COLCHESTER MYSTERY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 14, 17 January 1901, Page 2

COLCHESTER MYSTERY.

EVIDENCE Art TO IDENTIFICA-

TION,

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, this day.

Sergt. Frost, of tlie Colchester po* lice, and master keeper of the Colchester Town HaJ], arrived yesterday for the purpose of identifying, if possible, the man Lilly white, now in custody on the theory that "he is Blatch, the person charged with the Colchester murder. When the case was called on in the Magistrate's Court today, Frost said he had known Blatch well. Had seen him when he was at Colchester nearly every day. Accused resembled Blatch very much, but witness could not positively say he was Blatch. Th e . more witness looked at 'him Ihe more he was convinced he was the suspected man. Later on, in examination, Frost said he had formed the opinion that accused was Blatch.

In cross-examination witness said he could not recognise the voice as like' Blatch's. lie could not say Elatch was marked with small pox, as accused was. Could not say positively it was Blatch, but the more he .still looked at him the more convinced he was.

Marsh said he did not at first recognise accused as Blntch, but since he had been in Court lie had formed the opinion that he was. In cross-exam-ination he said Blatch had a place worn in his teeth from holding- a pipe. He did not find the same peculiarity in accused. As neither of the witnesses had seen Match with a beard, accused consented to be shaved.