The Perjury Cases.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3296, 30 August 1889, Page 2

The Perjury Cases.

William Skoy.Goverument analyst, deposed that he received tho kuife and sheath produced from Mr Glascodiue last Tuesday morning, He had carofully examined the knife. It was a single edged one, end looked like an ordinary butcher's kuife. Examined it very carefully for traces of blood but found none, Ho found oxido of iron rust on it. There was a good deal of rust on one side, Ho removed the rust, but could not say how long it had been in the water, Ho thought it might have been in the wator for some weeks, but could not swear how long, Could not say whethorthe water would affect the handle. The handle might have swollen a little, but not much. If the knife had been covered with blood and thrown in tho crook, tho water flight have washed the blood off.

By tho Court: If the kuife was thrown in the creek on the date o; Hawlcinga' murder, bo did not know whether the rains which have currod sinco would havo washed the blood off,

James Gibson, recalled, said in cross examination: The last occasion on which ho was at Gliemia' place shooting was somo eight or nine mouths ago. Could not say positively if it was thai that he left his knife and sheath, Got his knife and sheath back the night before Good Friday. Greaves fetched it. Did not give it to witness personally. Had asked Greaves to bring it down; also asked him to bring down witness' shot pouch. Did not got the pouoh back, and get no explanation from Greaves concerning it. Uonld not say for a fact whether ho had at any time after leaving it at Cliemis' brought the pouch away. Conld not remember whether ho lent it to Cliomis after the last occasiou Round returned it. Only remembered Round borrowing it once. Had no recollection of lending the pouch to others. On the occasion that Greaves and Dowd asked for a description of Hodges' shot pouch, both Round and witness said they could not describo it.

Ebenezor Round and Frederick Greaves vera also recalled and gave evidenco as to the shot pouch and sheath knifo; .

On perjury caso resuming t-bis morning, Air Graham, 8.M., said he intended to exclude all evidence relating to the discovery of the pouch and knife last Sunday Irom the case as it was not relevant to the charge; also lie would receive no further evidonco on that point, Mr Jcllicoe said it had been suggested by the defence that tho articles had been in tho possession of Chomis. and the onus of ownership being thrown on tho prosecution he was attempting to prove. it. -He was simply doing his duty and .would tender evidence and the Court could reject it ifij thought proper, The evidonco this morning was unimportant. Mr Jellicoe wished to prove that tlio knife found on Sunday could not produco tjio cuts made in Hawking's clothes. Tho Court upheld Mr Bell's objection that the evidence was irrelevant. Tho case for the prosecutioniacloscd.