THE CASHEL STREET MYSTERY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 305, 19 May 1911, Page 5

THE CASHEL STREET MYSTERY

JACK AXD SADLER OX TRIAL. CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION. By TeV graph.—Press Association. Christchurcli, Last Night, Harry Alexander Jack anil Walter Richard Sadler appeared at the Supreme Court today charged with the murder of Ethel .May Bradley on or about Tuesday, February 7. It will be remembered that the woman's dead body was found in a lane oil Cashel street, now known as "Mystery lane," at about 7 o'clock on the morning of February 8, and that the post mortem examination disclosed that prussic acid had been administered to her and that she had been for two and a-half months pregnant. After the inquest Jack and Sadler were arrested for the murder of the woman, and were committed to the Supreme Court for trial, both pleading "not guilty." Mr. T. \V. Stringer, K.C., Crown Prosecutor, appeared ifor the Crown, and Mr. T. G. Russell, with him Mr. Donnelly, for the prisoner Sadler, and Mr. S. <J. Raymond, and with him Mr. J., A. Cassidy, for the prisoner Jack. Mr. Raymond applied to have the prisoners tried separately. The application was agreed to, and the ease against Sadler was taken first. The evidence given was similar to that in the lower Court, with the addition of a new witness, Lionel Norman Brown, grocer, wno said that lie lived at Eltham, in Tara--1 naki. In February last he was on a visit to Christchurcli, and was stopping at the Zetland Hotel. Whilst stopping there he made the acquaintance of Jack. He remembered the fact that a woman ; had been found dead in "Mystery lane" the previous evening. When he was standing outside the Zetland Hotel he had met Jack at about a quarter to nine. •Jack passed by witness with a lady dressed in dark clothes. They went into Sadler's shop together. He* remained at the hotel some little time. After that he remembered a man named Price coming along and Jack also. It would be about (five minutes after Jack went into the shop that he came up to the Zetland again alone. Price and afterwards Philpot came up and they were talking to gether in front of the hotel, and then they all went into the hotel together and had drinks. Jack then went out. Witness went out into the street about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour later, and met Jack again at the door. They went into the hotel again together and had a drink together. Witness and Jack did not remain more than a few minutes in the hotel this time. The hotel was closed shortly after. It might have been a quarter or ten minutes to ten, or a little later, when Jack left witness. This time witness did not see Ja«k supplied with any liquor at the hotel to take away with him. At the close of the case for the Crown,' the Court adjourned till the following! day.