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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4781, 24 July 1894, Page 2

i Om local contemporary lias published Sscime statements respecting the Johnson case, which have' but-' prised and astonished us. Here is one for example r The suggestion made by the member for \\ airiirapatliat the 'police'" roundly abused " Mrs Johnson on the morning after the iufjucsi is absolutely devoid of fact. Two representatives oE our staff, with a medical ollicer and a constable wore present tho whole, time, and neitlie* heard any remark which'could be con'striicd into abuse.

Now, lot any of our readers peruse Mr 111, A, .Andrews' plain and unadorned cvidenco'' published in another column of this issue, confuming the statement already made by Mrs Johnson, and draw their own conclusions. One of the Press representatives referred to by Mr Androws as hearing the words spokon by Sorgcant IfcArdle to Mrs Johnson, is the same Press representative who acted as foreman of the jury at the inquest, and the same Press representative who has subsequently publicly denied having heard any remark that could be construed into abuse.