THE WELLINGTON MURDER CASE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1906, 20 June 1889, Page 4

THE WELLINGTON MURDER CASE.

WuLLoreTOW, June 18. The adjourned hearing of the charge against Louis Chemis, of having murdered Thomas Hawkings, was resumed to-day. Inspector Thomson deposed to finding on June Ist ■on the scene of the murder fragments of paper, apparently discharged from a gun. He produced portions of the newspaper found in the pockets of accused, Ou proceedto the house of accused with detectives and searching the premises a double-barrelled muzzle-loading gun was found by Detective Bejamin. The detective put his finger into the muzzle, and as he withdrew it remarked to witness that “ this gun has been recently discharged.” He also found a stiletto. Cross-examined: Had examined the stiletto for blood stains, but could not find any. There was verdigris on the hilt to the extent of a quarter of an inch, but nothing to indicate that it had been recently used. Detective Benjamin gave evidence as to the searching of prisoner’s house, and the finding of the papers, the gun, revolver, stiletto, and shot. Search was made for deceased’s pocket book, but no trace of it was found. The gun had the appearance of having been recently discharged. Witness did not notice -any marks of dust on the stiletto. Portions of the uewpapers found at prisoner’s house were handed over to Mr Tasker, who was making an investigation on behalf of the .police. The drawers in which the stiletto and papers were found were locked,- but prisoner explained that ho kept dynamite in them, and the reason of i their being locked was to prevent [the children getting at it, When witness arrested prisoner on the charge of murder he replied, “ It’s all lies. I wont b« there long. I wish I had better clothes to go in.” John Hay, Wilson, and William and Yictor Dirnock gave evidence of little importance, and at 5 o’clock the case was adjourned until Friday.