CASHEL STREET TRAGEDY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 244, 21 February 1911, Page 5

CASHEL STREET TRAGEDY

A DETECTIVE'S EVIDENCE. At the inquest on the body of Ethel Bradley at Christchurch the other day,' Detective Gibson, in his evidence, said that lie and Detective Fade .searched the room of the deeeaseil on February 8 and took possession of various small bottles he found in the deceased's room and about Mr. AA'e.ston's house, and sent them to Mr. A. A. liickerton, who reported that their contents were not of a nature to account for the death of deceased. AA'itness and Detective Fade had also visited .lack in a boarding-lions • in AA r alker street. Jack, in reply to a question, said he returned home at 2 a.m. on the morning of February 8. •hick also said he knew Ethel Bradley slii'htly. duck's room was searched, and a ruimber of flasks and bottles which had contained spirits were found, also a post-card from deceased, which bore, an expression of affection towards •lack. Jack went to the detective oOice with witness and Fade, and made and -li.iied a statement - there, which was practically the same as his sworn statement. One exception was that in his signed statement, he denied th.it the deceased had visited him at the shop when Russell had the shop. ~ When witness called at Sadler's shop on the morning of February 11 he asked Jack io come to the detective office again. Sadler said, ''Don't, be hard on the poor beggar; he's innocent of everything." Sadler was subsequently arrested by witness and the chief-detec-tive. Sadler said: "Arrest me! AVhat have I done? What will my wife do? Let me have a whisky. Let me liave a smoke. A r on are the hardest of the lot of them on me." Arrived at the watehhouse Sadler said: "You will be ■ sri'v for thi«. I know sonietliinj tlr I will not tell you now. AVben T do if will settle you." He (!ie:i used abusive language to witness, lat! apologised later on. On the way to (he court Sadler said io .Lick. ''Now prove yourself ,i man. and stick io what voj've said." Jack .--ai•: ••> Sadl'T: "Nobody knows better than you that ■,. :!;•" inuocMiil of this." On Icavimthe van. nlnnu'K' ro the no''"-o x|atio:i. '■:.-.!!. r said' fo .lack: "Si irk Io what vo:-'ve 'aid. Harry; you arc innocent—at least I hope you are."