The Chemis Case.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3291, 24 August 1889, Page 2

The Chemis Case.

The papers in connection with this c«so were laid on tho table of tho House last night. In the statement to his Excellency, dated 22nd July, the prisoner says that on the day of the murder he' left off work at 4.30 p.m. and proceeded to his house on ii.> ut cart driven by Leo, He got off the cart opposite his gate; it was then ten minutes to five. A few minutes after he arrived home his wife was milking the cows. Ho gave them some hay. and after he took his horse on the hill, and after feeding ■ . him ho washed and cut up a barrolful of mangolds and sent the cows out of the stable." He went intoihe house to make tea. It was then past 6 o'clock, He got up at four every morning to milk the cows, and afterwords went to Kaiwarra to distribute the milk. It was 6.30 when a man ~, named John Mack told him Hawkings« was dead, Chemis then refers to the* visit of the detectives on the Saturday afternoon. He states that it was true that there was a question between him and tho dead man, but it was in tho hands of tho Judge, and his (Hawking's) death would do him neither good nor bad. He had many times seen Hawkings going home before he left work, so how could : he know it was he passed when ho (Ctietuis) was working near the j schools, Chemis then goes on " This f Thomas Hawkins had quarrels with - many others, especially ' hunters.' As soon ; as he saw one with a gun ho called him all the names he knew," He then refers to Benjamin'B evidence that he had not seen powder in the chest of drawers, and states that there was half a flask of it, Ho (Benjamin)» had also said that he had not seen caps, and there were two boxes. He also alluded to the wad-cutter, which, he ssyo, was near the knife and other things. Bonjamin, he states, had seen four quail in ihe kitchen, but he - had denied this. As for tbe wadll cutter and quail, there was a black, smith in Kaiwarra (William Daebl) who houg'it the wad cutter for liim on the Ist April, and tho same mom-

ing ho (Chemis) bad killed the quail he was in Diebl's shop, and had told him about shooting them, Ghemis concludes:—"lf I was a thief and a murderer—as such I have been condemned—the County Council would not have kept rae'twolve years in their employniiut. Thank heaven, I am innocent of this murder j and if 4 your Excellency does not give me grico I die contented. The only thing I am sorry for is for my family, Among tbe affidavits forwarded by Mr Jellicoo are the following statements : John Dowd, brother of Mrs Chemis, states that he and Choniis worked togethur on the roadß for the past bix months, and during the last six months lunched on thehilllops 0 as to get the sun. The lunch was wrapped up in a newspaper, which was some- ' times brought back with them, andJ somotimes thrown away. To' his knowledge Chemia never carried a sheath knife.

Maty Ann Bowles of Ngauranga, . mother of Mrs Ha wirings, states that, she remembers the late Thomas Hawkings on one occasion stating to her, in the presence of her husband, that if he" ever came across my son, Georgo Bowles, he would shoot him likr a dog. She statos that Ha ..kings repeated the threats, and she was summoned as a witness on behalt of Ohemia at the trial, Hugh Nicol, butcher, of Kaiwarra, states that about nine o'clock 611 the * morning of the 2nd June (Sunday) he .' saw Charles Bowles at his employer's alaughteryard. Ho was wearing dirty white moleskin trousers, and lie noticod at least two blood spots on the front of tbo right leg of his trousers, and one on his left leg, Called Bowles' attontion to the stains, and he said that he had boon killing sheep, He had not seon him wearing the same trousers sinoe, although hojj bad seon bim frequently. f

Samuel W. McUallum, tannor, of Kaiwarra, also states that ho had observed a blood ktain, about Bin long and lin wide, below tho knee on Bowles trousers, on the 2nd June, Mary Ann Holmes states that she saw (Jhemis, who was carrying a kit and a pick and shovel, go into Gardner's butcher's Bhop between 4,30 and 5 o'clock on 31st May,and he remain, d in the shop a few minutes, She did not see him leave, Saw him again on the following day, and he was wearing the Same olothes as ho had on the previous day. Jeremiah Buckley, labourer, states i that Cheniis ne.or carried a sheath knife, and that ho end Chcmis brought their lunches, wrapped up in nowspaper. After they had lunch they throw the paper away. Persian Punishments.

