ANOTHER ARREST FOR PERJURY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9043, 9 March 1908, Page 5

ANOTHER ARREST FOR PERJURY.

Received March 9, 12.35 a.m. LONDON, March 7. Mrs Margaret Hamilton, who gave evidence at the trial of Mr Herbert Druce on the charge of perjury preferred by Mr G. H. Druce, jias been arrested, charged with perjury in connection with the rase. She was brought before the Court and remanded.

Giving evidence at the trial in November 27th, Mrs Hamilton, aged 77, described as a sprightly, agile witness, deposed that her father, Robert Lennox, was steward to her godfather, the fourth Duke of Pcrilan 1. His son Scott, alias Druce, was her father's great friend, and called her "little cousin," and wanted to marry her, only her father refused to agree to this. When shown a photograph of Druce wearing a beard witness exclaimed: "That's dear old Scott." Druce always carried a beard in his pocket and tol-! her: "I am always Druce when wearing this beard." When she asked why he kept thi Baker street Bazaar, he replied: "It's a very good thing, and I make lots of money." Witness visited Welback Abbey in 1849, and saw Druce there. When she addressed him as Druce he told her: "I am always Scott to you." He spoke about his sons George and Herbert, and told her George was in Australia. He meant to leave him £I,OOO. Her father said that this was not much, and Druce replied: "Quite enough for him." She and her father met Druce in London in 1864. He said: "Margaret, lam going to die." She replied: "You don't look like it." Her father said he was going to hive a mock funeral. Druce suggested getcing a corpse from a hospital or a workhouse, and her father suggested the use of bricks or lead. Her father attended the funeral.