THE CAIN CASE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1465, 25 January 1887, Page 3

THE CAIN CASE.

DuNJiviN' January 24.

f.er we went to press yesterday the evidence nf F. LeGrer 1 , J. Jackson and ij. W Gardiner was taken, after whioh tht Court a journi-d. Dunbdin, January 25

Dennis Wren wfb the first witness this m irnine. He detailed at considerable In t C tn's ilmess a.d > alioine giyeu hrn. .'.esiUtid pmphtttioall)- ne impiicit'y • bty-jl the doot j'd directions. He bo'ievod Oai.i took eh mpagne on the oil.' 1 ts Uall sat up wi 1< him. M»rgret Hoostcn tock her *t*nd m th" wi ties? box a little aft>r noon. >hu said

F.i ■ wa< m f .irly good h alth whon »she wont to Woodlan-iB Uo was taken i;l a week hefore Oa.-isttnaa. He cmo home one day s&ying Dr Molatyre told him he had dropay. tie waa not altogether well bit was about the plaoj as usual n til his final illness. Have known Dim go to the room saying he felt sick, that occurred onca or twice. Was unable to fix dat^a, but it was after he bad seea Dr Mclntyre. All the time I was there the Capttin took wine and water, sometime* »h-Try, aud at others port. He did not take whiskey while I w-s there. Saw him Biok onci but cant recolict when. Thia was when he waa not well enough to j-)ln the family at meals. Had heard from Cain and Bri Igot Ryan that he had been sick before this. That ocoaniou was m the begining of January. For about a fortnight before Kaye came £ attended h<m ia the day time. He then went on getting worse and I sat up witli him about a week before Knyo oime m. Cain to oetimea sent foe Wren.

At this point the witneas burst into hysterical crying au<l her etnmination had fo bo postponed.

Frances Gillon described the statq of Gain's health during her viait to Woodlands.