CHARGE OF PERJURY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 257, 23 July 1908, Page 7

CHARGE OF PERJURY.

THE WESTPORT CASE. (bt telegraph—press association.) Westport, July 22. At tho hearing of tho charge of perjury against Connelly' to-day evidonco was given by John West. He was at Ayres Hotel on Friday night, May 8, about 8 o'clock, and saw r Connclly come in and purchase a bottlo of beer and go out again. Connelly • returned in fifteen minutes and pulled out a handkerchief all saturated with blood, and mado a remarks "He won't want any moro bottles.!' Hugh Duncan, groomsman, recalled, said lie noticed footprints at the back of the shed'where Bourke's body was found. A gate led from there into a paddock which abutted oil a right-of-way. There was a big mud-hole at tho gate. Lily Pcarce and Mrs. ThosJ l'earce detailed a conversation they had with "'Connolly in tho kitchen of a fish shop about 8.20 p.m. That night Connelly had a sheath knife attached to ■ a belt, and remarked lie had laid one out on tho wharf just now, and said ho had had to got four stitches put in his finger. _ Weber evidence corroborating that given by Halinen and Anderson as to tho time they left tho theatre. Tho evidence of Ivy Poarco was also in a, similar direction. Murray denied that anyone else but Connolly and himself was at Qualter's, whore it had been alleged by Connelly that ho saw. Halinen and Andersen. Murray said ho watched Connelly take Bourko across tho road from Ayros Hotel; that Connelly, and • Connelly alpno, took him; that ho hoard no whistle as Connelly left the hotel, and saw no ono meet him in tho street; that Connelly returned in'fifteen minutes, puffing and blowing, and covorcd in mud. Haakensen said he" was with Halinen and Andersen all tho evening, and nono' of them wont to Q.ualtor's Hotel. During'the hearing of tho case today Andersen was seized with an opileptio fit, and was borne from the Court. Tho case was adjourned till to-nnrrow.'

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