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THE CAIN CASE.

The Christchurch correspondent of the Daily Times aritis as follows about the Cun asf —I heard in T‘mani that the ctpital offence will he most difficult to prove A chemist’s seas* ant named Btewart u wanted fr'm -tusrra’i» to give evidence, but it is unknown whether his testimony wll be of ary value. He was manager for Mia Watkins at the t me of Captain Caf ’a death; but, strange to say, the poison book he k-pt has disappeared altogether None of the other chemists ■applied any poison at that time to Hal!, and the poli o cannot discover any tnca of any purchase. There cut be no doubt about antimony having been discovered la large quantities in Captain Cun’s body. Toe bladder was wed p eietvsd, ai d in the urine antimony was found in largo quantities. Mrs Newton, his other et -pdaughtor, was with him frequently, and is to be brought over from Melbourne to give evidence. Neither lawyers or police are very sanguine that sufficient evidence can now be gathered to convict of the capital offence. When Halt’s effects were sold several batches of love letters were discovered in a priva'e drawer in the safe carefully locked up, They were of a most endearing character, an 1 were from three separa'eyoung ladies. They were destroyed by the purchaser of the safe. Mrs Hall has gone on a visit to Sir John Hall, who has shown her great sympathy in h=>r trying position

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1409, 17 November 1886, Page 2

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THE CAIN CASE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1409, 17 November 1886, Page 2

THE CAIN CASE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1409, 17 November 1886, Page 2

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