TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 136, 10 June 1891, Page 5

TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.

The Court resumed this morning at 10 o'clock. Alex. F. Gordon, police constable, remembered seeing Bowden, Hitchens, and Greenway one day—in December last he thought—drive down Queen-sbreeD, and opposite the Government Insurance Build inga Greenway and Hitchens got out of the cab. Greenway staggered on the footpath, and when Hitchens caught him by the arm he kept going in a circle round and round Hitchens. This was early in the afternoon. Witness threatened to arrest Greenway if he were not taken away ab once. Hitchens and Bowden took him into the Government Insurance Buildings. They remained in there some time, and afterwards witness saw them driving up the town. This occurrence took place some time before Christmas. About November witness saw Greenway at the Drillshed at tho time the Sunday - school children had their exhibition. He had had some drink, but was not drunk. Greenway saw Borne children round the band, and he ran after them and tried to hunt them away. Witness did nob interfere with him because he was only doing what witness himself was doing. Witness had frequently seen him driving in Bowden's cab, but could not state in what condition he was. His Honor said he did not suppose Mr Cotter was going to contend that Greenway never gofc drunk. Mr Cotter said he certainly was not. He did nob propose to cross-examine the witness. Marion Stanley stated that in December and January she was living in Brewer's Lane, oii'Cook-strcot. Greenway came to her house on New Year's Eve, and stayed till the 3rd January. When he came he wa3 very drunk. Ho lefb her place on the 3rd to go to the Union Bank, and to Mr Hitchens'. Ho was drinking very heavily while at her place. He only went oub in the evenings for a drive wibh witness. He could not know what he was about, for the only time he was not drinking was when he was asleep. In the evenings witness and Greenway generally went to the Junction Hotel or to Ellerslie. When he left her place afc half-past nine on the Saturday morning, he had been drinking from three o'clock that morning. FIGHTING FOR THE BODY. He returned to her place early on Monday afternoon. She saw him on Sunday night very drunk in Lome-street. Witness ran away trom him for fear he would speak to her, he was so drunk. Hitchens came with Greenway to her place on the Mon lay. Hitchens was drunk, and Greenway was very drunk. Greenway always appeared mad with drink in her place. Greenway, when he returned on the Monday, was too drunk to say any thing. He was so drunk thab he fell on the bed as soon as he came in, and Hitchens kept lifting him up. Hitchens wanted him to promise something, witness did not know what. That afternoon witness and Greenway went out for a drive about four o'clock, and again that night. Greenway could not be kept in the house. Hitchens was waiting outside the house when they got back at night. When they drove up Greenway waslying in fche bottom of the cab drunk. Hitchens accused Bowden of taking Greenway from him, and then tried to pull Greenway out of the cab. Bowden came up, and the two gob Greenway into the house. When Bowden went out Greenway lay down on the bed. Hitchens remained with him, and would not let anyone else in. Bowden got in by force. Witness was in the sitting room. Hitchens then left in a temper. He and Bowden, she believed, were going to fight. Greenway slept in his clothes for a time and then got up and went for more drink. Then witness took his clothes and locked them up, because one morning he had gone away, and they had to look for him. He remained in thafc room all that night, singinganddancingpart of the time, and sleeping parfc. He could nob possibly know fchab nighb whnb he had been doing. Nexb morning aboub nine Hitchens came and got in. Greenway was then sleeping off the drink. Hitchens tried to wake him up, and after some trouble succeeded. Rao was waiting outside. After considerable persuasion, Hitchens dressed Greenway, witness put his boots on, and he went off with Hitchens, without a wash even, to go to Rao's. He had no breakfast. Hitchens led him up the lane, and the last she saw of him then was when he was being put in the cab with Rae and Mrs McDonald. They had to shove him into the cab, for he did nofc want to go. He was stupidly drunk that morning, lb was about 10 o'clock when they got away. Greenway came back with Hitchens