Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3255, 13 July 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

THE Sawarra Murder. Wellington, .July 12, Datective Campbell gavo evidence as to the pact he had taken in the search, Ecmcmbered the witness Greon giving him a piece of paper with the name of Cook or Bowden written on it. Hadseon a Mr Bowden at J[i' Cook's shop in Molesworlh-st, and lie was informed that the paper was evidently piece of a parcel which had been sent out from the shop. Did not know until now that Mr Bowden was Hawkings' half brother. William Bowden, assistant at Mr Cook's grocery Bliop, Jlolesworth-st„ stated that a fellow employee named IWell had written his (witness's name on the piece of paper produced. It was the piece qf a parcel sent to his his bouse. He could not account for the paper getting on the road. He might have dropped it on tlio road when he visited Hawkinqs'. Had been on bad terms with Hawkings, but they had made it up on the death of his (witness 1 ) father. By Mr Bunny: Had known Cbemis a groat many years, and had always found him a quiet respectable man. •Josh. Taskor, clerk in tlio Police Department was examined at great length upon the pieces of newspaper handed to him for examination,

Stephen Green, re-called, stated that he had received the pieco of paper with ihe word "Bowden"on it from a little boy, who had found it where the other pieces, were found. The :ase for the prosecution closed and Mi' Bunny stated he did not intend calling any evidence for the defence,

Saturday, This morning Bradford was recalled and in answer to his Honor soid tho gun was brought to liim to examine on the ■lth, From appearance of barrels could not have been fired offon Friday (jay of tho murder). Tho nipple presented a different appearance when ho examined it in the Supreme Court to what it did in the B. M. Court. The Crown Prosecutor handed witness ■ tho gun to examine again, when ho said " Yes the white stuff is there now, but on my oath it was not there when I last gave evidence," In answer to his Honor, witness said be, did not suggest anything. The stull' had appeared. Since looking down breech both barrels had the samo appearance of being caked with powder. Heating the barrels would not have altered their appearance.

Dr Cahill recalled first saw the dagger on Saturday night when sheath was opened there was nothing to show tho blade had been used. Witness' supposition was that the weapon had not been cleaned by anyone, It would have required great care to clean the blade without removing tho verdigris. The'dagger was used in tho morguo and cleaned in warn water. Witness inserted it up to the hilt in some of the wounds, This concluded the caso for the Crown, and MV Bell, began his his address to the jury, He contended tho ovidence conclusively showed tho murderers gun was loaded with a piece of tho paper of May 23rd taken from the wound in Hawking's body, and went on to argue that' the .coincidence pf the paper in the wound fitting the paper jn Chemis' honse' proved the gun was loaded In that bouse-