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EMPRESS LINER MURDER.

FILIPINO FOUND GUILTY, BUT INSANE.

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"Guilty, but insane," was the verdict of the Jury which heard the evidence at the trial at the Supreme Court yesterday, of Mar tin Gonzales Carren, a Filipino, charged with the murder of John farrison, plumber on the liner Empress of Russia, on February

24.

Joseph Kemp, Chief Justice.

accordingly unbrni Correa to be detained pending the King's pleasure.

THE LATE MR. T. M.| AUSTRALIAN FINANCE

PERPETUO.

FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY YESTERDAY,

PROBLEMS.

CONTROVERSY. REGARDING

GOLD SHIPMENT;

Canberra, May "6.

The funeral of the late Mr. T. M. Perpetuo, Assistant Superin-- *A "Deadlock hus been reached be- tendent of "Mailst the General | tween the Federal Governmncht Post Office, took placé yesterday | Board and the Commonwealth Bank afternoon. The cortege was fal-

over the provision in the Common- wed by Miss.Crisplnia Perpetuo; wealth Bank Amendment Bill ein- Captain Texeira and Mrs. Texeira on the bank's gold 4 daughter of the deceased, powering the Odvernment to draw (brother-in-law, and, sister). 征战 chief mourners. The servies

oversens debt payments. the graveside was conducted by Bishop Valtorta, Father Rossi.

assisted

nt

racrve for

shipment to London, on the ground

Sir Robert Gibson, the chairman of the bank, who appeared in the Seunte at the House's request to- day, said the Board did not approve! There was a large attendance, of the proposed £5,000,000 gold including the Hon. Mr. E: D. C.

(Inspector-General of that it would adversely, affect Wolle, Police and a former Postmaster Australian condence In the note

issue. General), Mr. M. 4. Breen (Post-

There was no uproar when Sir master (eneral), Mr. T. Hynes (Superintendent of Mails). Mr. G. Robert Gibson declared that default 1. de Martin (Director of Educu-was not the Buly alternative to the

J. B. Silva-Netto, Mr. F. H. Barnes. tion), Mr. F.

A. de Rome, Mr. gold shipment.

The New South Wales Nationa- Dr. E. L. Souza, Mr. M. F. Key, 1st, Mr. Dunn, was ejected on de- Mr. J. J. Osborne,. Mr. T. Lay, and claring that the position was other members of the General

and un." Post Office staffs. Pastmen Sir Robert Gibson had be:n

the rear.

carrying brought in by the anti-Government brought up

Nationalists as a propagandist. wreath,

Amongst a very large number of wreaths laid on the grave were those from the deceased's wife and family, and other relatives. Cap- tain and Mrs. Texeira, Mrs. A. Catster-in-law. Han slow Remedios

"frame

Dr. G. V. A. Grimths, Medical Officer at the Victoria Ginol, gave evidence for the defence, and said he had had the accusett under abservation since Fabruary special

He had come to the conch- slon that on occasions prison was definitely unreasonable. He uned the word in its fullest mean- ing. He had refused to see his lawyer, and later refused to take ang food, or to wash or bathe him- self. So long did he refuse food, that it was becoming a source of He had also Worry to witness. had several conversations. and formed the opinion that wecused was mentally unsound. In of his observations and canelu Mr. W. T. Sunthorn and Mrs. Southe only alternative. He said:

and Mrs

that

* Know a Way Out." Sir Robert Gibson, interrogatend for three hours, refused to discuss political remedies or explain his statement that a default was not

it would not be surprising thorn. Hon. Mr. E. 1. C. Wolfe, "I know a way out, but that in

Mr. M. F. Kev, MË. A, F. B. Ska-

He added that if the Govern he were subject to homicidal Mr. and Mrs. T. Henes and family,The Government's responsibility." tendencies, and indeed it WHA

ment did not take the other step, Post- Bis condition was quits common.

Netto, Mr. M. J. Breen

and the choire lay between ship also consistent to his sufferingmaster General, Mr. and Mrs. R. From delusions and illusions, E. Lindsell, Mr P. C. Jenkin, M. | ping gold and defaulting, he would i

Beltbao, Mr.

Ta bertemp gold. Reuter ross-examined, witnesa Maid M.