the same afternoon. He was then more drunk than ever, and Hitchens was also drunk. When Greenway got in he fell on the bed and went off to sleep. That morning before Hitchens came in Rae and he talked half-an-hour together. Rae was at the corner from about S o'clock. Mr Cooper asked for His Honor's ruling in regard to the admissibility of evidence regarding whab Hibchens said to Greenway when he came in, and His Honor said it could not be admitted. Witness had nofc had relations wifch Greenway after that time, though she went South with him. He would nob go anywhere without her. Cross-examined by Mr Cotter : She had a girl with her when she lived in Brewer's Lane. She kepb a brothel for about three weeks before Greenway came to ber place, bub afterwards she did not. She had seen Greenway before he came to her place on the 31st December, but he had not before been ab her place, nor had she spoken to him. Bowden broughb Greenway to her place on the 31sfc December, but it was not by arrangement between her and Bowden. He did not know what he was doing or saying when he came into the room. He was not introduced by Bowden. Bowden had never before brought anyone to her house. The drink was brought with Greenway in the cab the first night. There were two or three bottles of sherry. It was not until tbe evening of New Year's Day thab Greenway went out. Champagne was brought in that day, Greenway having asked Bowden to geb it. Drink was the only thing Greenway seemed clear on. He cared for nothing but driving to hotels and drinking, and then he brought more drink back with him. Witness wenb into the hotels with him and had drink with 1 him. Witness had 60ft drinks, buc i they seemed to know ab the Junction that

Greenway wanted champagne. Bowden, Greenway, and the proprietor drank the champagne. No money was ever paid to witness' knowledge. Greenway used to say, " It's all right, I'll pay you for it." She had been sick, and her memory seemed to have gone from her, but she was sure Greenway had been in her company the whole time from the 31st December to the morning of Saturday, the 3rd January. She did not see how Greenway could have signed anything in that period without her knowledge. Besides the Junction, they were at the Pacific Hotel on the Friday night. Greenway had no money when he came to her house, and he could have gofc none during the time he was there. She had not been in company with Rae on either of those two days. At this stage the witness was allowed to take a seat, she being evidently in none the best of health. Bowden's evidence as to driving Greenway to Hitchens' and to Rae's on the second race day was then read over to witness, and she said it musb have been the 3rd January to which that evidence referred. She believed she lefb Brewer's Lane the week following the Saturday, and went to live in Chapel-street, in one of Bowden's houses, which she rented. Greenway went to Te Aroha. She had money from Greenway from time to time. The first money she had from him was four sovereigns on the 6th January. She had sums ranging from £2 up to £4 from him ab various times. After Greenway came back from Te Aroha he did not stay ab her house, but witness used to go driving with him. She did nob again stay with Greenway till they went down South. Greenway asked her to go South with them. The departure South was very sudden, being only decided on the day they left. She went to Te Aroha by way of Thames with Greenway, and they came back on the 30th January. Greenway asked her to go, and Bowden went with them. When they came back Greenway went to stay at, Houlihan's. Before they went South she went with Greenway to Howick, and there they stopped with Bowden and Houlihan. They took a drive to Onehunga one day, and there she heard Greenway and Bowden make it up to go South. Greenway came and asked her to go. He had previously talked about making a trip to the South or to Sydney. Witness went off without making any arrangements. She had somo extra clothes in the buggy with her because she was coming home that daj'. Witness went as Greenway's mistress. Some peoplo called her Mrs Greenway and others Mrs Bowden. Poople did not ask her name, and she did not give it. So far as she knew, Bowden paid all expenses. She went simply for the trip. Sho had all expenses paid, and she made no other charge. She went on from Wellington to Christchurch after Greenway had been committed to the Asylum, but in Christchurch she took ill, and could go no further.

