DEATH OF WOMAN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 February 1941, Page 7

DEATH OF WOMAN

SERIOUS CHARGES EVIDENCE IN LOWER COURT. ACCUSED SENT TO TRIAL. ißy Telegraph—Press Association.) PALMERSTON NORTH, February 7. In the Magistrate’s Court today Julia May aged 51. married. Wellington. and Herbert Hep worth, aged 73, chemist, Palmerston North, were jointly charged that on or about January 11, at Wellington, they unlawfully used on a young woman, whose name was suppressed, an instrument with intent to procure a certain result, and also that on c.r about January 9, at ( Palmerston North, they did by an un- ; lawful act cause the death of Agnes Eva Amelia Henderson and did thereby commit manslaughter. Both accused were committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Mr J. T. Bosworth. JP. and Mr W. C>. Ashworth. J.P., wore on the bench. Mr G. C. Petersen appeared for accused Hepworth and Mr J. O'Donovan. Wellington, for the female accused. Mr M H. Oram watched proceedings on behalf of the woman mentioned in the first charge. Detective-Sergeant A. B. Meiklejohn appeared for the prosecution. The court was cleared for the hear- ' ing of evidence, ‘ Dr. T. O. Gilbert, resident medical I officer at the Palmerston North Hos- > pital. gave evidence that on January ' 15 Agnes E. A. Henderson was a<l-i mitted with a septic condition. She was very ill and her condition became progressively worse. About 83U p.m. <..’!) J.inuary 22 she made a dying de- ■ claration which she signed fir ArmThc patient km. v/she was dymg "' , Mr O'Donm.'ai: ;m.d Mr Pemr., u objected to the producliiiti of the do- 1 ; claration as cvideitci-, 'I'::-- d< Horatio:: ,| :! e I Witness was cross-examined by O'liir- 1 for both accused To Mr Petvr--en he said he h d i ; i-ci -.cd ‘o Dr T H Feme;- house xirnon at the hospital read the dviug devhra-li.-n allege.! i. haw- been made by Ml- Hendero : making < f tl.e deci.-,r lb- said j that Dr G.lb.-i’ . xplamcd tb.M '