THE CONWAY MYSTERY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 46, 8 March 1901, Page 3

THE CONWAY MYSTERY.

STARTLING EVIDENOE, [per press association, j Received 8, 1,8 a in Sydxey, March 7. The stewardess aid fireman of the Talune are coming to Sydney by the j Mokoia to give evidence in connection with the Conway case. the Talune is also to arrive in Melbourne on Sunday, probably some more of the crew will come over and give evidence. The woman Smith, in custody, is the *if® Percy Smith residing in the vicinity of Dun?din. She has made a statement to the polico denying the charge, and els? told them she was going to travel round the world with a lady and gentleman whose little daughshe rescued from drowning It is believed, however, that sinoe she cime to Sydney she sought employment as a barmaid. The police are in possession of information from New Zealand which alleges the following facta; —Percy Smith owed Conway £2OO, for which he held a premissery note and the deeds of Smith's property. Conway and Mrs Smith left Dunedin about the end of January and shortly after wentte Christchurca. While there Oonway made a statement to the police to the »ffeel thai he was at a watering place with a woman and hid the promissory note and deeds of Smith's property with him; he had a drink □nd became unconscious, and when he recovered he found the document s gone and therefore reported the matter to the policy but the documents bad not been recovered. This was about a week before he loft by the Talune in whioh Mrs. Smith was a saloon passenger. During the voyage Conway and Smith we e frequently seen sitting together on th< hatchway shortly before Oonway was taken ill. A Chris'cburch chemist is en route tor Sydney ti give evidence. He wag a d«s:iipiion of Mrs Snrtb, and deoiares it tallies with tha* of a woman to whom h 9 sold two lots of strychnine in February, When Ota way died thora was no 'uspxioa of anything wroog. The body was sawn up, but the captain deided to bring is on to Sydney. An officer took piswsioa of, and sealed up Conway's belongings.