Captain Gain's Case

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 69, 11 December 1886, Page 2

Captain Gain's Case

[per united press assciation ] Timabu, Decoinbpr 9. The hearing of the charge against Thomas Hall for the wilful murder of Captain Cain was resumed this morning. December 10. Joseph John Hiskeu-, chemist's assistant, deposed: 1 went to Mr Eichbaum's, chemist, in 1882. On the 28th January, 1885, I sold Hall atropia eye-drops, and on the 4th November, 1885, a solution of atropia. {jteorge William Gardner deposed : About the end of January I saw Hall about a house. I offered him mine, and he said "I have been making inquiries about a house, but I do not wish to take one really, as I expect Captain Cain will be dead in a day or two, and then we shall get his house," I said it will be too late for me to visit him" ; and Hall said " Yes it would be.' On resuming, Jane Ellis Newton deposed : Shortly alter May, 1885, I went to live with the late Captain Cain, and with occasional absences I remained there up to the time of his death. From the end of November till the end of Jauuary Hlall was a frequent visitor to the house. It was the end of November when he first began to see the captain He used to come every morning. This continued up to the time of Captain Cain's death. Hall would be with the captain ten minutes or so. There was a nurse with Captain Cain, but I think he used to leave the room when visitors came. Toward the last Hall used to come as late as 10 o'clock at night, and he sat up with the captain on two occasions. This was about Christmas time. 1 was in the captain's room several j times when Hall entered. He used to say, " I have business ; 1 want to see your father." 1 have heard Hall , ask if the captain had had anything lately meaning liquor. The oaptain always -wanted something to drink, as if he was suffering from thirst. I cannot say when the captain first began to vomit. It was an old thing. So far as I remember I saw the captain sick soon after I returned to the house in November, but I do not remember that he made any remark. He gave up drinking whiskey when I went to the house, and gave as a reason that it made him sick. The words he used were — "It is strange that 1 should hnve drunk whiskey for so many years and no .r it ah. mid make me sick. I lemember Mrs Ostler dining at the house on one occasion. The captain asked for something to drink. There was a decanter of ; whiskey on the table, and my father i said, ",not whi>ke,\ , it makes me sick." Someone said there is some wine in the cupboard. Hall then took a glass from the table and went to the cup- i board and poured out some wine ; I believe port, but I cannot say for certain. Hall poured some water from the jug into the glass, and placed the latter at Captain Cain's side. . Mr White said that this was the aat witness, and asked for a remand 'or eeven days, which was granted. Che court then rose.