The Conway Case.
Sydney, April 26. Mr> (J. H. Riid, counsel fur Mrs Smith, addressed the jury fpr two hours, Accused sobbed quietly through* ou> the mprni ng, but appeared calmer in the afternoon. Mr Reid asked the jury to separate suspicions from evidence. >lt wis not their duty to build up; the ease, but to test the fabric the 6'rowu bad built. In every; act the accused had : been frank—i;> the purchase of .the poisou, le-iving 'New Zealand ia broad daylight ill company, taking Miss Huddlestone into her cfibip, giving the stout to Con way, and in yoiuntaiily offering to. replace the promissory note lostbv Conway/ ' The drown 13?'o-efiutor- J -\ - r%vp7 no u ra*".. s,peech, covei ed the iv|iehce, holding that it w.s a.Udolately,-.'.'JBRk»m ucoused knew the prap,MtUs ! os strychnine and tliat she purchased large, quantities to avert suspicion. ■'"■■ -nether she hail giyen any to relatives could easily be proved. The Judge lengthily gammed «& ' The jury a,t a late hour stated that .there was no hope ,of their agreeing soon a»d were looked-lip fof jthe night, Sydney, April 27. Mr? Smith will be retried on May 28th. The Itfew Zealand wjtnessesare beund.Qver jtoappear ou tb,at date,
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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 143, 30 April 1901, Page 3
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197The Conway Case. Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 143, 30 April 1901, Page 3
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