CHARGE OF MURDER.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 512, 20 May 1909, Page 4

CHARGE OF MURDER.

' THE TIIIAL OF CONNOLLY. . Ifil lfcLJlUUiHl—l'lltCSS ISSIICI Atioh.l 1 , Chrlctchurch, -May )!). l'ho trial of Willifttn Gbnliolly, tj)lal-Jj6d ; with the uiurdor of Mi-hcfit John Botirkt tit Westport,- tvas resumed ill the-"- Suplenia ' Court to-day. : 'l'ho case. for. tho defctico cldfcfcd With tliocompletion of tho evidence of Constable Utittar, who, in substance/COlfhbbrated previouswitnesses as to what occurred at Cookery's / ; Hotel iVlidii . Httllilieii lllusti'dtetl h(j\V ho had assaulted someone on tlio previous: evening. Cross-csaniined, ho stated that lio inquired it. tlio Hiiipifb Hotel as tii liallillell'9, Statement that ho lilid becli tlltrb on. the night of tho inlif-der, biit had nbt iiitjulidd .at tho theatre. ■ ■ ttfcbUtt.ihg tvldeiltb was tlieit fcnlled liy tlio Uhiwh. .- Olaf Halliiitm iiest ; Hbed tlie. inbvfchieilU of himself, Alidtlfselij and Haitkfthstih (ill tlio liiglit of t!ie mui-cier, with (i view' td felibtvini> that at thb tiinli thd nriirdor, wks fiu t j-. potipiJ to liavo Oboiirled tllb tlii'ee tritiii wtio it thd tlieiitre. idLis eviddlico was supported by that 6f Haakon son. Margaret Slniw, Alfl-ed Webber, William Karoo#, lidtt'afd BeSWibk, Ivy l'eirte-. Lilly l'ftdvco, fldni-y Clii'lstolifcth', Cyril Tlionipsbiij alld l'etor liobb, ttll of frlißln Word, silbjfcfctfed to it dldsb fcrASs-tSillullitittbu by>'Mt\ linriloii, bilt fbinailicd Ulißlihltbli In pSiodhtials, though dcv&'itl hdinjttetl tllnt tlio ttiileS gifon by thdln wej-c Used by 'gtloSSiiig, Itrihb ebrtoborated Hitlliiidli's stathliwnt feB&fding his :iif»lifc with ii steward of llioi Triluno on thb liiglit (if the .ihilrdch - Mt. Haulon, in.reply to his Honotir, sal.l that lid had no further dvidciico to ill-ilia fbrwatd. ... \ 'l'ho caso will bo closed by coulifeci's ad- ' dross to morrow. ,