TREVANNION'S DEATH.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 538, 1 February 1913, Page 5

TREVANNION'S DEATH.

ROE IN THE BOX. EXPLAINS HIS RELATIONSHIP. By Telegraph.—Proes Association —OopyrlffUt London, Thursday. At the second inquest which ia being held concerning the death of Hugh Trevannion, whose body was exhumed owing to the suspicions of his mother that he had been murdered, evidence was to-day given by A. E. Roe, the deceased's companion. Roe stated that the family, including the mother, had approached him in 1907 and asked him to use his influence to keep Trevannion away from drugs, to which he was abdicted. Trevannion took ill in 1911 and sumJ moned witness from Paris. Deceased suggested paying witness £2OO a year if he would act as travelling companion, and later on transferred £IO,OOO to him. Trevannion's idea in making the transfer was that he did not like people to think that witness was in a different Bocial position from himself. Witness agreed that Trevannion's solicitor should fix it up. Witness denied that there had ever been any impropriety between himself and Trevannion. Witness treated deceased like a younger brother, and slept with him because he —deceased — was nervous. Witness went on to give details of the circumstances that happened prior to Trevannion's death.