THE DUNEDIN MURDER.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 31, 5 January 1884, Page 3

THE DUNEDIN MURDER.

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. <87 TELEGRAPH.) „ / (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) -)■ ; i ■■..;■ /« . • BuKedin, Janaary 4. '■ \ The following 1 ; is additional evidence given at the inquest oh the body of the -woman Hancock : — Thomas Lawsou deposed tp bearing Pearce and Hancock quarrelling oh Saturday night. Hanfek had been stabbed, and on the | pnday that she >wns dead he was m deceased's house helping to drink sbme Ijieer. his wife had: brought in>' when, there was talk among the women 1 about getting rid, of a 'knife on the mantle- 1 piece. There was a general knowledge that deceased had been stabbed, and that it would be a pity to see Pearce pet into trouble. One of the knives .which. w«s ,qn the mantlepiece when he Tvent m was >, not there when he J went out. ' Peavco went out during the time the knife was lying -there. After the police took away deceased's clothes another witness, Annie Proven, stated that deceased had asked her to take charge of her little fish knife as lie might be taken up over the bat she said she would not. . A.neighbour named Anne Feidl gave evidejnee that the deceased -told her Pearce had stabbed her. Witness bathed and dressed- her wound, and! told Pearce he ought to g6f for a doc^ tor,, but he did not go. Witness asked Pearce about the «tabbing/ and he said they had a few words, and he done it \\ m"a passion. Witness went to the house because Pearce came and asked for assistanse. Another witness named: Sarah Bov'd, also a neighbour, gave evidence m cross-examination that after Mrs ; Pearce (the woman Hancock), died, there was some talk among the women about a knife. One said "If deceased has been stabbed, the knife ought to be done away with," and, Pearce taking something tronv the raantleniece and putting it m his pocket, said, 'TSan I put it m your house?' I said, *oh, you cannot put anything m my house.' " He then went away.