LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.-OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1865, 19 June 1884, Page 2

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.-OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Eggs V- Webster. Auckland, Wednesday Night. In the " surgery at sea " case, Eggs v. Webster, defendant's solicitor has given the necessary notice of his intention to move for a new trial at the sittings of the Court on Monday.

The Lambing-down Case. An action has been commenced in the Supreme Court, to recover from John Adams, proprietor of the Swan IJotel, the money said to have been entruste^^ him by Pranks while the latter was «n<ffir the influence of liquor. The transaction in question was the subject of a "lambingdowu" prosecution dismissed by' the magistrate yesterday.

Meeting of CreditorsAt a meeting of the creditors of Moore and Townshend, the official assignee was instructed to act on the local opinion of Mr Earl, that he could enforce the refund of large payments made within a fortnight of the time of filing. The estate is expected to yield 7a 6d in the £. '■

The Latest Suicide. ■ The following is the statement raade by the girl Mary Ann McKenna to tl c Star reporter relative to the shocking suicide last uight. She says:—"Bernard Jones went to work at the same place as one of my brothers, witb whom he was accustomed to come to our, house. •li.d^l JQ J Q0 r <i think,he cared for me, and was under thViinpreBsion t th&t? ft,;WM ptt my .brother's account be cpne> -to house. - AbouJ; three months ago,'he; proposed to Hyy pncj'rj. "; I[ could jfot niarry W^^^aiice^y&g«gedJo 80«i«o^ » jV ' * s - . - ►

else. I did hot <St« for hfm excepTto a friend, and I could not accent his proposal. I never told htm- or gave him to- understand that I would break off my previous engagement and marry him. I have not kept company with deceased, as has'been stated, but he has met me in town and accompanied me home. He has also come frequently to our house, but I thought it was to see my brother. He has repeatedly asked me to marry him, and did so several times last week. When I refused, he threatened to do away with himself. He did not indicate in what manner These threats were made thiee times within the week, but I never for a moment thought he meant what he said. I was ut my brother's house in Greystreet at a quarter to one o'clock yesterday, wlien he came there He had lieaid down the street that I was going to Lucas' Creek to take a situation, and ap peared very much distressed about it. He said he was going to his brother's at Napier, and had come to say ' Good b)C, good-bye, for ever.' I laughed, and said •Good-bjc.' He then said he would make away with himself. I never dreamt that he intended to do *o, or I would have followed him. I did not see him again yesterday. In the whol* course of our acquaintance I never gave him reason to behev c that I loved him, or that I onteitained towards him any other feeling than that of friendship."'