THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER TRIAL.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4772, 23 November 1886, Page 3

THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER TRIAL.

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Auckland, This day. Tho Groat Barrier murder caso was reeumed this morning, before Mr Seth Smith, spree on board the Sovereign of the Seas the night before she left for the Great Barrier Island. Caffrey, when drunk, told witness that Miss Seymour had consented to go with him, and he was going to take her right away south in the cutter. Witness lent Caffrey a large water-keg for his cutter. He heard tho girl McManus tell Caffrey sho would not go till r.ext trip, and the latter said, "you will havo to stay then." George Futter, waiter in an oyster ealoon, deposed that Perm and the girl had supper at the saloon on a night or two before the Sovereign of the Seas left Auckland. In paving for the supper Perm said, "This is tho last three shillings you will have from mo for a long time." There was no dispute as to the charge. Adam Henderson, part owner of the Sovereign of tho Seas, said:—Caffrey worked the cutter for one-third of the earnings. Saw Caffrey on Monday, 14th June, when ho promised to call next day and square up, being about £17 behind in his accounts. Caffrey did not call. Felt uneasy, and went down to the cutter and told Perm on no account was the cutter to leave for Great Barrier till Caffrey saw witness. Despite this notice, the cutter sailed without Cafi'rey calling. John Brett and Samuel Robinson deposed to sending stores to the Sovereign of the Seas.

Frederick Somers, quarryman at Eaugitoto Island, deposed to the cutter going ashore there on the morning of the 18th June. "Witness went on board and saw Caffrey, Perm, and the girl Graham. Helped to get the vessel off, for which Caffrey thanked him and his mates.

C. E. Chapman, stationer, deposed that Caffray, in Juno last, bought from him a chart of the south-west coast of South America. That was about the week before the Sovereign of the Seas left Auckland, and Caffrey was then accompanied by a young man, whom he took to be Perm.