SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Evening Star, Issue 7286, 10 August 1887, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND, August 9.

At the inquest on the body of Clara Windsor, who died in his house at Hamilton, Coroner Searancke refused to allow the reporters to be present on the ground that it was not usual with him to do so. The jury declined to act unless the Press was and Mr Searancke thereupon withdrew his objection. The verdict was Death from apoplinty.’’ The newspapers publish cotrospondence between Mr J. A. Connell and the electors hf the Mount Ida District, the latter having requested him to contest that electorate, Ana having assured him of his triumphant return. Mr Connell declined, stating that he would stand by Eden, hut in no case Would he oppose Mr Sooble Mackenzie, who Was a representative of whom any district might be ptoud, Mr Connell’s onances for Eden are decidedly improving. Dr Cinders, of Rotorua, left by the Mana* pour! this evening to attend the Medical Conference at Adelaide, at the request of the Government, in order to lay before the medical men of the Australasian colonies an account of the thermal springs district and of the sanatorium at Rotorua, together with an account of the course of treatment carried out there and of the cures made since its establishment. As the Conference is likely to be attended by several hundred medical gentlemen, there is no doubt that Dr Ginders’s mission will be of the utmost importance to the success of the Hot Lakes district as a health resort.

The detectives have at last succeeded in getting on the track of the persons connected with the robbery of L 250 worth of jewellery, the property of Mrs Anson, a lady from Fiji, on the evening of April 26. It will be remembered that while Mrs Anson was driving up from the wharf the horses bolted, and the vehicle coming into contact with another standing in Queen street, a general collapse took place. After the excitement caused by the accident had subsided, Mrs Anson discovered that there was missing from her belongings a small portmanteau which had been stuffed as full as it could hold with jewellery and other valuable articles. It was thought at first that iu the bolt the portmanteau had fallen out, and search along the road was made, but without avail. The police then took the matter in hand, and for some time followed a false clue. Yesterday, however, Detective Tuohy tumbled on a fresh clue in a most unexpected manner. While in Mr Levy’s pawnshop in Queen street conversing with the manager, the latter casually informed the detective that he had recently Eurchased a ticket for a diamond brooch, letective Tuoliy asked to have a look at the ticket, and found that the description of tho brooch answered to that of Mrs Anson’s brooch, viz., a bee-shaped sapphire and diamond brooch. Securing tho ticket, the detective proceeded to the pawnshop of Mr John Bunyan, in Grey street, and presented the ticket, and tendered the sum of 27s Gd due on the brooch. On its production he was delighted to find that it was a portion of the missing property. He made further inquiries, and found that some eight or nine other articles from the “swag" had also been pawned at the same place. The brooch was pawned in the name of Ryan, and the other articles in the name of Thomas Kelly, of Cook street. Obtaining a description of Kelly, the detective soon identified him as an old otfender named Chine, who has served several sentences for larceny and false pretences. About six o’clock at night the detective came across his man at the Royal Mail Hotel, and arrested him. After seme time Chine admitted that he had pawned the jewellery ; but stated that he had got it from a “black-whiskered man who resided at Newton.” He was speedily taken to the lock-up and put in a cell. About midnight Constable Rovvles arrested one of Chine’s sons on the charge of complicity. The young man strenuously denied all knowledge of the affair, and it subsequently transpired that lie was not tiio particular young Chine required. At the PoliceCourtthis morning, however, he and his father wore formally charged with robbery. Sergeant Pratt asked the Bench to set the younger prisoner at liberty, as he had been arrested by mistake. He asked that the elder prisoner be remanded till next Tuesday, and the remand was granted. In the meantime steps are being taken to arrest James Chine, who is supposed to be working at the Birkenhead gumflelds,