THE WESTPORT MURDER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 329, 22 January 1909, Page 2

THE WESTPORT MURDER.

LO.S'.NJiUA U.N TIUAb. By Tcle&iapli.—l'rcss Association. iVestpuit, Last .Vmni. Evidence iu support of tiie cnarge il minder of Ernest John JUuurkv, pre.lTfd against William Connelly, was <>r tlio most part a repetition of tlmt i'veu at tiie uthcr trials, in so lar as l related to Connellys movements. »Ui's. Maria iVurte described ill tleL.in an assault sliu mivged sile saw loimcily commit on liuurkv, statiii'.]

nut Connelly, when JJourko was down, .altered Uie latter with a beer bottle tud then dragged him into a shed. .Mrs. l'hillips gave testimony corroborative iu part of Jlrs. i'earcc's evilejicß, alleging she saw the two men, Connelly and Jiourke, togeiher, and also saw Jlrs. il'uiirci; watching events. Hugh Duncan, who discovered the body of Uourke, added fresh evidence that as he was going from the shed lor Hie police lie saw a woman whom lie did not know -on the footpath. : ISergcuntCullcn, in his evidence, said in answer to a nuestion by accused that he never heard accused state in W'estport: "1 told Detective lleilvency 1 was the only one to do anything to ltuiirki that night." -Margaret Carlyon, tlie gaoler's \vif •■ .-aid Connelly, in one of the eouvcrsu lions she had with him, said lie wasorry for the two men, adding, " I tin willing to do H to 7 to 10, up to I,* \cars and then come out a young man.' Chief Deteelive Meliveney deposed ti a conversation he had *ith Council} in Westport relative to Bourke'sdenth When lie ordered Connelly to speal ihp truth, ho made a statement accus ing Hallinan, and, later, Anderson of tin crime. At the conclusion of the Xel ma trial of the two men, witnc* tiskt-il Connelly, "Are you sure lliwi is no mistake about this?" and he re plied. "No, sir; there has been in mistake." Inrjnediately afterward! witness, in company with Mr. Myers Crown Prosecutor, saw Connelly, whon Mr. Myers addressed, stating: "Con nelly, it 'is not too late if there ha been anything wrong in your evident to say so now," and Connelly replied "There is nothing wrong; if Cod shouli 1 strike me dead the three of «s wcr in it." After the Hokitikn perjur; trial Connelly confessed to witness tha lie alone killed Boiirkc. As the doctor was absent in Wei , lingtoa the court adjourned till Moil j day at 10 a.m. to get his evidence.