THE STYCHE CASE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 22, 20 November 1900, Page 2

THE STYCHE CASE.

, (PIS PJtBSS ASUOOIA.fIMT.) Obkuichdboh, tforember 19. The case agaitst Henry Vincent ityche.oharged with an attempt fee precure oue Geoffrey Sherbourne CBarton, i medical practitioner, to murder en» Eluubetb Htyohe, »?as commenced at the Supreme Court to-day. Mr. T. W. Stringer conducted the cut for tho Urourn, and Messrs. T. J. Jeynt and Q. Harper appeared for the accused. Mr. Stringer, in opmuiig the ca»» for the prosecution, said the charge was contained in certain typewritten anonymous letters which had bam sent to Dr. Clayton from time to time threogh die post. Dr. Clayton was the fin* witness called, and he was crossexamined at some length by Mr, Jeynt. So said that as far as he oould ohserrs Mr. and Mrs. Styche ware an sfeetioaate couple. Accused did not, howerer, betray anxiety over his wife's condition. He was rather phlegmatic when h# showed Styche the anonymous Utters. He watched him narrowly, and 004. sidered that his manner indicated agitation rather thin indignation. F. P. Sipford, typewriter expert, stated that in his opinion the anonymous letters produced had been written by the machine now i» Court, which had been taken from Mr. Rhodes' office, where accuM was employed. Witness detailed peculiarities in the machine, all of whioh he said ware present in tbt> letters. He did not think it was possible any other machine oenld nroue* the same combination of peculiarities. When seized by the police the machine) was badly damaged, but he did not think all the could ham bam caused by an accidental fall. Ohas. H. Gibby, teacher of type-writing, gave similar evidence. The case will be sentinued at ten a.m. to-morrow.