WESTPORT MURDER CASE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 135, 29 May 1908, Page 2

WESTPORT MURDER CASE.

iO SETTINC; UP AX"ALIIU. Per Press Association.

Westpovt, Last Might, One. witness for (he, defence in the miirdor trial accounted for accused at •a fish shop, and later at the theatre, covering the time the murder is supposed to have been committed. Another witness described a knife and pipe found on Connolly (chief witness for the prosecution) as similar to those he saw with Ilonrke when the hitter was in the hospital. Haakon Haakonscn, a cook who deserted from the Norwegian barque Tacora, ri'K-nlly at Westporl, stated he was with accused from 7.:!0 p.m. to a late hour visiting a fish shop, a hotel, and the theatre, and being later with the two men. During that time Andersen did not leave him, and Halinen was only absent for a few minutes twice. Jiobb, a sailor of the Canopus, said ho saw accused at the hotel about he time the murder was alleged to have taken place, al«o later at a fish shop, and described the light, in which he stated Halinen took part with three stewards of the Tallinn, finishing up with a further row on Hie wharf. Witness added that he <aw one of the stewards with, he believed, a black eve. It is alleged by the defence that the light with tiio stewards was what accused described on the Saturday following Itourke's death and that the remarks were niistakeivbly understood to refer to Ilourko. The defence is still proceeding.