THE KAIWARRA MURDER.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2670, 22 August 1889, Page 2

THE KAIWARRA MURDER.

PROSECUTIONS FOR PKRJURY. (IIY TKUKiRAPII— IMIKSS ASSOCIATION-.) Wellington, Wednesday. Till! charge brought against Inspector Thomson by Mr Jellicoe, in the Chemis c.-ise, was called at the Police Court and dismissed, no evidence being tendered. The charges against Detective Benjamin were then taken. Mr Jellic;)O made a long opening address, in the course of which ho intimated that Chemis and his wife would be called, and their.evidence corroborated by others, partisularly as to Benjamin's denial that he saw any quail or a wadcutter in Chemis' house. The Premier an.i Chief Justice would also be called, but Mr Bp.ll, for the defence, admitted tho latter's notes into tho ca-te. In tha coursrs of his speech Mr Jellicoe accused a Minister's wife (name not mentioned) of going ti Mrs Chemis and examining her as to tho evidence sho was to givo. The Premier, who had been in Court during the hearing of the case, was called, and stated ho had received a drawer (produced) containing, amongst other things, a tin with powder in it and a box of gun cips. He had also received from Mr Jellicoe a box of wads and a wad-cutter, and a baud box with a piece cut from it. The wads fitted the gun very well. The Hon. Mr Richardson assisted him to try the gun wads, which must havo been cut from the band box. Georg* Denton, ironmonger, proved tho sale t> Mr Jel'iicoe of a wad-cutter of a peculiar fine, which wns similar to the ono produced in Court, and was by tho same maker.

Evidence w-a given of the purchase at Denton's by Hubert J)yvell, of the wadcutter of Ch'emis, who received it from the latter on April 15. Mrs Cliomis detailed tho visit; of the police to her housothoday after the murder. Thwe were no pieces of paper in tho bundle Benjamin brought out trom tho bedroom and gave Inspector Thomson. Was quite sure that she could see it all. Tho gun was in tho bedroom, her husband had never used it on Friday (day of minder). On that morning she used the drawer from which the revolver etc. was taken by the detectives, it then contained powder and shot flasks, caps, box of wads, wad outter, cocoa tin containing A 7 or £8 in money, tin of powder, box of dynamite c ip>, sumo fuse and some stud witness took to be dynamite. After the search was over the articles were still theiv, except what the police took away. Tin; articles were then shown to witness, and she swore to them separately. Her hn<band got the wad-cuttor about Easter, and made wads from a piece of a hand-box, which was kept on the shelf. The police saw this band-box on the day her husband was arrested. The caps, wads, o'c, were still in the drawer, and Benjamin turned the contents out on to the bed and put them back again. When the house was lirst searched there was a tin containing four quails in tho kitchen. They had been shot on Wednesday and Thursday. Benjamin r.poned the tin and looked in. A man named Greaves siw the quails, and Dowd (her brother) ate some of them on the Sunday after the murder. Cross-examined by Mr Bell: Did not know when the police came; th".y had a warrant to search for a pocket-book containing £7 notes. Still insisted there was money in the cocoa tin in the drawer as she had at first. Heard of Hawkin's accident when her husband returned from serving milk on the Saturday morning. When ho cimii home he said he heard at Kaiwarr.i that Hawkins was dead. Did not ask what the police wanted when they fitvt put in an appearance, but when they begun to search her husband said, "what is it all for." Got no answer. Did not openly express any surprise, that is to say, wis not surprised so as to speak, but inwardly wondered. In answer to other questions witness said the dagger was got from an Italian aboat eight years ago. She swore most positively that a piece had not been cut from the band box since her husband s conviction, and it was in the same slate as when the police first saw it. Mrs Chemis was very closely questioned by Mr Bell, and at 5 o'clock, the cm«examination not being nearly finished, the Court adjourned till to-morrow morning.