CHARGE OF WIFE MURDER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 126, 22 June 1901, Page 3

CHARGE OF WIFE MURDER.

» —-—• i [PJBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.] j Auckland, June 21. ; At the Police Court to diy Emit | Bergei, remanded fiom l»at week, was \ c'mrged with having at Ardmore on the sth inst. attempt*d to murder h : s wife.! Sub-Inspector. Mitchell said thepolice j were ready to go on with the case with • the exception of the evideio of Mr. j Pond, Col-nii.l Analyst, whos-i analysis was not je"; comp'eUd. A further re- , xoacd w?sthereforea i ked for. P.uoner objected to the remand, but the sub- { Inspector in reply to the Becc'i siiJ it was 6ugges'e\ th*t the poison allfged | to have b»en administered required j peculiar attention at the- hands rf tlio analyst. His Worship: "What is tie, poison ?" Sub-Inspec'or: " preparation of aconit", I believe, but I do not know what." His Worship: "I would iike to know wby the analyst having had th? eamplo since the 7th inat. is not reidy ? I thick the analysis ought to be completed by now." Hia Worship explained to the prismer that! if he were discharged for want of evid-1 ** ence he would probably be re arrest*d at the door of the G'jurt. Prisoeer consequently withdraw his obj:ction Jo: the remind, and the case was j adjourned for a week. i