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MISS ROBINSON CLOSELY CROSSEXAMINED. THE MYSTERY DEEPENS. Received 22nd 10.10 p.m. London, November 22. Miss Fobinson was closely cross-ex-amined regarding the dales she was associated with Charles Dickens. She stated she was much deceived i< Avory was correct. She did not think the Lion Hotel at Worksop, Yorkshire, where she stayed a few days with her mother was kept by a man named Pearcc. She went to lodgings kept by a Mrs Pearcc, a lone woman. Her mother took lodgings, and gave witness' name as Madame Tussaud Avory asked: "Where did you get tic girl of 17!" Miss Robinson replied: '•I am not like a little chicken.' Sinwas further questioned in a direction to test her local knowledge of Wefhcck. j Answering the final question, she admitted that £250 was cabled to her at Christchurch, New Zealand, last January to conic to England.
The hearng was adjourned till Wednesday if possible, otherwise till Friday.
A NEW ZEALAND CLAIMANTPer Press Association, j Christchurch, Friday. Another possible claimant to the Porf> I land estates resides in Christchurch. lie is Percy C. Calkin, nephew of tb« Calkin mentioned in the cables. He is taking steps to ascertain if the family has any right to rank with the other 'claimants. His father resides in Whangarei. In IS(U he took part in the American Civil War. He Is the eldest of the familv and half-brother to the American claimant.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 23 November 1907, Page 5
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242THE DRUCE MYSTERY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 23 November 1907, Page 5
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