THE SATHERLEY INQUEST

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXII, Issue 203, 21 September 1897, Page 2

THE SATHERLEY INQUEST

♦ YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. On resuming at 2.15, Thomas H. Gillett, horse trainer, said he knew deceased well. Saw him on Friday, 9th July, while standing at the door of the Marl* borough Hotel a little after 9 p.m. He was under the influence of liquor, and was coming from town. He was by himself, and came towards the hotel. "Scotty" Bimpson and O'Sullivan were standing at the hotel door when Batherley came up. They all went into the hotel to have a drink, Satherley paying for it with a £1 ,note. Then Satherley went into a parlor behind the bar, and after five or ten minutes, came back into the bar and wanted them to have another driuk. They were j uafc having the drinks when Victor Ohlsson and Chris. Reidy came m. As Ohlsson came m to the bar ha said:— "l've found you at last. I've fed your horses, and been all round town looking for you to take you home." Satherley said " You'd better have a drink," Victor said "Allright, and I'll shout after." They had the drinks. Then Victor Ohlsson '• shouted," and afterwards he and Satherley went out of the hotel. Ohlsson came back m about five minutes. He (witness) did not see Satherley again, As Victor came m he said he had seen Satherley as far as Olouston'a corner, and the latter had said he would go home by himself. Then Ohlsson and witness went away from the Marlborough to the Criterion. He did not see Satherley flashing money. Shortly after Satherley and Ohlsson left the hotel together Bush left. Ohlsson was not quite sober. It would be close on ten o'clock when he left the Marlborough with Ohlsson to go to the Criterion. They went straightto the hotel, They went into the parlor of the Criterion hotel. By the Foreman, — What time elapsed from the time Satherley and Ohlsson left the hotel to the time Ohlsson returned. Witness : About five minutes. Didn't think it was that, Mrs Rayner, continuing her evidence, said that after they left the room Victor Ohlsson asked Satherley to come out into the passage, as he wanted to speak to him. He had been out m the passage a minute or so, and then came to the bar. Wit* ness said to Satherley " New. Harry, you are going home," and Victor said " Yes ; come along : I'll see you home." Satherley said "I don't want any of them to see me home." He then said >h Good night, Mrs Rayner. If you want a pound or two I'll let you have it." She said "I don't want any money." Be answered " Allright : if you want it you can always have it from me." Satherley and Victor then went out. Victor was away five or/ seven minutes. When he returned Reidy asked Ohlsson " Where is Harry ?" Victor replied " He's at lome." Reidy said "He couldn't get home m this short time." Victor said "He's on his way home." Reidy said " If he's at home you must have put him m a cab." Viccor replied that he did not; that Satherley would not let him see him home. Witness told Reidy to look out and see if he could see anything of Satherley. Reidy went outside, and on returning said he did not see him. Willie Bush left about five minutes after Batherley, going out the back way. She had seen Satherley worse for liquor than he was oq that night. Batherl ey was drinking gin. She was not quite sure what Ohlsson was drinking ; she thought it was spirits. Satherley was m the habit of coming m at night and having a game of crib before going home. Ohlsson did not frequent the hotel. He had only been m the house four or five times altogether since Mr Rayner had taken over the Marlborough. Richard Simpson, cab driver, generally known as " Scottie," said he worked at the Criterion Stables, where Satherley kept his horses. Patherley was m charge of four horses. He kept a boy named Reardon to look after them. He saw Satherley m the Marlborough Hotel on Friday evening. He was standing 1 at the door of the hotel with Gillet when Satherley came up. Satherley was " fairly well on." Witness corroborated the foregoing evidence When Ohlsson came into the hotel with Reidy he said " Well, you old b , I've found you at last. I've fed and rugged your horses." It was not true that Ohlsson fed the horses. The boy did so, Ohlsson said he had been looking everywhere for Satherley, While m the room off the bar Satherley took some money out of his right hand trousers pocket and started counting it at the table, The money consisted of notes, but witness was not close enough to tell what kind they were or what was their number. There seemed to be a fair number of them. Satherley put the money back into his pocket and came to sit by the fire. . Witness was looking round and saw a piece of paper lying on the floor between the fire and the place where the money was counted. He picked it up, and found that it was a £10 note. Be said to Satherley " Here's a £10 note you have dropped. Batherley said "Is it mine?" Witness replied, " Yes, it must be ; I haven't seen anyone else with money ; put it away carefully this time and don't drop it again." Satherley then put his hand into his pocket and offered, him ss. Witness refused the money, He thought that Satherley put the bulk of the money back into tfce pocket from which he took it. The £10 note he put into his left hand pocket. A man m t-'atherley's posi« tion, amongst racehorsee. would sometimes have plenty of money and sometimes very little. They afterwards went out into the bar again. Satherley went away with Ohlasou about 9.30 or 9,45. Ohlsson was away not more than five minutes, Satherley did not turn up at the stables next morning as usual. Ohlsson came to enquire for him. Ohlsson had made such enquiries on PWYWUB occasions. Witness left tfce.

Marlborough. to go home and called mat the Koyal Hotel. He did not remember telling anyone there about the £10 note incident. On the application of Mr McCallum the Court adjourned till 11 o'clock this morning..