THE WOODVILLE SENSATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4232, 1 October 1892, Page 3

THE WOODVILLE SENSATION.

WoodvilliE, September 30th. On rosuming after the evening adjournment, Constable Troanor gave evidence that he saw Mrs Hall ill at her sifltoMii-law'a and took a statement from her, Mr Ed wards objected to the constsblo giving particulars of the statement. After a long argti- & ment witness was permitted to state that Mrs Hall told him accused bad given her medicine, stating that this would put her right. Mrs Hall's statement in Court was not quite the tame as given him. Mrs llall in* formed liim Syms seduced her several times and gave her medicine. The defence objected to further evidence of this character, and after a Ion? argument the Court adjourned till this . morning. Tho case was resumed at 9 o'clock this morning. His Worship ruling against the admissibility of further evidence, as to Mrs Hall's deposition to the constable. Norali Walsh, sister-in-law of Mrs Hall, stated that Mrs Hall camefrom Woodville to her house, whero she was very ill, becoming worse from day to day. Mrs Hall had appeared in her usual health when she went to Woodville. On the third day after coming from Weodville Mrs Hall was seized with vomiting, and was in great pain, On the following day Mrs Hall asked for a doctor to be called, and Dr Davenport was called in. She considered tho signs ot Mrs Hall's illness wero not consistent with the ordinary illness which Mrs Hull had said was the matter with her. !Mrs Walsh further stated that she saw Mrs Hall lake medicines which made her very ill and caused her to vomit. Later. Dr Davenport gave evidence at great length. The great tendency 'of the evidence was to prove that abortion had been procured, Dr Davenport is still under examination. and it is understood that the further hearing of tho case after to-night will he adjourned for a month,