EXTRADITION GRANTED.

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EXTRADITION GRANTED.

{."BOM A CORKESPOXDEiJT.) WELLINGTON. January 18. / The evidence in the Colchester case concluded this morning, end Mr Bell asked to rthe extradition of the accused. Mr Skerrett raised a technical objection as to the English depositions which bad been produced, and also maintained that the evidence of identification was and was answered by documentary proof tin..' the suspect was Lilly white, not Blatcn.The "Magistrate decided to extradite Lilly-whiter pointing out that it would be better for himself to go Home, and have his identity completely than to be a marked man here, as he would be if he were released.

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WELLINGTON. January 18. • The Colchester murder case is as puzzling as ever. In reply to a remark by the accused, Mr Haseiden, S.M., said: "It is quite possible there is a hand behind the scene yet, a 'hand the law would like to get hold of." Lillywhit* has been asked many questions about letters, documents, and notebooks found in his possession. It is a curious thing that many of the note books are second-hand ones. Liliywhite said in regard to some of them that he.bought th*m at auction: at any rate, they have entries by original owners, and than entries by the iccused. In reply to Mr Skerrett, his counsel. Liliywhite explained the references to individuals and piaces in a ssries of letters produced. His story, it will be remembnred, is that when at Tucoma, in Noith America, lie had a partner namsd Clark. One of the letters belore the Court is Iran Clark, who, at the-time of willing, seemed to ba -Iwikof cuniing to N-lw Zealand, and aditd whether catarrh w.ts prevalent here. Mr h'k-:;r?tt put the question: 'Ts there much ciUurli over there?"

"Oh. vi-s." was Lillywhite's reply, "a lot; that's whut gives them the American twang." Thai is a .samp c of the kind of ;u-id!s which he indulges in. His manner yesterday was as cool as could be expected.