THE PAPAKAIO MURDER CASE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1205, 16 October 1882, Page 3

THE PAPAKAIO MURDER CASE.

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i;,-'- ■ Dunbdin, October' 15. « Tiie Pa- aktiio murder case, in which - Alexander Beattio is charged with the 7. murder of Sai'ah Adaiiis, who was living V- with liiiu as bis wife, was continued all •V ■ : day yesterday'at the Sujiremo Court, ■ Mr Hngftitt, Ciown Prosecutor, started bis address to the jury at 10 o'clock, nml / .. was followed by Mr O'Medgher, c'ounsoi for pmouer,/wbp conlitiucd until 4 p.m. . M" Justice Williams began to sumj up n ! 1 " u '"'4.2ftpirn., arid concluded about 8 o'clock, ' : ! when the jury retired, and a* ibey bin •' not come to ■ any. decifioii at. midnigh', . they were locked up until Monday morn i ,-,,. ing at 10. ' •! ' Considerable interest' was displayed ii:the result, afier the publication jiu the •" - 1 evening paper of counsels' address,'which 'enabled (lie reader to make out tin! intcl ' ligible siOry o'f the nccuiieiiwi, Which was ~a,vain.endeavorl rtilu.ihe.tftiigh'd mass oi ■' evideiice.-and the Couit door wasci'owded all the O'Meaiihei, tioiintei 'for ihe : deft'nde; r sef-uplh'e''tHeiTy;lii rb .■ ■• . .jury,-not 'iliat ihe woman met her death u..'- by' suicide; ; as the : Crown Prosetutor •• had said' lie; i-xpecttd would done, but that first she had; attempted suicide vi -. ■ j,y Ijanijingi" : b'ut,;.was' ■ .unfuccessfuj. '' Tffyfftß: in ; 'a; > deseried''h.tii near ,hor • icMdencfc ' 'ili'"''her '.own , JiQuie . ifiAde S KV&Ti(i time using a razor; and. trying to cut her thrnjit, attempt was in rain; that then

ina wretched smteofmiii'l, alt- wai' "il,, OtttSide, lull down mi a l-aiil; ; the crook, and Kirnek her iitf.il m..V; tree, and lastly foil into tbo t.m.ill n. <!( in which she was found \ilieie she diet from cold and exposure, His Honor. : iu summing up, said the jury would Aavo fM to delormine whether or nut the woman died If murder. Dcubt on this question -would render necesFitry the prisoner's acquittal, but if they lmd nodutibi on the point, then came the further question, Did tho accused commit, it i Reviewing tlio medical evidence as to the nature of the wounds, on that he)id lie thought they must come to ihe collusion that the woman died hy murder. He ihen proceeded to set out the fuels detailed fur or against tho assumption.that Beaitio did ihedeed. This day. In Seattle's case eight of the jury were forhis acquittal and the remainder for his conviction. Oil .the Court rf sinning it was intimated the e was no probability of the jury agreeing, and the jury were then di-ch rgnl O'Miagher said he was unequal to proceeding with tho case again at present, and he agreed that a new tiial should take plaro at the January sittings. Beattij was removed to former custody.

MISSING VESSEL,

Auckland, this day, General alarm is expressed for the safety of the Lalla Rmildi, !She had onboard, besides three passengers unknown, captain, Robinson Dempsey ; liinte, Laniborn ; engineer, Win. Beele ; fireman, Howard ; a cook, and J. Neville, all apprentice. Dempsey and Howard are married men and have wives and families residing at Ouehunga, At ten o'clock on Wednesday nicht when a few miles south of Miinakan heads the mate of McGregor observed a signal from tlio vessel supposed to he the Jjnllah Bpokh about a mile distant on the port quarter. She dipped her masthead light a few times, but it ultimately seemed to have gone out, and bluo ligh's were then h urncd.- The mate of the McGregor, deeming the signal as one of distress called Captain McArthnr, who, upon coming on deck, indentified lire ressel as being the Lalkh Eookh, and said that it was metely a complimentary farewell signal. The sea was tjeifeclly calm at the lime, and the wind was blowing fresh from south-west.

The seamen on hoard the McGregor were were dipatisfied with the action of the captain in not going to see; whether assistance was required, and several of the passengers took notice of the neglect. One of the seamen of the McGregor says there could lie no doubt as to the signals made being those of distress, seeing that the first lights having gone exit blue lights had to be adopted. The steamer, he said, appeared to be under full Bail, and was heeling over on the port side. She was heading down the coast, The general opinion is that she was at that time nearly full of water, and the wind was st-rcnp, it was not sufficiently so to enable her to put about and return to port. She is insured for £llOO in the South British, of which £6OO is reinsured. Later. Tho captain of the McGregor denies having seen tho La'iali Rookh during the last trip, and threatens to take action for libel against tho Now Zealand Herald for strictures on his conduct.