INCITING TO MURDER.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VI, Issue 1864, 13 December 1884, Page 2

INCITING TO MURDER.

{From the Wellington Evening Press.) Henry Howard H'eynian, alias Lewis, was charged yesterday at the R.M. Court Wellington with endeavoring fo persuade a Maori named Pekamu Apurone to mnrder James Campbell, a Chinaman. Chief Detective Browne appeared for the proseoution, and Mr E, Shaw for the defence,

James Campbell, jeweller, Cuba-st,, deposed that the accused was in his shop oiice Qr twice about a month ago He wanted to sell a scarf pin, and on another occasion some nugget? of gold. There was no Bale effected on either occasion, The aoousad could have inspected my stock. I was living in the shop with my wife the last time the accused came there.

Hy Mr Shaw : I am not atraid of being murdered. Knew nothing about it till next day. Pekamu Apurone, a Maori, (Mr E. Baker acting as interpreter,) deposed fch.at he knew the accused. Saw him on tj}6 §rd instant. Saw him outside tl|e lew {SeaJarid J3ank, La'mbtonQuay, about 5 p.m. Went together to an hotel in Lambton Quay and pad a drink, Johnston was with us, and afterwards left to go home. Acpused went down to the wharf and witness went on to Willis-street, Met accused again about a quarter of an hour afterwards in Willis-street, outside the Union Hotel, and had a conversation about breaking into that hotel, and and then went up to Te Aro House, and from there to the Chinaman's shop, where we looked at the goods in the window. The accused said, " See there are plenty of watches here; we will kill the man first and the wife, and then rob him," To,

this : witness replied, '" "All '•right,"'' (Laughter.) went to Phil MoHugh's housej-and then to. the i next ;house, M.iss Baker's. -Accused weht'in, but-witness stopped at" the Accused asked : for ;Sonie money, saying '" that this man (witness)' hadjust come out of gaol." He got some then returned to .-Willis street; waiting for the time to come to break mto the Chinaman's house. The arrangement was that" witness was to go inside; and kill the man and wife while accused minded the-door.' "They;went np thereabout 11.30 p.m. ■and tried a wire key,""but it'would not open the d00r..... 'Witness had no "weapon but accused had a stick. Heyman then said, "Let us go away nOWiand i'eturn;between : l and .2 o'clock.'' They then wentito. the ; .IJnion Hotel again,;the accused declining to go in as too .many*''people;knew he wa9 the did, They. but,, could; not 'agree who should., go. in/'s'o left" about ! two o'clock to' go to- a place' where Heymatrsaid he could get moneys •'&;:... •■;;, .>■ ••• .. ,'■ • ; By. Mr Shaw: ; On Tuesday night I slept on lU'; whar, on Monday at the ■ SteamjboatKestaufrant, and on Sunday at the tJniotf Hotel. Came out. of gaol on ;thellth-ult,, having, served a sentence, of three years.for housebreaking. This was the second'tihieM have, been in gaol'for the same ;o2ence. : (the witness then'desoribed the money The had been possessed of since leaving gaol, and repeated in crosa-examination the evidence already, given.)., Johnston was not' with them when the cOnversa-' tion about the Chinam'an. wai-jroing on. Never, saw Johnston' after he left, us between-5 and C o'clock'.;, The stick I was to kill'the coupte'withwa? about the same thickness as an umbrella . stick, He told trie to hit them behind the ear. If we had got in I should not have killed then) bepause I know he was the gangsman and wanted nie to kill them and then hang me, (Great hughter.) I agreed that if we got in, I accused could do it himself, I told a policeman that Heyman wanted to break into the shop. I made all this 'statement about the murder after'l was arrested for breaking into. 4 1 house. ,

By Detective Browne; Knew accused first in gaol.' Margaret Baker, residing in Wingfield street, deposed that she knew tho accused, and renumbered his visiting her place on the 3rd inst. in company with another man, He asked her for a few shillings for a bed for bis friend, who had come out of " quod," I told him to clear away and then gave him 28, This was between 9 and 10 o'clock in the evening, either Tuesday or-Wed-nesday.

The Bench considered there was no case for committal, and dismissed the charge.