MURDER MYSTRY

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1921, Page 1

MURDER MYSTRY

LNQLKST AT AI'CKI.AM). AI'CKI.AND. Sept. IT The impiest concerning the death ot Francis Fdward .lew on duly Id or 17 at drey l.ynii was continued to-day. Matthew ltrodio gave evidence that he was in company with deceased and others about 7 o’clock on Saturday night, dew 'was pretty .sober. hut Tom M' Mahon was under the 'ctlm’m-e 111 drink. Witness and C'onle.n tried to get dew and M'Mahen to go home, hut t'liey would md. dew was sitting on a step ill the ddbrwny most of the tune, or leaning against the wall, dew said hr wood go to Newdiek’s loft lor a Cross-examined. witness -aid lie t bought he heard dew say he would like to go in sleep on a section bv the -li. lie heard Tom M’Mnlmn ref,o,. to .rn.lo the section with him. AVhett this question was repeated, citness said he only thought of statements made by Ilf witness to the lidlirH. A nui«L«*r of otlior wit ivjzardinir . muvoinoiii* prior I<> his totr'Mlt'V with thus.' of his companions. W one his Worship remarked that I here had been an extraordinary rolmtem-o on the part of some witnesses to say nhat thev know ,To sonic extent he was bourn! by the ordinary rules of evidenee. 101 l not to the extent teat would atudy in a 'criminal trial, and he .li,! not think he should object to the wav in which lined ions wor- put by counsel for the police. Although wit S', far had md shown actual lmstil.lv hcv had been a good deal d re--1,.,.,:,,,,,. t-o toll what limy know, and |,,. _.,w no reason why statemenls taktwo or lays after the event should not he used In refresh their to-

iimry. Some of Ihe wit nesses wer,. snh,„i |o ,-lose eross-examinat ion The inquiry will he continued tonn»r row.