When tho hereditary governor of a groat city tells yon that his father was boiled to death and thai* his own fate may not be different, it strikes you that tho gramlaire was, and that the grandson is, somehow connected with it sugar refinery, But when that gentleman proceeds to explain that hia ancestor was judicially MM to death, and that the only favor he could obtain was that the water should be hot and not cold when he was plunged into it, a thrill of horror, tempered with incredulity, is apt to freeze the listener, but yet such thing are, and will bo again in Persia. Tho hereditary govenor of the town of Shiraz, the capital of Fare, the richest and'.' largest province of modern Persia,was tho gentlemen who' had lost his grandfather that way. It will be objected, probably that this punishment occurred some time ago, that things havo ouanged, Things in Persia never change—they only decay. In the last Persian famine, not fifteen years ago, the bate of the town of.. Ispahan adulterated the bread, (I& grain was at famine prices, and they ' were compelledtosella certain amount of bread at tho ordinary rate. The people complained of the adultration. Tho Governor sent for the bakers, and thu? addressed thern; -'Jfthis gpps. fin my friends, I shall" bake pne pf ' yon in bjs own fivpn," '' it. It has often been done in Persia", 1 Did the bread improve? Not at al). j There was simply no bread, for the bahers ran away, Bakers have been baked in Persia.—'Persia as it is,' by Q.J, Willis, M.D., 188?.

THE LimiN THE SPRING _ The livor, located on' tho right sulo, below the right ltrog, its lower edgo being directly under the short ribs, and extending across to the left side, is not only tho largest gland of the body, but is one of the most complex in its workings, and, liko a delicate piece of machinery, is easily thrown out of order. Upon its proper notion deponds tho mental and physical welfare of tho body. Any one & of. the following' symptoms indicate its departure from health : Symptoms. Headache, sallow complexion, gradually increasing constipation disinclination to exertion, vertigo, dizziness, highly colored urine, a " splendid," feeling to-day, aud a depressed one to-morrow; pain under either shoulder, and tinder ribs on the right side; neuralgia, pain of chest, heartburn, indigestion, enlargemcntofsidebelowtlicribs,dropsy of the abdomen, dry mouth; brown + flabby tonguo; occasional chills, hot flushes, moth patches on tho face, yellowish eyeballs, sick headache, frequent vomiting of bitter matter; piles, caused by congestion of the liver; severo spasmodio pain in upper part of abdomen, relieved by pressure; hiccough, jaundice, claycoloured stools, sour stomocli, variable appetite, irritability of temper, diarrhcoa, dysentery, burning palms and feet, dry cough, sleeplessness.

The diseases which aro indicated .by any of the above symptoms are jLuindice, gall stones, enlargmeufc, wutraction, congestion, inflamation,

abscess, tumours, hydatids, catarrh of the ducts, fatty accumulation, cancer, malaria, and last, but not least, biliousness, which is so common in this country with both sexes, Hiatory.—During winter, Nature ■wisely arranges that we should live on foods containing much fat, or, as thoy aro known, hydro-carbons, for the purpose of supplying heat to the the chemical operation necessary to transform fat into heat is 'the exclusive work of the liver, and so during the timo stated it is constantly congested. With the approach of warm weather our diet changes to muscle-producing food, and the work of the liver is lessened. In the majority of casts, however, it is unable to completely throw offtbe excess of bile, but remained congested, causing that lazy, tired feeling which many have in the spring months, when, the

weather becomes wa.im, This is evident of an unhealthy condition, and though people appreciate the Necessity of an alterative at this the common idea is to tako drastic pills and produce a cathartic effect, only to make matters worse. The liver must be unloaded, and its proper action restored before hot weather, if you wish to preserve health, and if this distinct call of nature is unheeded, serious results will occur, Tbo blood will become loaded with bile and lithio acid, and as every drop of vital fluid passes through the kidneys to be purified, Jhey soon break down, and are Pondered unable to carry out the deadly poison. Treatment.—Warner's Safe Cure and Warner's Safe Pills have not only a specific action on the Kidneys, but on the liver also. They thin the thickened bilo so that it will pass out through its ducts, and so enable the glands to unload themselves, act bs a solvent on all billiary acids, and in a word, fit the liver for the seasons work, preventing blood poisoning, inflammation, abscess, and all affecjAjons to which it ia so liable. As you pake the blessings of health, do not allow the summer to approaoh without giving your system a " general house-cleaning" with Warner's safe remedies, "To be forewarned is to forearmed,