THE KUMARA POISONING CASE.
MrsConlon Committed for Trial. [By Telegraph.—Press Association,] Kumaka, Thursday. The esße for (be proseoation in the charge of .uurder against Mrs Conlon terminated at twelve o'clock. Mr Free, in. his address, Bought to have the charge thrown out. Mr Conlon'a demeanour, he said, had been most natural and wifely throughout. There was not a scintilla of ouspicinn attaching to her.i Her answer to Ooilstable McKay was direct and reasonable, because the constable had said," Have you any poison, or had you any in the house?" and it was natural that she in her father's houso should say, "No." He had an objection to a Supreme Cowt trial, only because it would confine a delicate woman for two months in gaol. Major Keddell congratulated counsel upon his splendid address. He felt bound to commit, nevertheless, because it was only fair to the accused and the other relations that the most light should be thrown upon a most serious affair. The accused was then formally committed for trial, bail bang refused,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4165, 15 July 1892, Page 2
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173THE KUMARA POISONING CASE. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4165, 15 July 1892, Page 2
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