PAWELKA.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10034, 3 May 1910, Page 5

PAWELKA.

ALLEGED ROBBERY UJNDER ARMS. PLEADS NOT GUILTY. IDENTIFICATION BY FINGERPRINTS.

By Telegraph-Press Association. PALMERSTON JM., May 2.

At the Court, tc-day, Joseph John Pawelka pleaded not guilty to several of the charges in the secord series, which include arson at the High School, ar:on at Millar ai d Gicigi's temporary premises ..nd robbery under arms on the Foxtou line. The accused reserved Lis defence and was committed for trial to the Supreme Court. Other charges have yet to be dealt with.

TH_ MARKS ON THE GLASS.

MURDER CHARGETO BE HEARD

ON FKIDAY.

By Telegraph—Press Association PALMERSTON N., May 2.

In connection with the High School fire and the cases of thefts at Longburn finger print evidence was givtu against Pawelka bj Edwin Dinnie, finger print expert of Wellington, who deposed that the finger prints ou the glass at both places were identical with Pawelka's bearing many characteristic marks la each case. Pawelka, whose only sign of discomposure was a slight twitching of his mouth and continual nervous fingering of bis moustache, pleaded no guilty, reserved his defence and was committed for trial. The charge of murder of Sergeaut McGuire will be beard on Friday. THE KENDALLS' STOKY.

In the case of alleged robbery under arms preferred against Pawelka in court yesterday, the complainant, John Kendall, stated thst on 2nd April he and hia wife left tbeir house and went to town. They locked the doors before leaving. On returning about 10.30 he noticed a man comingin from the railway line. He ducked down and came up again. Just fay the gale he presented two revolvers at witness' face, and demanded money. "I want money," he said, "and I will have it." Witness said be did not have any. He had spent it all up towr. The man replied: "I must have money." Witness gave him a shiliing, and then the man placed the revolvers at face and said he would blow his bra ins out if he did not give him money. Witness then pulled his pockets out, and a shilling dropped on the ground. && he did so the man again threatened to blow witness' brains out and witness replied: "My dear fellow, I can't give you any money. J have not got any." Assailant then turned to witness' wife and demanded and he threw it down, saying it was no good to him. He persisted in his demand for money, and Mrs Kendall replied: "Jack didn't, draw his cheque to-night." The man replied: "You little think these things are loaded," and he therewith fired rieht past Mrs Kendall's face. She fell against the fence >creamini* r and the man, after staying a couple of seconds, ducked down and ran towards the road, After he got over the railway line witness did not see him any more. "I can identify the man," said the witness, in reply to the Crown Solicitor. "It was Joe Pawelka. I have known hira eight or nine months. He was working at the abattoirs with me." Witness went on to say that accused had part of his face covered with a piece of a black ; silk blouse, and the other part]with a handkerchief.

"I could not see his face,'" said, witness, "but I could tell him by his voice. The night Vas very clear, and not dark. I have nu doubt as to his identity. I could have told him a mile off."

MRS KENDALL'S EVIDENCE. Pauliae Kendall, wife of the previous witness, said that when they returned tn the house they found everything upside down. Witness sent her husband outside to get a candle, and heard him talking to someone. She went outside, and saw him talking to a masked man. She said, "Ob, Jack, whatever will we do?" and the man said to her: "Bail up!" She put her hands up. He was saying to Mr Kendall, "Money I want; money I'll have. If you don't hurry up and part out I'll blow your brains out." The man turned to witness and said, "Money I want; money I'll have. Where's your bag?" He sent witness into the house for her bag. She brought it out, but when the man saw it he said it was no use to him. He then demanded witness' purse. She said she didn't have one. He then wanted to know where her money was, and she replied that she had spent it in town. He made further demands, and then witness said: "It's no good standing there arguing the point. We haven't got it. You can't get biood out of a stone, and the quicker you go the better pleased I'll be." The man replied: "Are yoa aware that these revolvers are loaded?" tapping them together aa he spoke. He then fired past witness' face. She was about a foot from the revolver as the fshot was fired. Witness haa the4dea it was Joe Pawelka. She had known bis about two months, but bad onhr spoken to him once. He had a black mask on with a handkerchief tie round his neck.