WESTPORT PERJURY CASE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2258, 1 August 1908, Page 2

WESTPORT PERJURY CASE.

CONNELLY’S EVIDENCE. ACCUSED COMMITTED .FOR TRIAL. [Press Association.] WESTPORT, July 31. In tlie perjury charge against Connelly accused gave evidence. He repeated his former statements, with some additions, land under cross-ex-amination he said he had not told a lie yet in this case. Before lie came into Court he told a good many lies about Bourke’s death. He told them in the hotel that lie intended to take Bourke to lodgings. That was si lie. It was also a lie when he told Miss Bowring .he had left ‘Bourke opposite the theatre. When he told Murray that lie had fallen over with Bourke it the corner that was a lie. When he told the sergeant he had left him opposite Hardly’s shop, that was another lie. When lie said bed had taken Bourke up the street as far as Hardly’s shop and given ham over to two men, but only got his eye on one fellow, and that lie could not recognise the other fellow, as he had his ■back to him, that was a lie. When ho told Black and Mdlveney that ha was the only man who had anything to do with Bourke’s death, that was a lie. 'Mr. Bowling, clerk of the Court, was lying when he said witness swore in the Magistrate’s Court that Halineii’s words to witness were “Mind you don’t let out who killed the man, who kicked tlie man, or something like that.” He did not remember saying at Nelson these same words. Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Pearce were lying when they said only two men crossed the street to the shed. Mi's. T. Pearce and Lily Pearce were lying when they said witness was in their kitchen at about 8.20 that might. If Murray swore these men did not comp into Qualter’s lie was lying. iHiaakonscil, Halmen, and Andersen were lying when they said Halinen and Adersen were not in' Qualter’s. Tottenham and Fraser were lying when they stated that witness said to them after the body iwas taken to the morgue that the wounds were caused bv a knife. His only explanation of liis positive denial of knowledge of 'Bourke was that he did mot know the man’s name. He did not know whether he gave a false name (King) when arresteo for window breaking. Ho might have made a mistake when ho marked tlie spot on the plan where the prisoners met him. .He had given reasons for various lies. 'He was afraid Halinen was 'going to take his life. He did not complain to the gaoler, but told the inspector. At that time tho men were under lock and fov He was at the police station. U .

never mentioned a word about J o threats .until he hid done -his girt Jays- ,He did not speak ./bout Bourke s death in gaol. .It Haliuen who spoke. -He would t swear that he was five minutes ,y at the shed. It might have hoe!, five minutes, ton niunites, or fifi. n minutes. He had said he could n„i write only Ins name. He did mlt write the letter produced. He did not burn .a letter t<> his mother. Questioned bv His Worship, as to the letter produced, and the signature of the letter being shown' to him lie agun said it was not his. lompared the signature with- the signature to the deposition. Then Urn Tetter? "' r ° tC ‘ ,mmo > but

ni.m Ü bnt’ fi An dd M SS ° PC " 0(1 this morn n„. Put 31i Halian was overtaken by illness, and the Court was ndP™,. 1 nod /till this afternoon u *J our * Tlie hearing has lasted twelve davs The case was concluded this aftor-trfß-lt’t} C TaT'iV vas committed for