THE CAIN CASE. Verdict of Wilful Murder. [BY TELEGRAPH -PRESS ASSOCIATION. I Timaru, Thursday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2242, 20 November 1886, Page 2

THE CAIN CASE. Verdict of Wilful Murder. [BY TELEGRAPH -PRESS ASSOCIATION. I Timaru, Thursday.

Tin: inquest on tho remains of Captain Cain was continued to day before Mr J. S. Beswick, coroner. Hall was piesent during the investigation. After a great deal of evidence had been taken, tho coroner thought the jury would have little hesitation, after heating tho evidence of l)r Hogg, in aniving at tho conclusion that the late Captain Cam had msjt with his death by poisoning. The law was that if death was acccleiated, no matter in what c uidition the victim might be, it was minder. They would have to consider who would benefit bv tho death of Captain Cain, and from Mr Knubley "s evideneoit was plain that Mrs Hall and Mm Newton would benefit by the death. Tho evnlomv pointed to Hall being connected with tho deceased. Poison had Ixvn found m his possession sineo tho auost for attempted wife murder, but no evidence showed th it poison had been found sime Captun Cam died. The jury having taken tho coionei's notes of tho ovidenee, retired to cotisidei their verdict. At ;i qtiaitor pist ."> thejuiy returned to the couit. The tm email said : "Tho jury lire of opinion that Captain Cain's death was aeeeleiatod by poison, but by whom administeied them ih not sutli cient evidence to show. They therofoie return a verdict of wilful minder against some person or poisons unknown. '