The Conway Mystery.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 122, 12 March 1901, Page 3

The Conway Mystery.

Byonky, March 8. The inquest on Conway was resumed to-day. Mrs Fmiih was in altondiince, a solicitor, Mrs Moss, appearing on her behalf. The Government pathologist, deposed that at the post-mortem on February 21 no removed a portion of tho intestines ami other organs, and placed the pans in the hands of the morguekeeper. Under his instructions three in-Mi from the Taluite, who saw Conway when he was ill, were brought to the morgue. On the strength of what, lie Lai heard from these men. and taking into eoiiNideiv'-ion flui wh >le

facts, ana the uhs.-uce of any su-pic.-ous circtimstin.cii.s, Lorn the evidence before him at ilio lime he wrote out. ;; statement, til" I lilt; (d'C ee-vd had d; d from an cniii pri.; mrm of e <nvuAion ami g h wna. Cu:i\vuv’s Uidnoys Were di was.-d, b'd im (•. .a.i 1 1 it;n was quite comp.nib'e win n man b.-ing in i’.iuly g.K.d lie ;ldi and feeling well. 11 e was pr.j:-iil iri Muich 2, and saw and idmililiod I'm- . xiium d be ly, cud. removed the vumaitting in: ‘Stines, which ini lu; ;d. ii to tits Government Analyst. in reply to the Co-muer, he said that die ps-t-nv! !■ :u -igns he foinui were c uiss; : e.;t v. n 1; sti \ elimiu; nui.-oei As a rule tbr-ro w.-re no signs r ; lo el.iyeieune puMoni'ig. \V. MeC-md e, a i'. ho .v pas tengei’ o'. GiViiwu’.’, sai.l tliat the ti. ci ;i'. d s health and spirit s up to Febru try In seemed very good. I'le-t evening. t'iVei"tn; ft’ idii'eA'l-V- u ’ar and wi.ii lie lids elei. clu-d. He iiel|H'il to curry him to the huudnvay. Conway was quite couscioiis all tho t.im *, and said . “ 1 have nov.tr hud unytl log like tins in my life, and (•••lunot. understand wli.it it is.” Almr a drink of water lie jumped right out of witness's arms, mi cl ho would struggle for a few minutes and then be quiet again, than the struggling would come oi again. 'Lie paroxysms lasied about a couple of minuP-s. An hour and a quarter elapsed be; ween (ho first seizure) and death. Ho died in a fit.

Smith, the husband of Mrs Smith, who has bum arrested in connection with the Conway ease, is in Christ church on his way to Sydney. He ,denies the .statement cabled from Sydney that lie owed Con way £2OO, and that Conway held a promissory note and lire deeds of his house. Interest in the Conway mystery deepens as Smith’s brother in Dunedin slates that ha himself handed to Conway, nt the latter’s request, the promissory note for the £2OO. which Smith denies he owed Conway, and also the deeds, which Smith states were never in Conway’s possession. The inquest on Conway was continued to day. Murphy, a steward on the Talune, deposed thatPshort'y after 8 o’clock on the night of February 19th, he saw Conway sitting with a lady on the hatchway. The lady had what appeared to be a small bottle of English ale in her hand. After sitting together for some time the lady got up and went to the saloon. About 20 minutes after the lady had gone he saw Conway in a state of collapse. Murphy failed to identify Mrs Smith as the lady he saw on the hatchway. Murphy gave similar evidence' to MoGondie with regard to Conway’s death. Christchurch, March 10.

What is expected to prove another link in the chain of evidence connected with the Conway case was unearthed at Sumner this afternoon. While Mr J. W, Butters, a resident, was engaged in under a macrocarpa hedge in street, he found a pigskin pocket book. On opening it, the contents turned out to be a left lug age ticket, and a penny stamp. The pocket book is said to correspond in every respect with the one Conway lost at Sumner. Mr Butters immediately handed it over to the local police.