"The court-room was packed with people some time before the appeal Was heard, the crowd being mainly Composed of women. The buzz of con-Versation died down as Mrs, Ha si though, nis is a matter tion aa lieged here; even if you consider, regarding the provoca-Entered the court-room, dressed as Before in a brown felt hat, blad ind it proved, that is not sufficient oat, and blue, knitted dress. My. fact to render the accused incap-Reels, who had been asked by the lable of forming a murderous intent." Court' to conduct the appeal, and Judge Grant Jones here pointed out Mr, Victor Priestwood, for the hho had read to the jury all his notes Grown, rose and bowed as the three the accused's evidence entered and took the "T-submit, with diffidence," said places, and. the hearing of the Mx. Reeks, "that the case for the pp began, defence was not adequately put to Craving the indulgence of the the jury, and the case must there-court, Mr. Recks asked permission of the court that the grounds of ons, ome appeal (insanity and. poor under~ said:—"I submit that the jury standing of English) as get out. in should have been told that, if they the notice of appeal be abandoned, found Hadley was so. drink that and that the appeal be on the three she was incapable of forming an following grounds:—intent to murder the deceased, or of '=~That the learned trial judge was doing him previous bodily harm, wrong in law in stating tha the pro: ooutlon"reeeived us Tiot suflclent in they. were entitled to bring ina Tew to reduce the crime of murder to verdict of manslaughter. The learned trial judge told them they Tnaihat the case for the defence was must either "find her guilty of vot ade a Re ry. murder of acquit her... el, submit 'iAthat the Jury" should have, been that he should have told the jury told that it they found the accused waa drunk that' abe "was incapable. of that if they did not, believe she informing an intent to" murder' the. tended previous bodily harm, they ied One? were ented to must bring, in the verdict of' man-Seraice of gully of manslaughter Leave Seing granted by" the slaughter." They were not told, bot should have been."
Court to proceed on these grounds, 'After the court had sat Mx. Reeks addressed the Court on deliberation for some period, the the first grounds of appeal. He xe-Fostice "Woods to. deliver" their residing. judge called upon' Mr. ferred them to page 37 of the cord, where the learned trial judge nding. anid? "Now, 1en, after listen.
He. said that, the question was. fog to the ied "ax to. Whether the learned trial. judge had gone, beyond his alleged hei Timits'in expressing his opinion in not. sufficient to reduce murder to regard to the case which had just manslaughter," been outlined. He had read the He then, briefly, recapitulated the statement of the trial judge to the events on the day' of the deceased' jury, and it did not seem to. death, 'The appellant, after being hit and insulted by the deceased, ment which hada material effect that the jade had made any' com: attempted to assuage. her temper upon the jury coming to their deci-by strong aleohot, which s0_ affected ion. The point had been valsed her mental faculties that "she could that the judge should have directed vegiator nothing." The defence of the jury in regard to the matter of Rrontiesbly boon together, "lis cepte story, they tif they. Shige's instructions tothe jury," were bound to bring in the verdict went on, "were that the provocation Blloged fvay not suflcient in law to vocation, in the form of a reduce the rime' to manslaughter." blow and insult, occurred that night it. not, over a period!"
was a running quarrel, was between 7 and 8 p.m, The accused asked Chief lett the premises and began to drink strong liquor. She then returned to there was evidence of " smoulithe company of the deceased and, cing austral for some dome two hours after the prov ther trouble they had had, hed been Dlleg appellants counsel Lion, inflicted the fatal blow. Considering this, he found it very dificondoned by. their arrangement. cult for any jury to find that the. 'The time when he hit her and called evidence was such thst the provoca-_ her mame Wasa ite afte ies ace i aaa im, On the night of the murder' the accused throughout the period in The test for provocation, he continued, was whether the provocation trol. The learned trial judge Was stich a to deprive a reasonable nan of his sel-control, The person Tore was a woman, amd any reason have Toot her self-control at what had_ happened.
She left the house and begged for a aaa ttn shelter, but this only tended 20 Snfuriate her the more, and. she Stank alcohol in order fo ty and assuage her feeling. He submitted that NE was not surprising that. person of no great self-control tok, Eicahol fu there elreumstances "Phe law, he went. on, prescribed no fixed period as thatin. which Regarding the third, the Jerson was. deprived of his self-control or had had time for reason fo'interpose." 'The jury should have been left the question of whether her passion had opaled and" Feason entered hee mands 'The Court then rose, and Mrs, frding the knife used, the jary Hadley was hurried out' of another was tres to think that this lay. 40 door with x police escort, She stayed her hand on the table. They could n'a quiet hallway off the court infer that she did. mot. know what tintil the last member of the general she picked Up—it might have been Public had "left the Consulate ful of a fork "the eect on the rounds when she wax escorted back Sate been the same; "P SoUld) Srockery the was breaking up would fo the Amoy Roed Gaol
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