THE OPERA HOUSE OUTRAGE.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3628, 12 August 1880, Page 2

THE OPERA HOUSE OUTRAGE.

Mbs. Gbebb's Oonfbssiok.

Mr Greer, soon after his arrival in Melbourne,, consulted Mr Otto Berliner, Srivate detective, in reference to bis wife. >n one occasion he brought her to Mr ; Berliner's office. Mr Berliner states:— Mrs Greer assumed a haughty indignant demeanour with me. I told- her I intended to speak to her as a father would to a fallen daughter. I said that she had . played with her husband and tried to excite his jeelousy about Marsden, bat that I believed Marsden was Soudry, the Frenchman. She laughed and said, "You are quite right, I do lore him." I said.T " Take care your infatuation does - not bring you to ruin. What, will be your fate P He will throw, you off. as you hare ■ thrown off your husband." "It does not. matter," she replied; "though he has done the same in Philadelphia, still J lo?e him." " How do you know P " I asked. "He told me hinwelf," she replied," and I know exactly my position. 1 would sooner .' ■: be his mistress than that man's wife. lam not ashamed to tell you." I said, " You shall never see Soudry any more; if you do he will lose his social position* I will warn him to*night, and he will not speak to you again. You shall go on . board ship and sail direct to England to your mother, who may bring you: back to your senses. If you don't go I will bring, .. you before two medical officers, *<>d when • they hear you say you would sooner be, / a mistress than a wife they, will send you<d Kew Asylum, where indeed you ought to be now. " What would beoome of him if he loses his position P". she asked. I told her he would not lone his position unless she saw him, that I htd advised • i her hutbaad not to ruin him if it could be helped. Mr Greer then oame iuto the ' room. I toldmim he must. tike hit wife • to Carlton, and let her send out no me* i: sages to Soudry; that I would send word \ to Soudry to see me on Monday,and that' she must sail at once,for. England. „ She went into tears and,said, "Let me see \ him once." I said," Never again." She said she would go home in a steamer. I „ replied, " Certainly not; that would give you a chance to get out somewhere, „ and come back." "I hate him," she said as she looked at her hoi* band, " and love Soudry. I don't love either him or his child.' I don't care ■ for the child, because I never loved the father, lie married me when I was too young to know my own mind." Before they left I asked her if I had treated her kindly. She said my conduct had been that of a gentlemau, but. she. could not accept my advice. She took my hand tod said," Do me one favour; don't ask me to stop in the house till Monday. He has taken tickets for the opera—let him take me to the Huguenots, and the time,; will pass a little easier." Mr Greer said he would take her to the theatre.

On the Sunday.evening after the terrible affair at the Opera House, Mr Greer ' appeared to Be approaching his end. Mr Cail, P.M., was therefore sent for, to take his dying depositions. Which of the '.. three wounded was in articuto morftV waa not explained to Mr Call, and supposing it might be Mrs Greer or M. Soudry, lie attended immediately* On his arrival at the hospital, however, he found that it was the offender himself, and as it waijnot his province to take a criminal's depositions, he committed none of his state* ments to writing. He, however, sent a j message to Mr Otto Berliner to the effect m that Mr Greer wished to see him quickly. Mr Berliner was soon in attendance. On his entrance, Mr Call said—" Mr Berliner, would you like to ask Mr Greer any. ", thing?" Mr Berliner replied that H« desired to make a statement to Mr Call and another magistrate who happened to be there in the presence of Mr Greer. ' He asked the prisoner, "When you came with your wife to my office on Saturday, did you have a pistol in your pooketf " Mr Greer replied,, "No.' 7: Mr Berliner next asked, " How is it that you did not follow my advice not to take, life P" Mr Greer .answered, "When I . arrived home on Saturday afternoon with my wife, she told me that she had had criminal intercourse with Soudry almost ewry afternoon; that they enSiged a special bedroom in the <-— <. otel, Carlton; that she had often, left my cabin in ta» Garonne to sleep with Soudry; that she also slept with him in ;r an hotel at the Cape of Good Hope, and that I could do my best. I theft forgot your advice." Mr Berliner then made the statement which he had previowl* communicated relative to what had taken place, and Mr Greer said it was correct Mr Cail complimented Mr Berliner on'" •' the course he had pursued, and the inter* view terminated.

A PiPJB in reference to the £5,000,000 loan has been laid on the table of the House, Among the payments in the Loan Agent's accounts are the following :—Commiesion at half per cent, on £5,000,000 to Bank of Enplaad, £25,000 ; commission at quarter per cent, on £4,748,000, allowed to brokers by the Bank of England, £11,881 $ commission one eighth per cent, to Crown Agents Department, £6250 } commission at one-eighth per cent on £5,000,000 to Julyan, £6250; Messrs J. and A. Scrimgeour,* for services rendered in adrising and assisting in matters connected with the loan, and quotations on stock exchange, £1500.—TTrrnld.