TE AWAITE MURDER.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 36, 11 February 1905, Page 5

TE AWAITE MURDER.

- i LROWX PROSECTTuR ADDRESSES j , THE JURY. : j I J (By Telegraph. — Tress Association.) WHLLINOTON. tbi* day. Tiio l> Awaitr murdnr ease wa« con-1 t.o-d;iy. I I'h.p (.'ruwu I'rnfwnior. Mr Myer*. ;i.d----j dressing the jury. <u\d ihr.i if juries were not to convict on 'ire,nn-t;int.ia.! evidence, ' nood-!\vt> to ihe liberty nf the e ab}pct. ( oudspl for the (iffpiH-p had onTv bern able to a how minor di-<-repn.neies in the witnesses" evidence, and iheir disTcpan-c-ipp really showed thr honpsty of the witness* 1 .-. Hp -nhnutted that the evidenew i>f motive and threat- wa* very <tronjr. The Crovrn ra.-.e uas that the innxder was deliberately planned and earned ont. ADDRESS FOR THE DEFENCEMr Wilt" α-rd, lor tho delen.ee, .said I that the Crown asked rlie jury tn iind Ellis guilty because thr Crown could not tind anyone cist , , and ihf>y rtinst have a victim, it lay beyond reason to expect ;t rniui who had hitter enemies, and | whost- rase had been prejudiced, to sive I' ' himself up to the police. The vrit.ne>-st>s j for tlw prosecution had lied. The threats I alleged to have nv.idr Uy the prisoner were idle words. Motive eonkl nnt he diaifnosed from words. Some people I used words t'runi hru , . ;u!o. Mime he*>d!es>l\. What was the valur <4 ihr| vcorcis "Wanted -iiooti-nu' '.' theT ' heard one man use such words ! itjrainst ;ino! ? ■ Mr Wilford -<'t up the i h.-i/ry that i ( olfirfcoa \va.- kitied IUo-ideHtally ljy' poaehinjr on the niu. It, was! nnrrasonable. lie said, in !.ha.t j :iny ode man would pro to wjf.l'in -\ yards of anothpr to -hoot tiini «"hea ; thore was. a third man close by. j