THIRD DAY—WEDNESDAY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1545, 27 January 1887, Page 3

THIRD DAY—WEDNESDAY.

F. W. Stubbs, re-called, stated that on Tuesday Diglit, January 26th, and on 27th, brandy made Cain sick every time be took it. It was no sooner in his mouth than out. Witness asked for champagne but there was none. The doctor's instruction* were nothing but brandy. Saw Hall in the room three times. He only stayed a few minutes. Saw Captain Cain vomit two or three times, on two occasions positively after giving him whisky. Never saw. him sick after taking champagne, During the time he was attending him he notioed a slight smell, His legs and the lower' portion of his body were very much swollen. Was told it was dropsy. Never saw Hall at Woodlands on January 26th, 27th, or 28th. John who nursed Captain Cain, remembered giving Jackson, the blacksmith, some champagne from .'a bottle used by Captain Cain. Witness took some of the champagne and was squeamish and sick. Did not know what ho had taken that made him sick. Had not been sick like it before or since. Never saw Hall giving Captain Cain anything. Knew Captain Cain personally before he went to nurse him. Mr Dennistoun; He was a stand off sort of a man ? Witness; What do you mean ? Do you mean a man to square up 1 (Laughter). Mr Deouistoua : No, I mean was he a mail whom it was hard to get on with 1 Witness: Oh no ; he was a hospitable man. A good many of his friends came to see him towards the end, Good deal of water oozed through his skin, but could not say whether it whs the result of dropsy or not. The captain bad lost a toe from one of his feet eighteen months before. Emma Ostler remembered dining at. Coin's early in December with Mrs New ton. accused, and someone else, Before dinner Cain felt better. He was asked to take whisky but refused, as it made him sick. Hall then went to get him something else from the cupboard. He took Captain Cain's glass from the table and went to the cupboard, when he stooped down, so tbat witness could not see him pouring it in. The glass door of ihe cupboard was between them, sc that it prevented her from seeing what he did t He put the tumbler by Gain, and poured some water into it. When dinner was ha'f over Captain Cain was very sick. Helped bira to the bedroom", Hall going forward to get the room ready. She had noticed no change in Cain before the sickness commenced, Jt came on very suddenly. The wine in the glass was of a dark color, but could not say what it was. Hall used to aay that it wou'd be kind of the doctors to ease him and let him die quietly. On the day Mint Cain waß taken ill at dinnor whieky was on the table. It was Qain's unexpected re, fiisal qf it led Hitll to go to the cup. board'and take from it something which looked like wine. Cain was in great pain when Hall spoke about doctors giving

him 8om«M '• • f • lot him die easy. He oonM l«a:d.j »** at all - He * Hfl 1 ' blind mi ooe eye at the tun. ol i>. Brittu. '« vis ; t. Gunn, C. 6. Eiclibmim, and Hiskena, chemists, gave evidence to the effect that tbev had sold tartar emetic, saltpetre, colchicum wine, atropia, eyedrops, etc., to the prisoner. William Henry Trilford, groom, stated that the prisoner possessed a foal with a bad eye about Christmas 1885. Harry Gardner paid he treated n horse for prisoner in November, 1885, for influenza. Nothing wan wrong with the ey\ John Wilson stater! that in Jan., 1886, there was nothing wrong with the horse's, ferret's, or dog's eyes. P. W. Hutton, bookseller, stated he sold to prisoner on May 19th, 1885, Headland's Actions of Medicines. He asked for a book on Antimony. Prisoner returned tnis later and witness lent him Taylor on Poisons. Witness was closely questioned as to how he identified " Taylor on Poisons," as the book ho had sold to prisoner, but though he could not find distintive marks he swore positively as to identification. Mr Dennistoun getting warm at the pertinacity with which the witness stuck to the statement, witness requested the learned gentleman not to get into a temper. Mr Dennistoun assured witness that he was never further from getting into a temper, and the examination proceeded. On Dr Maclntyre commencing his evidence, Mr Dennistoun objected to the presence of Dr Hogg in Court. The Judge refused to order him out. Witness then went on to detail his visits to Captain Cain. He gave him no medicines to make him sick. The evidence was not concluded when the Court rose.