THE DRUCE CASE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 9004, 18 November 1907, Page 2

THE DRUCE CASE.

A CURIOUS STORY. | Per Press Association. —Copyright; Loudon, November 10. Caldwell deposed that it was Italians and Germans, not Indian Rajahs, wlio paid him £SOOO each m India, in Bank of England notes, for coring bulbous noses. Ho declared that bo treated the Duke with ointment. When reminded that be bad sworn that be used medicine, bo said bo put tbe medicine on the nose. Ho refused the Duke’s cheque, and was alwavs paid in bank notes, tie kept no'bank account, but pinned the bank notes inside bis shirt, tie said liveried men servants waited at table at the Baker street bazaar, it it was correct that there _ wore no

bedrooms, diningroom or kitchen at tbe bazaar his story v, ould be uu- > true. Ho stated that no plate or i inscription Was placed on t. o collm. i When the Magistrate remarked that ( the finishing touch to the deception ; was wanting, Caldwell said be merely executed tbe Duke’s oiv.ers. ; Ho adhered to the statement that he saw the underground apartments at Welbock in 186-1, when counsel said . they wore not constructed until loi*. ; Ho further stated that the Duke ( superintended the arrangements at j the bazaar on the day of the mock j funeral. Caldwell was positive that 1 no funeral of Druce occurred on December 31st, ISGI. Ho douieii that ho was ever in the service of •, ... u i*. r 111

Galliland, owner of Bock Mill, Loudoudorry, in 1831. ' Ho know Inch in New York. If Inch swore that be and Caldwell bad been in the service of Christie, of Bondoudciry, tlvb statement was untrue. Ho admitted that bo know Ballautyne, of Now York, but denied telling him iu 1881) that be had been in the employ of Christie. It was with his brother William with whom no changed names as a boyish prank. His brother had been accused ot embezzling Christie’s money, "hen shown a document signed by Robert Caldwell, assigning all his property to Christie, Caldwell declared that it was the signature of his brother, now dead. They wrote, looked, and spoke exactly alike.