INDAU'S TRIAL.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 November 1921, Page 1

INDAU'S TRIAL.

WIRE'S PITIFUL STOHY. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAIII.E ASSOCIATION. PA II IS, N«v. \i the l.amlni trial .1 stove was exhibited in the Court : also n handful of allowed hollos. I umlru, looking very tired ami hag(,1,1,1. canto into I lie dock on the arm of a gendarme. The sensation of the day was the appearance of Mademoiselle Segret with whom l.andru was living at the moment of his arrest. She is a comely girl with well modelled features, and was tastefully dress'd. After a prelim,n----11 rv breakdown, necessitating the adioitinnicnt. Of the Court, she described Imw she met l.andru in a train. He courteously offered her a seat and ended hv making a suggestion for her to meet'him in the llnis de Tloulcgne. next ,l,v. She did not mean to go. hilt Ills eleasanf manners persuaded her. h f 'n (bev met they went boating on the l-.1-o Witness said she was "inch Struck with his affection and charming manners, so broke off her engagement with another man Mile. Scg.et si,id her marriage with Land™ tins delayed on various pretexts including prisoner’s si turnout that ho had not ZS ,v " r “

ton cruel! T cannot tell more 1 ntxli'ii was also overcome and huncA I,is face d> his hand and appeared to ho weeping. .... _ Tlio President suspended tlio sittin... for half an hour. On resuming Milo, regret. sobbing passionately. said accused had ‘ always been verv good to n.o, and for this T must, always honour him. 1 was madly i„ lovo with this malt, and love him still.” The woman’s avowal was tie most I ragio moment of the trial, lint even the biggest surprise was to mine. When the girl had finished her story the President commenced to eross-ex-aniine and elicited answers which unmistahahly favoured the prisoner. . no said she visited Oamhais six or seven times with T.andrn. She did the eoohinrr on the stove and cleaned it frenciently. lint never saw any hones and was sure there wen' no hones there. This caused a ronsation in court: Prisoner’s counsel: ‘l Then i tlie nolice sav limy recoveretl a skull and iconic hones from the store they must have he,-n put there after you and Tandru left for the last tune.Witness replied: “That is evident. The aomirent honestv of witness ami I,or frankness created a marked minrossion. .