THE CONWAY CASE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXIII, Issue 82, 27 April 1901, Page 2

THE CONWAY CASE.

FEIt PSISa ASSOOIAT.IOIT, Received 215, 8.1(1 pin, Smunr, April 26. Mr. Reid addressed '. ho jury for two hours. Awmed sobbedquietly throughout <.: e morning, but appeured calmer iu the afternoon. Mr Reid contended the accused hid ret acted «s a stealthy poisoner, as at every tutu her actions had been open ; that some mysterious instinct which told people who had onco taken poison would have caused Conway to feel thai hip illness was duo •othat agency, but Conway did not eaj a. word that he bad bean, ppitoned. He reviewed the evidence, in detail and asked if a desperafe'totetaan having a design on Conway's life, would she have waited till the ship was dose to Sydney when she could have given the» stout immediately after leaving Wellington. He cautioned the jury on the value of circumstantial evidence, and with regard to motive said the evidence showed the woman had voluntarily offered to replace the promissory note which Oonway bad lost. The Crown Prosscutor, in a twa hours' speech, covered the evidence,* pointing out that the accused doubtless purchased wholesale quantities toil i vert the suspicion which would arise if sr o only purchased a fatal dose. An innocent person would haw served hef course best by truthful s*;tements, yet? the accused denied intimacy with Conway. She bad staged she paid him twohundred pounds mortgage money, yet she said ho was a poor man. She alsojgavv font diflbrcnt sories why chemade the trip from New Zealand to Sydney. The judge lengthily summed up.

Beeeived 27, 1.0 a.w.

I Sydnkt, April 26. j The juiy at a late hour stated that there was no hope of their soon agreeing, and thsy were locked up for the night.