A Canberra message of April: he could not tell how long accused d'Almada e Castro,

28 stateil: bad been suffering from the The staffs of the General Post

The Bote of Representativen disende of the mind. He might fee, the Radio Ofee, and the never have suffered from it until Treasury: Radio Sports Club; Comfinally adopted the Bank he witness had began his ex-mittee and Members of the Fathe Amendment Bill, regiving

de Commonwealth Bank to hand to amination That WILS possibile, le Union Club; St. Vincent but he did not think it to be peng Paul Society: Class 3 Dieesanthe Federal Treasurer the goki

Yusenecessary to Nippon

bable.

Girls School:

OBITUARY.

Witness remembered acting ac-Kaisha; and others. cused where he got the revolver. and prisoner replied "lo America." When he asked him why, he ans- wered "To protect my.elf," when questioned as against whom, I replied "I do not know.

Mental Disarder.

but

DEATH OF DUKE OF SOMERSET.

London. May 6, The death of the Duke of Sumbr set occurred suddenly last night at his Wiltshire seat. Reuter and British Wireless.

Act ti:

mel the Common- wealth's indebtedness in London. and replacing the Statutory Pro- vision for a 25 per cent, zöld re- serve by limiting the issue of wates. Mr. Srally obtained no- sent after an impassioned speech | declaring that unless gold WILA sent to London immediately, Aust tralia would default on Treasury {ills.]

tual law." He did not think in normal terms.

. Dr. M. O. Pfister, who said he had made a special study. mental discuses at Heidleberg and Peking, dechred he Ind Beef Correa several times since he was arrested. He was convinced that the Filipino was suffering from a certain mental disorder, known as dementia praecor. It was impos sible to say when this disease be gan, but on his present condition he (wilnese) would say that it had been persistent for at least six months, and personally he of the late Mr. George, Wall, of minutes to come to their decision. thought it had existen for some Ceylon, and they had one son. Lt. years, although perhaps not to the Col. Lord Seymour, who succeeds

At times his present extent. mind was normal, but on other to the title. The late Duke was editented at Blundell's School, occasions it was faults. Homi-Tiverton, and then went to Sand- cidal tendencies and the existence burst, later entering the Royal of delusions and illusions were symptoms of the disease, and he Dublin Fusiliers. He became

Colonel in 1907, During the late bad found them in the accused, war he served as head of the by the application of recognised Equipment and Ordnance, War testa. lle considered that Corren Offee, and was made Inspector of came under the second part of the th Army Ordnance Services 'in McNaughton rule.

1918, retiring in 1920. The family seat is at Maiden Bradley, near Frome

Ite-examined by Mr., d'Almada, Dr. Paster said that the persecu- Edward Hamilton en manin was a common symp [The Inte Seymour, Duke of Somerset, was

tom af dementia pravcoz. the 16th. of the title, which goes In his short address to the back to 1547. He was born on Jury, Mr. d'Almada suggested that May 19, 1860, and succeeded they return a verdict of guilty, cousin in 1923. He married, in 1881, Miss Rowena Wall, daughtert insane.

The jury retired for three

+2

this

sid, and he replied that was a spiritual voice. He said he bad also heard voices in America. Hearing voices is typical of this particular disease."

Asked by Mr. Fitzroy to detail some of the tests he had put the accused to. Dr. Plister rend a statement, which he salt he had written down at one -interview with the Filipino. It read:

"One man followed me always in Americs, from the seventh to the fifth streel, he followed me... I know he followed me. His ac tions were not very favourable to Mr. Fitzroy: Was he interested my own thinking. Once turned in spiritualism?--Yes, he round and tried to follow him. I read some books on it. looked at him and he said words Did he suggest he was ....get away from me. He wits mediem?-No.

An American. I often see

him Continuing, Dr.

had

Pfister. suik physical in California I see him. He was that Corre showed no the man aly

the signs of an unbalanced mind ex- always standing at

cept that his face was emotion-i corner of the ship."

Dr. Pfister said he asked Correa less, he did not seem to take an if Harrison was the man, and the interest in anything, and in aus- wering questions he took a long accused replied that Harrison did not do anything to him. In pri-time. Corren told him that he son, the doctor tontinued. Correa told him that he heard his bro-questioned by Mr. Fitzroy as re- ther apeaking to him.

Spiritun Voice.

remembered Aring the shot, and,

Dr.

wards the MeNaughton rule Lister said that the Filipino'uflen used expressions such as "ae- "I told him that his brother was cording to my square hole think not in the prison.” Dr. Pfisterng and "aceording to the spiri-

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