THE CONWAY MYSTERY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 47, 9 March 1901, Page 3

THE CONWAY MYSTERY.

~ INQUEST RESUMED. (not mas association.) (Kaoeived 8, 6.4 p.m.) Sydssy, March 8. This inquest en Conway was resumed lira Smith being in attendance, a Solicitor named Moss appearing on her lMhalf. The Qevernment pathologist »ho made a post mortem ef deceased wss the first witness. i _ Mess complained of the papers publishing accounts of the case which he ■aid were intended to inflame the public mind. The Caroler intimated that neither Bmith nop any one else was before that Court.

SENSATIONAL evidence. (Received 7, 9.28 p.m.) Sydney, March 8. The Government pathologist deposed that at the post mortem on February 21st he removed a portion cf the intestines aßd ether organs; parts were banded' to the morgue keaper under his instructions. Three men from tho Talune saw Conway when he was brought te the morgue. On the strength of what hheard from these mee, and tifeiog into consideration the whole frets, and the absence of BBy suspici -us circnmstancee, from the evidence before bim at the time he wrote out the rtatemeot that deceased died from an epileptic form of convulsion and asphyxia. Conway's kidney's were diseased, but the condition was quite compatible with the loan being in fairly goad health and feeliag well. He was present on March 2nd, when he saw and identified the exhumed body. Be removed th° Remaining intestines, which he handed to the Government analyst. In reply to the Coroner he said the pest mortem signs he found were consistent with strychnine poisoning. As ft rule there were no signs peculiar to strychnine poisoning. In reply to a further questioa as to whether the condition of the kidneys could have caused death, he said at the time he made the post mortem he considered they might have caused convulsions.

W. McCondie, a fellow passsngar of Cenway's, >?aid deceased's health and ■pirits ujfc£)j February 19th seemed very geod. Tmt evening, after tea, he saw near the fore-hatch straggly convu'sively, his hands being clenched. He helped to carry kina to the hatchway. Conway wa» quite conscious all the time, and said *' I never bad anything like tfcis before in all my life, and I cannot understand what it is." After a drink o? water, he jumped tight out of witnesses arms. He would struggle a f iw minutes and then lie quiet; tae fi's would then come ot again. The paroxysms lasted about x couple of minutes. An hour and » quarter tlapsed between thi first seizure and death. He died in a fit. The inquest is adjourned till to morrow.

(Received 8, 10.41 p.m.) Sydney, March 1. The police are trying to find the mar Allea who worked his passage as fie man on the Talune, «nd left on ing Sydnf.y. lie w-s with Cuni'av ii his lasi hiiurs, ;:nd is co s:der»d nn important wi i ess. Smith c; h!.-d'o ii? wife fist "l.a wur ■■■'■ ;iv«- -Viu-. .'i'jj. SL a. Smif. •dV-