CHARGE OF MURDER

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2958, 22 December 1916, Page 8

CHARGE OF MURDER

TRIAL OF PATRICK KIELY. By Telegraph—Press Association. Waipawa, December 21. Giving evidence at the magisterial trial of Patrick Kiely, charged with the murder of George Dodd, Detectivo Butler deposed to asking accused if he wanted a solicitor. Accused said: "A solicitor could do him no good. Ho supposed he would have to suifcr for it. Ho Sid not remember what happened. Something must have been sai<! to annoy him, and- in that state he would not stop at anything. He said he had known Dodd and Wainwright for years. • He did not like them, and he did not dislike them. They had been on the river-bed for some days. On Saturday he had asked me to the camp to have a feed. They had tinned mea* and potatoes. After that Dodd and Kiely went up town and got some beer. Dodd got three bottles, md he got one. The threo drank one bottle, and Dodd said he would -keep the three for Sunday, and told them they had 1 better go away. They were getting full, and so was he. He fold Wem he would get a policeman if they did not go. Kiely saidl ho did not remember any moro after that until 'Joe' (Wainwright) came to the camp and said his mate was dead. He went to see, and 'Joe' said, 'You have killed him.' They said, 'Something must have been said l to make me angry.' He asked why Wainwright had not stopped him, and 'Joe' said, he had turned on him ('Joe') and stabbed, him. Accused went on to say he had been drinking, and it had a bad effect on. him. He had a very, bad! memory,' and could! do a thing and forget all 'about it next minute! Later on in the police office two knives found at camp were placed on a table, and accused 1 , pointing to a blood-stained knife, said, "That is my knife. He had told the policeman a lie about the knife.- He had.bought stores on Saturday nit;lit. If he had meant to kill Dodd he would 1 not' have bought jtores." , ~ ~ IIT Asked to plead, accused said, "I reserve mv defence," ai>d was committed to the 'Supreme Court for trial on March 12