THE ARIADNE CASE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 19, 23 January 1902, Page 2

THE ARIADNE CASE.

?b» ram Asaocurioir. Chrotohuboh, JeauaryM. ! When tbe Ariadne cue was resumed this morning Mi Stringer intimated that the Grown bad proved to them he> | yond reasonable doubt by their scientific adviner, Dr. Obilton, that tbe in* criminating agreement between Kernr and Mumford had been Meed. The I main pirt of tbe agreement had been traced over and incriminating won!* added. Under the circumstances he asked th»t the agreement as againsV. Kerry and Freke be withdrawn fan the jury. As tbe agreement was the only evidence againut Freke the Grown did not propose to prooeed further against that prisoner. ,f ■« Tbe jury, by direction of tbe judge,. found a verS'ct of not guilty *gnfpit Frpke, and his Honor discharged htm d it * ustody, expressing regret for the iuc uvttaience he had been snbjeetei to.

Messrs Harper and Btanlon arm* tizamined Mrs Downing, but failed to elicit anything fresh or shake her evidence. Deteetive Mamck siid he arretted Mumford in Lyttelton on Ootobir Bth, ■ searched hie Jxlgings, foind typewritten copies of two statements. aad o'her documents, also a book with tbe Moving entry: —" Wreoked, BrftWk' ship Ariadne, 8.20 p,m., March AM,.* 1901, on Waitaki beach, eoutb Wil> raki river one and a-half miles, Ne*f Zealand." He alsj found eopy of *' letter containing the following eah tences: —" I know yon ought to nake me a very substantial present for a&I have had to go through on yonr be* half." The latter referred also to Gap- • tain Willis whom 'Never had any net for," and went on " should have thought! fiotn what you sai l we should *ll have been in Loudon befote this and starting - our other )it% experiment, it won't do to. go in the same ship or wnmjm would spot us, and then gonl-bye to all my prospects and the £IO,OOO. No good writing about it till we have got to London or until you settle with nut over this last one." M&rsack. then repeated his evidence given in the lower, oourt as to convtraaiion with Mumford, in whioh tbe Utter made confession of having d liberVely .wreckedthe yaobt and gavofull detain pf how it was done. ' Detective Goultsr, senior d*teetive of the Ney Hou'h Wale* polioeJeoe, ard other witnesses, gave simiumevidence to that in the lower oour*. I Herbert Jamea Hart wai *boot to narrate tbe ciroumetances under vUA |he met Kerry in England and lift England in the Ariadne, but the evi« Idrnce was objected to, wad at this ittage the Oourt adjourned.