THE CONWAY CASE.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 8 March 1901, Page 4

THE CONWAY CASE.

(PER PRESS ASSDCfATI)N. CIPY RIGHT.)

Sydney, March 7

A stewardess and a fireman of the Tdluno arc coming to Sydney by the Tlokoia to give evidence in connection with the Conway case.

As the Talune also arrives at Melbourne on Sunday, probably some more of the crew will come over to give evfdenco.

Tho woman Smith in custody is the wife of Percy Smith, residing in tho vicinity of Dunedin. She made a statement to the police denying the charge, and also told them that she was going to travel round the world with a lady and gentleman whose little daughter she rescued from drowning.

It is believed, however, that since she came to Sydney she sought employment as“a„barmaid. The police are in possession of information from New Zealand which alleges the following facts :-Percy Smith owed Conway £‘2oo, for which he held a promissory note and deeds of Smith s property. Conway and Mrs Smith left Dunedin about the end of January. Shortly after they went to Christchurch. While there Conway made statements to the police that he, while at a watering dace with a woman, had promissory botes and deeds of Smith’s property with him ; ho had drink and became unconscious. When ho recovered he found tho documents gone. He reported tho matter to tho police, but the documents were not recovered.

This was about a week before he left by the Talune, on which Mrs Smith was a saloon passenger. During the voyage Conway and Mrs Smith were frequently seen sitting together shortly before Conway was taken ill.

A Christchurch chemist is clue cn route Sydney to give evidence. The description of Mrs Smith, he declares, tallies with that of the woman to whom he sold two lots of strychnine in February. When Conway died there was no suspicion of anything being wrong. The body was sewn up, but the captain decided to bring it on to Sydney. An officer took possession of and sealed up Mrs Smith’s belongings.