mrs Marian .Prougley. .Mrs Prougley married a man named Joy in Auckland, and was living with him only about a month. She teaches music and chenille work, and admitted receiving visits from gentlemen friends and taking a little whiskey with them occasionally. The prisoner entered her house after midnight in compauy with another man, who in evidence states that Mrs Prougley wanted five pounds to allow him to stay till morning. The evidence of the prosecutrix went to shew that she resisted all his overtures, and that she was crimiually assaulted against her will. The accused was committed for trial at the Supreme Court at Gisborne.

The Gisborne shareholders in the Mutual Fire and Marine Insurance Co. are very indignant with the directors for transferring the interests of the company to the Union Company on their owj) responsibility; 'i

The ice this morning was a quarter of an inch thickv Cold, dry weather has set in.