THE KAIW ARRA MURDER.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 385, 17 July 1889, Page 5

THE KAI W ARRA MURDER.

Wkllixgtox, July 15. In the hearing 1 of the murder case on Saturday, the witness Bradford was recalled, and in answer to His Honor, said the gun was brought to him to examine on the 4th, From the appearance of the baiTels it could not have been fired off on Friday (the day ot the murder). The nipple presented a different appearance when he examined it in the Supreme Court to Avhat it did in the li.M. Court. The Crown Prosecutor handed witne&s the gun to examine it again .vhenhesaid "yesthewhitestuffis there now but on my oath it was not there when I last gave evidence." In answer to His Honor, witness said he did not suggest anything. The stuffhad appeared since. Looking down the breech, both barrels had the same appearance of being caked with powder ; heating the barrels would not have altered the appearance. Dr. Cahill, recalled, said he first saw the dagger on the Saturday night when the sheath was opened. There was nothing to show that the blade had been used. Witness's supposition was that the weapon had not been cleaned by anyone. It would have required great care to clean the blade without removing the verdigris. The dagger was used in the morgue, and cleaned in waim water. Witness inserted it up to the hilt in some of the wounds. This concluded the case for the Crown, and Mr Bell began his address to the jury He contended that the evidence conclusively showed that the murderer's gun was loaded with a piece of paper of May 23rd, taken from the wound in Hawkins's body, and went on to argue that the coincidence of the paper in the wound fitting the paper in ChemiVs house proved that the gun was loaded in that house. Mr Bunny addressed the Court for the defence, and His Honor said he would sum up to-day. The Chiet Justice began summing up the Kaiwarra murder case this morning. He lirst pointed out that Chemis was of a nationality generally understood to use weapons in the way done in this murder. The jury must be careful with regard to the small pieces of paper found in the wound that there was no mistake, and they must consider whether they were satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that prisoner was the person who committed the crime. Counsel had suggested that the police evidence should be watched carefully, and it Avas for the jury to say whether they could see any reason for the witnesses making wilful misstatements. Hi& Honor then proceeded to leview the evidence in detail. His Honor's charge lasted two and threequarter houi's. He said it was not an unusual thing for an Italian to have such a dagger in his possession as the prisoner had, and, ot course, in a country districts eveiyone had a gun. He concluded by telling the jury if they found a doubt at all in the prisoner's favour ho must have benefit of it. The jury retired at ten minutes to one o'clock.