THE KINGSLAND CASE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1301, 2 December 1911, Page 7

THE KINGSLAND CASE.

NEW EVIDENCE BY THE POLICE, f SUMMING-UP TO-DAY. (Br Tekeranh—Preai Ajsoclitloa.l Auckland, Deoeinbor ). The trial of James Edward O'Shaughnessy, Charlotto Campbell, and Mary Hassell, charged with Having been accessories after tlio fact of tho death of Elsio Alexandra Holland, was proceeded with at the Supremo Court to-duy before Judge Chapman. A number of witnesses gavo evidence, including Delectivo Quartermain, who, in tho course of his statement, broko entire, ly new ground, "last Saturday night," ho said, "X had occasion, in company with Sergoiut O'Grady, to visit n housa kept by a Mrs. Ann MacCorinack in Now Street, l'onsonby. I lound both tho accused females in tho house. Mrs. Campbell was very drunk, and Mi's. Hassoll was recovering from tho effects of liquor. Wo (O'Grady and I) entered tho houso without knocking through tlio front door, and met Mrs. Hassell in tho passage. Sho "t °nec said, 'Don't lock mo up, and 1 "''(l toll you all about it.' I then went with her into another room, continued tue witness, "and she said to mo, 'It was tho red-haired girl (hia Honour forbade tho publication of tho name) I let in that night.' She had previously told mt that this red-haired woman had been turned out of that houso {'""fight on tho same night that Miss Holland died. I asked her who told her to say it was tho deceased that she bad admitted that night, and sho replied Lottie, moaning Charlotto Campbell. 1 then called Sergeant O'Grady into tho room, but she didn't say quite tho samo in his presence, but in his presence sho s . V , entered tho house as 1 said 1 did. As I had missed tho tram I went through 11 j O'Shaughnessv'a houso.' She added that after sho had been there somo time sho heard a ring at the front door bell. On opening it she saw 11 red-headed 6'™ w 'th a big hamper standing there. Sho asked Mrs. Hassell if Mrs. O'Shaughnessy was in, and told her sho had coino by arrangement. She said that then sho went to the back and called Mrs. O'Shaughnessy, and the red-haired girl followed her down along the passage. Sho could not say what room this gill went into, but shortly ufterwards sho heard moaning in a room which witness thought sho said was tho room next tho bathroom. Sho also said tho red-headed girl was slight in build. Witness asked her who put the poison in tho woman's mouth, and she said sho believed it was dono by 'Dot' (Mrs. Hartley), who is Mrs. O'Shauglmessy's daughter. Mrs, Hassell;also said to witness, 'You get Lottio in and tell her you are going t.o lock _ her_ up. She knows all about it, and is frightened.' Witness said ho could not do a thing liko that, and then Mr. Hassell brought Mrs. ■ Campbell in,' and said, 'No, Lottie, tell Mr. Quartermain all about; it.' Mrs. Campbell said,- 'I know nothing about it, 1 was asleep.'" In answer to Mr. Singer, witness said he had searched Miss Holland's hamper, and found a bottle of tabloids, but they were of a different class from thoso found in tlio room _ where Miss Holland died. Witness said in reply to Mr. Hackett that ho did not go to tho houso in New Street because he expected to find tho femalo prisoners thero, nor did ho know they wero there, but 110 ' did know that they frequented tho house. Sergeant O'Grady, who accompanied Detectivo Quartermain to New Street on Saturday night, corroborated tho ovidenco as to what took place. ' At tho conclusion of tho case for tho prosecution, Mr. Singer proceeded to argue that thero was no case to go to tho jury on tho evidence called in support of the indictment. Mr. Hackett supported this argument at somo length. His Honour declined to take tho case from the jury, but intimated that ho would note the objections raised by counsel. For tho defendants, Messrs. Singer and Hackett addressed tho Court on tlio evidence. The jury in answer to his Honour (as tho hour vfas late) said they would''prefer to hear tho summing up on tho following, morning, and tho case was accordingly adjournod. Counsel for Martha Jano O'Shaughnessy has intimated that 110 intends to ask leave to apply to tho Court of Appeal for a new trial, on tho ground that the verdict of manslaughter was against the weight of evidence. Tlio Judgo will consider tho application.