THE CONWAY MYSTERY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 52, 18 March 1901, Page 3

THE CONWAY MYSTERY.

[PUB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received 15, 10 3S p.m.) v - Stdkby, Match 15. p«nny MoDeeald, stewardess on the Talune gave evidence that when taking am order for lunoh on February 19th Mrs Smith asked "What sort of a paison is strychnine." Witness told h«r she did cot know. Mrs Smith the* mentioned about taking a deg to a Ohri-tchnrch chemist who gave him something which caused him to drop off in a minute or two. The same •evening at 6.30 Mrs Smith gave an order for half * pint of stout; and said «he did not wish to take it than. About 8.30 witness Mrs Smith mar the foot of the companion way on the main deck. She told witness she had bean to the other end of tbe ship to see some ladies. She often spoke to two hdibs who were travelling steeraga. H-mrd fcer tell tbe chief steward she knew nothing about Conway, only that he helped her aboard with her boxes S kit said afterwards she knew his brothnr and slightly, and believed him to be » poor mm coming to Sydney to seek work. She found the stout bottlo in the nek inSmith's cabin, and threw it out of the porthole when fcho reached Sy«ia«y. Several times she provided Smith with stout. On reaching Sydney w;tmsi and the other stawa-d ss !en Smith XI each to pay the balance of ier passage money, and left her « atoli *ad chain as security. Smith asked the way to the gasworke, which she «%id iter ancle was manager of. Tr.e following Saturday the repaid the borrowed money. Welli (iTOlf, March 16. Four witnesses subpeeaed by the New Zealand Police Department go to Sydney by the Moma to-night to give •Vidtnce in the Conway case, namely, C. O. Break?, chemist, Chmtchur«l( ; A. G. "Winston#, one of his employees; Dennis Fogariy, hotel keeper, Christ.ehnrofa; and Constable Treh«y, of .Sumner.