Cain Murder Case.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2465, 1 December 1886, Page 2

Cain Murder Case.

EVIDENCE FOR THE PROSEOUTION. United Press Association. ; Timaru, November 29. After the luncheon adjournment, Mr J. Kuubley was called, who said: I was Captain Cain'R solicitor. Tho prisoner married Captain Cuiu's stepdaughter on May 26th, 1885. Captain Cain told me about the time of the wedding that he and Hall were not on good terms. I believe they were on good terms, in September and October of the same year, Captain Cain complained to me concerning Hall's treatment of him in regard to certain accounts. He told me this was the causo of the difference. On Decern ber sth I prepared a doed of covenant to which iho parties were Capt. Cain, MrF. Le Oren, Mrs Hall, and Mrs Newton. The covenant was a mutual one. and the effect was that Captain Cain was to receive all the income from tho Trußt estate from December 1, 1885, and to pay all outgoings from the estate Up to that time. He was to receive an annuity of L3ooa ■ year from January 1,1886. and to have the free occupation and uso of Woodlands and about nine acres of land attached during his lifetime. The gross income of the oatate was £IOOO a year, and tho outgoing about £3OO, The incomo would be divided between Mrs Hall and Mrs Newton, subject to the'- 1 trust of several doods. The furniture at Woodlands at tho time of Captain Cain's death was worth about £370, and belonged to Captain Cain, Captain Cain also loft a section of land valued at £140; F.LoOronthengavo' evidence Bimilar to that at the inquest respecting Halls desire to get hold of his wife's trust money. Arthur Ormsby solicitor, proved to making Mrs Hall's will, leaving everything to the prisoner. William Montague Sims, accountaufc in Timaru, deposed: "I.am one of the liquidators appointed by the creditors in the estate of Hall and Meason. After allowing for all available assetß, I find a deficiency of £5,765 3s 9i up to tho 4th September. The statement now produced is taken from the book. The books of Hall and Meason show that the firm held trust moneys, and that they have been misappropriated. 1 find-that Wrigley's trust account in the ledger shows £75518 a due to the trust; in E. 'H. Cameron's account I find the sum of £962 lis lOd due to the Trust; aud in Michael Mitton's account I find £32516s to his credit, but this inoludea his promissory notes for £225. The Court then adjourned till 11 o'olock to-morrow momiug.