THE KAIWARRA MURDER STARTLING EVIDENCE. A CIRCUMSTANTIAL CLAIM. Wellington, June 14.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 378, 19 June 1889, Page 4

THE KAIWARRA MURDER STARTLING EVIDENCE. A CIRCUMSTANTIAL CLAIM. Wellington, June 14.

The Court was crowded this morning, when Louis Chemis was charged on remand with having murdered Thomas Hawkins. Mr C. Bunny with Mr Devine appeared for the accused, and Mr H. D. Bell for the Crown. All witnesses were ordered out of Court. Mr Bell briefly described the locality where the crime was cornniitted and the circumstances under which the body was found, and brieily summarised the evidence which he intended to produce, which was mainly a recapitulation of the facts already known, except that he mentioned that pieces of paper which had been used a& wads in the gun would play an important part in the evidence. One piece of paper lound on the ground near where the murder was committed fitted exactly that extracted from the wound in the body of deceased, and these two pieces fitted atom "Evening Post " of 17th November, 188S, found in the prisoner's house. Other shreds of paper found at the scene of the murder also fitted a paper found in accused's house dated 23rd May 1889. It would be proved beyond the possibility of a doubt that a fragment of paper which enteredHavvkins'sbody in front of the shofc was a portion of a paper found at Chemis's. This would be the main evidence against the accused, and he had but little doubt a prima facie case would be established. At the accused's house a dagger and double barrelled gun were found, the latter having been recently discharged and also roughly cast bullets, and as these did not n't the barrel of the gun, it was suggested that a large quantity of paper would be required as wad?. Chemis explained that the gun had been fired at quail, and the dagger had not left its sheath for a long time. Mr Bell then proceeded to call evidence. D. G. A. Cooper, registrar of the Supreme Court, produced papers in the action of Hawkins v. Chemis. The case had been heard befoie the murder but was reservedjfor further consideration. The argument, however, had not been taken. Q. Bolton, solicitor, engaged by Chapman and Fitzgerald, said Chemis had agreed to lease land tiom Hawkins. Witness prepared the draft lease and took it to Chemis for perusal, but he refused to read it, and said he would not read or execute any lease. The writ was next served on Chemis by witness. Accused refused to take it. The writ was thrown on the ground beside him. The demeanour of Chemis on the service of the writ was insulting, but witness put it down to his being a foreigner and that he did not understand the document. Cross-examined : Witness admitted that as a rule people did not accept service of a writ kindly. George Bowles, labourer, and cousin of Mrs Hawkins, who was the first to find the body, deposed that he lived with Hawkins, and as he was late coming home on the 31st of May, he went to look for him. He first found the horse and cart jammed against the fence, and on proceeding down the road he found Hawkins lying dead. He gave information and sent for a doctor and the police. The body was 30 chains from Hawkins's house. The day after the murder witness saw the police officers picking up scraps of paper near the scene of the murder. The Court then adiournod for lunch.

"Begorra," said an Irishman, as he saw an alligator for the first time, "if that crather was to sehmoile, shute he'd split himself into two halves." "What ! Johnny in trousers !" quoth the minister. "How long have you worn trouseis, my boy?" "Not very long," replied Johnny ; " only down to my knees." Domestic (who has been catechising prospective mistress) : " Well, Mrs Sharply, you have rather a bad name among the gurls in the town, but Oi think Qi'll give you a try." Vassar Preceptress: "Miss Sprucegum, cap you tell me who the Parsees were?" Miss Sprucegum : "Ahem ! I—lI — I suppose they were the first persons to whom the parsers parsed." Kind Lady : " Your husband haa not been ! drinking lately, I notice." Mrs Mulhooly : "No, mum; he's been out o f worrk, an' devil a cine has the poor mon had fer enjoy in' bisself at all, at all." The Bishop of London gets £10,000 a year, and has, it is said, only three remarks to address to those who seek him on business—" What is your name ?" " What do you want?" and "No." t Hook has lefb on l'eoovd what he considered as his own hest pun. It was made on seeing $ defaced walUcbalker, bearing the inscription, " Warren's B . " " What ought to. fallow," Hook vQmarked, " Slacking."