THE TENTH DAY

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 119, 22 May 1930, Page 10

THE TENTH DAY

MUNN UNDEK CBOSS-EXAMINA-TION.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, This Day. The Munn trial entered its tenth day this .morning:— Munn continued liis evidence,. He said that tho poison found in the drawer in the bedroom was not found by him, but by Detective Doyle. Witness at the time was standing on a chair looking over the top of the wardrobe, where he knew his wife occasionally concealed things. The chest of drawers was close to the bed. ■Replying to his Honour, Munn1 said that he was positive that the bottle of pills was in the jewel drawer when the police searched, and had been there for years. His wife was out of bed occasionally during her illness, including three times on the Monday, the day before she died. He first came to the conclusion that his wife had committed suicide when he heard the defective tell the Magistrate in the Lower Court that his wife had died of strychnine poisoning, and that witness had admitted purchasing strychnine. He did iiot know then that he" was suspected. Munn's cross-examination .by the Crown Prosecutor is proceeding. Ho denied cruelty to his wife or children. He said that prior to his wife's death he had never contemplated matrimony, but afterwards he had to think of the children. ' Tile advertisement by which he met Mrs. Stuck stated his age as 40, Mr. Meredith: "Why did you give your .age as 40 instead of 45?" —"Just to put it in round figures." ' Questioned closely about the reason for advertising, ho said that he knew no companionable men, so lie advertised for a woman. He knew now he did wrong. RELATIONS WITH MRS STUCK. Munn admitted that on a day he took his; family for a drive he saw Mrs. Stuck for five minutes, but did not introduce her to his wife. _ ■ The prisoner was questioned by Mr. Aleredith about the arrangement ho and Mrs. Stuck made to correspond when she was in Christehurcu. "If there was nothing between you, why was this arrangement made? She could not then provide you with mental activities." The prisoner: "I think she could."