Confession to a Murder.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XXVII, Issue 1361, 21 May 1895, Page 3

Confession to a Murder.

AFTER THIRTEEN YE \RS’ SILENCE. On Sunday, 12 th inst,, a man named Samuel Evison, a carpenter, gave himself up to Constable Forbes, of Hamilton, Waikato, and confessed to having caused the death by drowning of a woman whom he pushed into the [fiver Trent at [Nottingham, in March, 1882. The constable got his statement taken before aJ. P. Evison appeared perfectly sane. Me stated that he knew the woman only by the name of Jenny, and was acquainted with her only three weeks. Mer residence was unknown. She was employed as a clipper scolloper in the lace trade. He stated that she was twenty years of age dark in complexion, with hazel eyes At the time of the occurrence he was employed by Bell and Sons, contractors and builders, Sherwood street, and boarded with another carpenter in Waterway street, Nottingham. EvLson is being brought to Auckland. Evison left England in 1882 in the steamer Ophir, Sydney. tie next went to Brisbane, and then to Auckland. He has resided for some years in the neighborhood of Hamilton, and has lately been working at the trade of a carpenter in the township. He was well respected but very reserved. Prisoner was charged at the Police Court Hamilton on his own confession, with having caused the death of a young woman at Nottingham. England, in 1882, by pushing her down, she striking her head on the cope stone of tbo embankment of river Trent and rolling into the river. Prisoner was remanded for eight days. He was brought up at Auckland on Tuesday the 14th inst. inspector Hickson has communicated with the Commissioner of Police, Wellington, it is presumed with a view of cabling to the Scotland Yard authorities, London, and making further investigations.