The Waikomiti Murderer

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 142, 20 May 1893, Page 2

The Waikomiti Murderer

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.') Auckland. May 18 It is understood that Me Hesketh has forwarded an affidavit to Wellington, making representations as to Scott's sanity, and as to alleged irregularities on the part of the jury. This, it is under- ' stood, having reference to an assertion that some of the members of the jury 1 were allowed to have interviews with ! members of their families during the trial. Scott himself has made a stateinent, which has been sent to theauthori--1 ties. The convict Scott has been officially informed by the Sheriff that the sentence of the law will be carried out at eight 1 o'clock on Monday morning next. Scott 1 received the notification in his usual 1 undemonstrative way, and made no reply. May 19. i It transpires that Scott, couvicted of the Waikomiti murder, has made state- ' inouta, ail of which have been seut to 1 Wollington. The condemned man now 1 appears to be in a moro resigned frame of mind. He received a letter to day. naturally of a very pathetic character, 1 from his friends in Australia. : Australian Financial Crisis L --4, , (PEil PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, May 19. '. The petition of creditors for the com* \ pulsery winding- up of the Mercantile „ Finance Trustees' Agency of Queensland . (lie National Bank of Australia, and City of Melbourne Bank, will bo heard on the 7th of June. Mr Stewart, who presided at a meeting of depositors in the National Bank of Australasia, stated the London depos- . its in the bank hid increased by £3-50, 000 last year. Tho Head Office cabled , that the overdrafts and advances am- . ounted to £8,300,000, divided amongst 8<X)0 debtors. Two companies had aa* , counts of £300,000 each. [ The Daily JKows states that Messrs i Kothsohilds are taking the Commercial Bunking Company of Sydney's acceoti ances, and arc already protecting the drafts of Bishop and Company, of Honolulu, drawn upon that bank. Bki shank, May 19. A calmer feeling preyeils in regaid to banking matters. NliW Yobk, May 19. Many of the Australian visitors to the Chicago Exhibition find themselves m financial difficulties, owing to the refusal of the San Francisco banks to honor their drafts without additional endorsements.