THE STIRLING AFFAIR.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2274, 20 August 1908, Page 2

THE STIRLING AFFAIR.

CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER

OFF..NI.NG OF THF. CASK

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DI'NKHI.N. August U>

At the Supreme Court yesterday. the charge of manslaughter against Ktchard i'oruish. until recently lieeuseo v'f tho Stirling hotel, was cotuntoiuxxl. Cv'rnish was ohargevl that he did kill his wife, Catherine .Kliaaboth Cornish, on A lav Ist. Aroused pleadtxl not guilty. The Crown Frosocutor (Air. J, V, AL Fraser) taut strvws o* the <x>nt radio lory nature v'f some of the evidence. Alt'. Fraser also pointed out the contradictory ttaturo v'f statemeuts of tho avvusevl, who h-avt told the pedieo repeateiUy at first that he woke at 10 a.m. v'ti Alay Ist. and stumbled over the body of his w ife in the passage, aud then he changevl the time of awakening frv'tu U' a.tu. tv> 3.51) p.m. _ The Crown Prosecutor caltevt the jury's attention to the cucrincus strength v'f accused', and his wife's weakness for drink-. According to accused's ow« statement, when she vlra.uk they vpiartvUtxt. amt he said that in. one of these ijuarrvfis Cornish might have uu'vler'estuuattxl Ids .Ureugtiu KUaabeth Uv»re..,thc cook, gave situdie evidence to that given by her at lyalclutha. repeating her statement after Cornish took her in tv» see the dead woman. He said, "t always said l would murder her, aud I've dune. Ah A~- '■ Air, Hanlon submitted witnesses to a severe cross-examination. Medical evidence having been given, the Court atyonurnevh till co-day.

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