The witness was reexamined by Mr Cooper. Constable Thomas Ward remembered seeing Greenway drunk in front of tho United Service Hotel. Greenway got into a cab, and drove in front of Rae's place. He went into Rae's. Witness saw him drunk in front of tho Thistle Hotel on another occasion and cautioned the licensee against serving him. Witness was not cross-examined. Wm. Monaghan, residing afc Ellerslie, remembered meeting Greenway on the sth January. Greenway was then rather drunk. They went up to the Central and had two glasses of beer. Greenway just tasted his, and slashed the rest about tho floor. They went then to the Albert Hotel, and Greenway tried to get several people on the way to go up and have a drink. Greenway said, "I think I know you; come and have a drink." John Ayres, jeweller, deposed thafc the fair selling value of the watch produced was £16. Its value new would be £25. Tho large locket with three stones was worth £2, and new about £5. The edges of the locket were brass and the inside lead, while the stones were very inferior. The locket with pearls and emeralds was worth 10s, tho " emeralds " being made of glass. The hoop ring with five "diamonds" was worth £4 10s. The " topaz " ring was really a "paste" one worth £4 10s. The gold chain was worth about £16 ; two bracelets £1 each ; case containing gold brooch and two earrings £2 10s ; the shell brooch and earrings were worth £5. TojVlr Cotter: Witness was a working jeweller, and only sold in a small way. The keystone locket was what the trade called the regular " Brummagen " stuff. A bill for goods sold to Greenway by the witness was here pub in. The bill was for £14 10s for jewellery. Another bill for £6 datedsthJanuarywasalsopufcin. Greenway was in witness' shop on the sth January, looking over some articles. The latter articles were tuken over to the Victoria Hotel, because Greenway had sent for witness. Greenway selected and purchased the articles. Witness was paid for tne first articles but not for the second lot. He gave the second bill to Mr Aickin. The jury asked that they might have a memorandum of the prices charged for the jewellery, and His Honor stated that he would take care that they should have all particulars beforo them. Mr Cotter stated that since the adjournment he had looked up the point in regard to the races, and he found that the second day's races were held on the 2nd January, so that either Bowden or Miss Stanley must have been mistaken. Kate Ryan, barmaid at the City Club Hotel, and formerly barmaid at the Victoria Hotel, stated that she first met Greenway afc fche Victoria Hotel in November. He used to visit that hotel on various occasions at the latter end of the year. One morning he was brought there about seven o'clock. That waß in December. Bowden was with him. He was helplessly drunk, so drunk that he could not leave the house. She gave him a pillow to lie down on the sofa in the sitting room. Ho remained about an hour. He was nofc much better when he went away than when he came. He went away with Bowden in a cab. As a rule when he came to the hotel he was under the influence of liquor. She had seen Rae in the Victoria on two occasions. On one of those occasions Greenway was there. Greenway was then under the influence of liquor, but not so that he did not know vdiab he was doing. Mr Cotter did not cross-examine. Benjamin Payne, jeweller, valued the gold watch ab £25 new, or £15 in its present condition ; fche locket with three diamonds ab £5 10s new, and 30s at present, the gold being 9 carat, the lowest quality, the edges brass wibh pewter soldered on, and the stones a cheap class ; the pearl and " emerald " locket at 7s 6d now, or 30a new, the stone being imitation and the gold 9 carat. The hoop diamond ring was worth about £7 now and £9 new. The large finger ring was worth £4 10s present value or £5 10s new, the alleged stone being glass. The buckle ring's presenb value was £5 10s, new £6 10s. The ring with one large diamond was worth £8 present value or £9 10s new. The Albert chain he valued at £15 or £17 10s co £18 new. The two silver bracelets in their present state were worth 10s each or £1 each new. The case with gold brooch and earrings would be worth £2 10s or £5 10s if new. The shell brooch and pendants would be worth about £8 10s new, in their present state about £5 10s. The gold ring with three stones was worth £4 10s presenb value, or £6 to £7 new. To Mr Cotter : Witness was both a working and a retail jeweller. The ring with the broken imitation carbuncle stone, would have been worth only about 5s more if it had been a real carbuncle. He could tell by its appearance whether or no a stone was glass. (Left sitting.)