THE ARIADNE CASE.
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE FIVE.)
•UHRISTCHUKCH, this day.
Mary Beck, wife of William F. Beck, Fort-street, Sydney, deposed that Kerry rented a room for a month prior to the wreck of the Ariadne. Kerry said he won!.l'like to come as soon as possible, as lie Had a lot of gear. Witness asked whether it was off the ship, and Kerry replied yes. He came next day with a lorry load of goods, comprising boxes, two cases of whisky, trunks, a valise, and canvas bags. "Witness heard of the wreck of the Ariadne and asked Kerry whether the yacht vats his. Kerry asked how she knew. Witness replied that he husband was a compositor and set up news in the Sydney '•Herald" oflice. Kerry then said the yacht was his, and the loss was ver\ serious. He left on Saturday following, taking all the goods except the. whisky, a barometer, and the
lamps. He alio took away some rifles, explaining to witness that they were always carried on board ship. The canvas bags were very heavy, as also tlie boxes. Witness remarked that he seemed to have a lot of gear, and Kerry replied that there were tons of it in other parts of the city.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 251, 1 November 1901, Page 8
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207THE ARIADNE CASE. Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 251, 1 November 1901, Page 8
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