THE PAPAKAIO MURDER.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2660, 16 October 1882, Page 3

THE PAPAKAIO MURDER.

rPBHBS ASBOOTATIOS TELBaRAM ] DUNKDIN, OotoberlS.

Tho Papakaio murder oase, in whioh Alexander Beattie is oharged with the murder of Surah Adams, who was living with him as his wife, was continued all day yesterday at the Supreme Court. Mr Haggitt, Crown prosecutor, started his address to the jury at ten o'oloek, and was followed Mr O'Meagher, counsel for prisoner, who continued until 4 p.m. Mr Justioo Williams began to sum up at 420 p.m., and concluded about eight o'olook, when the jury retired. As they had not oome to any decision at midnight, they were looked up until Monday morning at ten. Considerable interest was displayed in the result ofter the publication in the evening paper of oounsels' addresses, whioh enabled the reader to make out an intelligible story of tho ooourrenoe, whioh was a vain endeavor from the tangled mass of evidence, and the Court door was crowded ail the evening. Mr O'Meagher, oounsel for the defenoo, set ap the theory to tho jury, not that the woman met her dea'.h by suicide, as tho Crown prosecutor said he expeoted would be done, but thot first she attempted suioide by hanging, which was unsuccessful. This was in a deserted hut near her residence, then in hev own house she made a second attempt, this timo using a razor and trying to out her throat; again tha attempt was in vain } that then, in a wretched state of mind, she wandered outside and fell down a bank before coming to the oreok and struck her head against a treo, and lastly fell into the small orcek where she was found, where she died from cold and exposure His Honor, in summing up, aaid tho jury would have first to determine wheiher or not tho woman died by murder. Doubt on this question would render the prisoner's acquittal; but if they had no doubt on tfca point, than camo tho furthor question, did the accused commit it. Reviewing the medical evidence as to tho nature cf the wounds on tho head, he thought they must certainly oome to the conclusion that tho woman died by murder, and be then proceeded to sot out the facts detailed foi t>nd against the aeoumption that Bsattio did the deed. October 16,

On tUo Court resuming, it was intimated that theru was no probability of tho jury agreeing, and they were then discharged. Mr O'Meagher said that he was unequal to proceeding with tho case again at present, and it was then agreed that a new trial should take place at the January sit tings. Beaitie was removed to his former onstody. It has transpired that eight jurymen were for an acquittal and six for a conviction. (sic).