INDIAN MURDER CASE

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 11 January 1913, Page 5

INDIAN MURDER CASE

CABLE NEWS

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THE TRIAL PROCEEDING

OHILD'S CONVINCING EVIDENCE

'-Received Last Night, 9.45 o'clock.) AGEA, January 10.

Mrs Fulharn, 0110 of the accused in tho Clark muixlor case, made a. state-

ment to the effect that she did not know the composition of the powders. Clark had said that they would make her husband slightly ill.

1 Cortisol' for the prosecution read her letter of July 11th, to the effect that an acquaintance of similar appearance to her husband had had a 3)eat. stroke, and sugge-sted the possibility of producing the same symptoms. if it could he done without suspicion. The Court- asked Mils Fulham to explain, and she replied that she would reserve her evidence.

Regarding her mother's murder Miss Clark identified Sukhia as one of the murderers.

Kathleen Fulhnm, aged ten, testified to the natives who came to her mother's bouse on the Sunday night, stating that Clark brought them into the dining-room next to Kathleen'« bedroom. The natives said tliev want ed money, and Clark said: "You're always wanting money." The natives then replied : "This - is the last time. It will he all over to-night." Mrs Fulliam said : "Come in the morning, or the children will be asking ouestions." Kathleen recognised Bndbu'« voice, and being frightened, went in her mother's dressjng room. ;»nd from there saw two men eb'mbiTie the wall. Later, while s]eer>iri<? in :W>r mother's Tied, she was awakened bv a knock on the front door. Clark came in pivl told he>- mother tint had broken info h-'s house ind hurt his wife. TTer mother asked what daman-", nrd Clark . replied,: ''Her hnprl i\. nrion mid +l,O Jir-fiin ;>< pyiiowf! " On the fnHrnv'no' MonSukhni ami Ikm- mother gave him monev, saying: "Go;.they're afte- you."

The a ecu. v:\-l were committed for trial.