TE AWAITE MURDER.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1379, 14 February 1905, Page 3

TE AWAITE MURDER.

W SHAR'D- LAWYER TRYING TO GET IN EVIDENCE. Ip tho cqurse of the To 'Awaite murder case, Mr Wilford, .who defended tho murderer,, was cross-exa-mining Mr Bunny, manager oil the To Awaite station, with reference to jtho witness’s evidence, at .the inquest., When he (Mr Wilford.) found himself in,- a difficulty, so he said. Hia Honor : I know, your .difficulty, perfectly well.; The only, object in addressing me about it is :td„ get it indirectly to the jury, Mr Wilford : Your Honor baa nob (the remotest) -idea of .what X am [thinking,' His HonoD : I think X have. Mr Wilford : Not the remotest idea./

His Hkaor: [You. are practically getting rid of it by. confiding it to me, and at the same .time confiding it to the jury, Mr .Wilford replied that ho hail the game objection to a previous matter which Mr Myers had referred to Xlis Honor, as tq the relevancy pi • certain evidence.' His Honor held that Mr Myers had. Stated the matter perfectly, properly. In. any case Mr Wilford's objection, should have been taken at the time. Mr Wilford : I did, not hav.o a chance before* • His IXonon j .What ilo you mean ? Mr Wilford said he had risen twice, hut Mr Myers was speaking,' and His Honpr was speaking., _ His Honor : Mr Wilford, X beg or M you paver ,ta permit yourself to sac- \ rifice your duty to .yo.ur client for : fear of interrupting me, Mr .Wilford i X would aoj interrupt your Honor.* , , His Honor (incredulously) : Oh, Mr Wilford, .will you bo good enough Xo state your difficulty, in writing Z Mr Wilford wroite something, and handed itr to Xlis Honor, Hia Honor & That is csuctiy, the difficulty I anticipated* Mr Wilford : AH X can say, is, I did not think: yp.uE Honor knew [What I was thinking* I-lis Honor : Io is [the difficulty, that occurs at every iSupremo Court, Vou want tej get in something without paying foe it—.without the natural consequences. ' , Mr WilfoEd asked His Honor to iijr jfccrposa and put the question to the witness.. ' , . I-lis Honor; .: it have m ught to ido that. ... ... Mr Wilford i SLudges do, it constantly* If Idoit I lose niy, :aght His Honor : X have no more right to violate the statute than you have—you are asking me tq .violate

V/iitond ; HP, your, Honor, you continually ask questions fif * nesses with the depositions >A front °His > HonoE : -.Wteab la the question? :Mr Wilford: iYflur Honor is asking mo now to da what you have asked me not to do in front of the piry, •I would bo giving to the jury what vna have told me not to. . . yi His Honor : This ia very, painful. fThe statute prescribes that a thing shall be done in a certain way, and it is equally, binding on you and me. Mr Wilfiorfd : May, I write the .question down ?• tt;[ tor, or : .Tell me,; Mr Wilford was adverse tq stating the aucst-ion before the jury. . •His Honor :If you will not do so, very good. Hater on I can mention the matter to counsel When the jury | ar !te WalS'Siooeedoa to; state the qSSr i Sfaint to ask Mn Bnuuy * Homo® s That is What the f I Have done my best. SL Honor t iYou have not done vomi best? Hater on I’ll mention the 1 mat'tOE when the jury, are not P Mx e Wilfor,d : iYoun Honor must know .other, judges put such quesiU ™ 7 i&. u'Ser ° U qn, l when Dennis rßoordon was called; the Crown Pro wfi?‘°a suggested that another witness be taken, in order to allow had plenty, of time, [to, peruse .the di s I am just going to ask 1 for a little consideration till I ak« to say, as if I Were a rt>sid^Kmgistrato. jtionifl am not used to, and Im i £ioi% E m|ust ;ho pnfortupate m the ,way<ftf speak., I &W Honor-: Bo you are. avhj. ypijford : 'I am sorry If I®' •JP* js Honor - 33 am not accustomed * d-itat tone of remonstrance. >_ If. (Wilford does not think that as an iroper way bo addressp— . i, ix Wilford : 33 never spoke id that Will not enter into : altcroabiar, ,What is your ic lr. Wilford.:, I have no request *a is Honor t iVeryj well,, proceed r the case.- ?«, -