THE CONWAY CASE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXIII, Issue 81, 26 April 1901, Page 3

THE CONWAY CASE.

CASE FOR THE CROWN CLOSED, j [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Received 24, 5.38 p.m. Sydsey, April 25. Eiiza Heal", cross-examined, said she went voluDtari'y to the detective and ' to'd him al on- recused giving jewellery to Sydeiturg and accused's remark ab .ut eff. cfc of the palice dis.overißg jewellery arnengst her effect 3. Mrs. McWilliaras, fore cabin stewardess tn tbe Ta'uue, depesed to accused askirg her on tbe morning following liie ce.ith whether she (witness) had bea'dth-j cap'ain S'iy anything atout tie occurrence. She told accus9d the cap f ain said nothing in her presence. Can lino fc'yderburg, mother of tho l ; C'-ns»e of fie Royal Gtorge Ho'el,! said thetceused gave her s.'m ß jewel-1-jiy to put in the sr«fe. There were two or thi\ e filler watches, one gold watch and chain, one chain and gold pin, six or seven iing<s and a gold] nugget. iSrai'h said she received these' thint'S from a lodger at the hotel named McLean for fnfe keeping. She wished witness not to tall McLean about it. McLean was not identical with the detective of that name engaged in case. Witness plac-d the ai tides in the tafe. Acorsed. alter the visit* of tbe police, said " I am glad the police did not find the jawellaiy amongst my things as 'here might htve been some trouble about it. The pnlica might not have believed •, «';-s McLean's jewellery." McLean left the hotel a week later and witness' son handed him the jewellery before he left. Accused and McLean came to the hotel shout tho same 'ime, The Court would n't admit evidence cf the clerks of vaiious Banks to show whether drafts had fcec-n received in favor of .Jan" Smith.

Mr. Reid c;s.d fid tha Court upheld him. The Crown case has closed. ACCUSKD DENIES THE CHARGE. SHE BREAKS DOWN IN COURT. EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENCE. Received 26, 7.G a.m. Svdxkt, April 25 The secus'd, in responsa to enquiry by the Judge, said : —" (Jrntloiuen cf the Ju<y : 1 stand here truthfully and s«y I did buy poison for my friends in the ccuntiy ; it is also Irue that I did not take any poisou aboard the steamship r»lur.e." At thii-: pi.int, for thn first time s'nee tka ti'.r-nsed npnourf-d in public, !'er «r;at nerve pave way and she wept bitterly. Recovering herself slightly, hut in bro'iTfln ac.-euts, she added : " I did not give Mr. Conway anything to cause his death." She resumed her seat wusping. Gm-go Phillips, employed in the Sa'-itgK Rink, called by the ('efomcp, jAtid : Ha knew Kin. Smith some years 1.-go ; sbo wrs it barmaid ; »he came to} see him and requests-d the ioaa of five j sow«-igux on tha Ist ilfircii. He lent jit. M.d Kok h#r ucknowlodgiGCDt for' j mostev. Hit# wanted it to pay f Itf- 1.. ,;S Si;!. The reason she 1 ,»v-; fv. New was that \ ' - words with ln»r hu.s-' :• ■ ' 'c tewair. ic ,*v.-dnry Jlt» knew her • . • ■!'!' . .xifio of "Hampden, 1 1, v,was : ,-j- '■! «l: s. r-ixy Sinitli fox jiit! v.iry, ibtii.. F. j±. Smart.'' 1 j Xive-a Sauiersori aail Jvate Lay ton, | re it'ive- of dopr-sud to accused I j coming to shun after i>ei- arrival. She ' Snaked the Kan of ivo pout.d to enable '|iu; to Day Un: bi'w.c:: cC tli® t.ti'u.riaf ' ji-.-i-j aii'2 73',c-v-s:- !if;: v.-utck, which r.J»e , .-.Jj.: : .y wu-u lit.-

able to lend the money. Accused gave Keta Liytsn several articles of jewellery which she was wearing to pawn and raised £2 10s,

The case for the defence has cloand, and coucsel address the Court tomorrow.