THE CORNISH CASE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9161, 2 June 1908, Page 5

THE CORNISH CASE.

ACCUSED COMMITTED FOR

TRIAL

Per Press Association. Dunedin, June 1

The hearing of the charge of manslaughter against Richard Cornish, late licensee of the Stirling Hotel, was continued to-day. Lily Knox, domestic servant, gave evidence contradicting that previously given by the cook. She said she heard no moaning on the day of the death of .Mrs Cornish. There was no blood in the sitting room. When accused went to the bathroom lie had nothing in his bauds. The day before her death deceased had_a mark like a bruise behind her ear.

Alexander Smith, labourer, said accused and deceased showed him to his room on the night of April 30th. Later on deceased returned and asked him abont some word he had used, but lie did not understand her. Accused caught her by the back and pulled her into the passage. Witness heard a rustle of a dress as the accused was pulling deceased along. There were no bruises on the deceased’s face when witness last saw her.

William James, a farmer at luchclutha, said lie saw the deceased in the hotel between 9 and 10 a.m, on May Ist. There was nothing unusual in her appearance. Wm, Taylor, barman, said the deceased had been drunk for a week before her death. He saw no marks on the deceased’s face.

In committing acqused for trial, the magistrate (Mr Kenrick) said evidence had been wilfully suppressed by mauy witnesses. His reason for sending the accused [to the Supreme Court was that the body of the deceased was found by his bed and he must have known how it got there. Bail was allowed —accused in £2OO and two sureties of £IOO each.