TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1574, 4 January 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

• UNITED PRESS'ASSOCIATION. CHitisicnracH, Friday, The Hon E. Richardson's friends in the Selwyn district are working hard for him, and he has been promised a large amount cf support, WoodvillE, Friday. At the inquest on the body of Edward Donkin, tho jury returned a verdict that the deceased came by his death by hanging himself. THE TRIUMPH ENQUIRY. Auckland, Ftiday, The Triumph enquiry was resumed today. The Crown prosecutor said a new phrase of the case had arisen in the fact of the steamer being floated off and brought into Auokland. He recalled the chief officer, who deposed that since the date of the last sitting he was employed assisting in operations to get tho vessel afloat, which were successful, and the vessel now lies in Auckland harbor. No external aid or appiratus wore used to lift the vessel beyond pumping. Nothing was done except taking out the cargo and lightening her. Pumping had to be kept up nearly all the way into tho harbor. The vessel had a strong list to starboard, which shows she must have a lot of cargo in the fore-hold on that side beside water. Had these steps been taken at first he believed she would have been got off as readily. This closod the case for the Collector of Customs. Mr Hesketh said the course he proposed , to take on behalf of the captain was to read evidenco to prove the cause of tho ■ captain going to Bleep, and Bhould call evidence to rebut what bad been several ■ times suggested by the Crown, though nover directly, that the captain was the worse for drink. He had witnesses who would prove this to be untrue, The captain had for some nights previously boon suffering from an affection, and he had evidence from a local medical gentleman to provo that he had ! been consulted by Captain Brotherton for tho samo affection. Henry Parker, Tide Surveyor and' . Boarding Officer of the Customs, was on board the Triumph two minutes before 1 she left, and conversed with the captain, i He saw nothing unusual in his manner. and ho did not appear to be suffering from , drink Enquiry still proceeding.