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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3451, 5 March 1890, Page 2

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[liY ELECTMC TIILEORAPII]. ' (Per United Press Association,) CHARGE OFMALPBACTICfr "JJr" Peters Gommitted tor Trial

Dunemn, Wednesday, 'The inquest touching the death of Mrs Adams, of Mosgiel.was continued yesterday. -Dr Cattan said the cause of death was puerperal eclamp3ia,and lie thought any attempt to bring ab'o'ul a preiijature birth was improper arid a gross error of judging. S. L. Peters, who • attended' tho' woman, statod that lie was a perpetual student of Dip Glasgow University, and' had passedllis second professional examination.- Ue emphatically.denied that lip' had dope . : aiiytliijig (p' induce pmjtuje [nbflr,' Mfr ten minifies fflti'rpijiept, fo'iF ssi'sf #? i<Pj? s.*'/• men agreed .on ft.. verdict': pf nmnslanghler. The Coronor accepted this, and committed Peters ibr' trial, kail being allowed, ■ ' ; '•'

--'Distress m Samoa. , Auckland, Wednesday, Tho Wainui, from Samoa, arrived to-day. Business at Apia is at a'standstill,. Complaints are made about the wracks which came ashore at Apia ■during the recent hurricane being left, in awkward positions, and in an im-J seemly state.. .'..., ;• SUPREME COURT, . | /. '. Wfittisoips, Wednesday, At the Supreme. Court to-day, Charles' Scwe-11 was sentenced to nine, months imprisonment for assaulting John Tiemey, Henry Baird and Frank Keeve pleaded guilty, to uttering a forged cheque, and wore "remanded for inquiry by the Probation Officer, Hugh Gallagher received ten days for attempted suicide, enquiries to be made as to his sanity.