THE ALLEGED AUCKLAND MURDER.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2717, 23 December 1882, Page 3

THE ALLEGED AUCKLAND MURDER.

[>RESS ASSOCIATION TELBGRAM.J

AUCKLAND, December ?2

Thomas Priestly and Mrs Hugh Hamilton were braught up on remand at the Police Court before Seth Smith, R.M.; charged with the wilful murder of Hugh Hamilton. The Court and approaches were thronged by the assemblage to see the prisoners. Priestly seemed to have recovered his health, and as before manifested no appearance of tremor or discomposure. He surveyed the crowd with the utmost coolness. Mrs Hamilton did not once look around her, but she was quite composed. Mr Tyler announced that he appeared for Priestly. Mr Thomas appeared for Mrs Hamilton. Superintendent Thomson said at this stage of the enquiry—Your Worship, I am not prepared to adduce any evidence, and as I indicated before, I now apply for a further remand till to-morrow, Saturday, week. Since the last adjournment was made, a post mortem examination has taken place, and without anticipating or disclosing its results, I may say they fully confirm me in the course I have pursued in causing the prisoners to be arrested on a charge of wilful murder. I feel satisfied with the correctness of what I have done. The remand was then granted, there being no opposition. The prisoners were then removed from the dock, and the bulk of those present in court immediately joined the crowd in the street, who were waiting for the reappearance of accused. There was no attempt, however, at any manifestation of feeling on the part of the public. .