Charge of Murder.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXVI, Issue 251, 2 November 1892, Page 2

Charge of Murder.

{Auckland, November 1. A man named Alexander Scotfc has been arrested at Waikomaito on a charge of the murder of a settler named William Thompson in thai district. Thompson died suddenly on Monday last, and an inquest was held to-day, when Scott was the first witness. His evidence showed that ho was a neighhour of Thompson, and had frequently visited him and slept at his house. Tliomp. son was ill about five weeks ago when the doctor prescribed some medicine which cured him, but on Sunday night ho was again severely atticksd with whit appeared to be spasina, and wai dead by the time the doot)r was summoned Deofosed, aooording to SiA 1 ;, wns i( spondent on aooouu t of m nicy mitten, and hai frequently said he would oommit suicide. Scott admitt.d iu his evidence uhat ho had himself bought poisons lately, Ineluding strychnine, rough on rats, and prussic acid, nnd that in purokasiug them he had givoa another name than his owa bscauso of som 3 trouble about a ohequo. He hid bought them to poison rats, Mr Wilson, an undo of Scott's, abated in his evidence that ho was muoh alarmed when he heard that his nephew had been buying poisons about town, ns ho was noc the man. to be trusted with them. He was a man of weak niiud. After ho had givoa his evidonoo, Soott w \s arrested on n ohargo of murder, Ho ftud Wilson were tha only witaeaaea called, and bne inquest was then adjourned, Tho atoonou of deceased is to be analysed, This Daj. Alexander Jam9s Scott, ohargei with the murder of Thompson, was before the Court this niorniug. Ho waa remanded for eight days far the onotusion of the Ooronor'a .enquiry.