THE KAIWARRA MURDER.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1917, 16 July 1889, Page 2

THE KAIWARRA MURDER.

The trial of Che mis for the murder of Hawkings was continued at Wellington on Friday and Saturday.' la his evidence, W. M. Bowden, halfbrother to Mrs Hawkings, said that there had been a little feeling between witness and deceased, but it was a long time ago. He had known pri« soner for 10 or 14 years before he was married. Had found ■him- a quiet, respectable man, and had always respected him. . Beeollected expressing a wish to go up to the gaol and see prisoner, but there was no intention on his part to get any information out of him. Simply desired to see him as a friend. Prisoner had never done iim any harm, and he still had the same feelings towards him. John Tasker repeated his evidence as to the scraps of the Evening Post given to him by the police and Dr i Oahill. He had altered none of the edges of the paper. The witness Bradford was recalled, and, in answer to His Honor, said tbe gun was brought to him to examine on the 4th. From the appearance of the barrels it could not have been fired off on Friday (the day of the murder) The nipple presented' a different appearance when he examined it in tbe supreme Court to what it did in the Resident Magistrate's Court. Dr Cahill, recalled, said he first saw the dagger on the Saturday night. When the sheath was opened there was nothing to show that the Wade

bad been used. "Witness's supposition was that the weapon had not been cleaned by anyone. It would have required great care to clean the blade without removing the verdigris. Ihe dagger was used in the morgue, and cleaned in warm water. Witness inserted it up to the hilt in some of the wounds. Mr Bell then addressed the jury for the prosecution, and Mr Bunny fol : lowed for the defence. His Honor deferred his summing up until Monday. . ,