THE EKETAHUNA MURDER.
WELLINGTON, Maboh 16.
The second trial of Smith and Harrison for the murder of Dalton at Eketabnna Is proceeding. Some fresh evidence was given by Johnson (railway guard) and Ashmore, who saw two inen on the night of the murder—one oipap-sbaved, the other with a beard. The former looked at his watch. The description of tbp mep answers to Dalton and Smith, and neither the latter nor Harrison possessed a watch. Bistre added to his previous evidence that three hours before the murder was supposed to have taken place Smith showed him 2s Id, saying that was all 'the money he had; yet after the murder 18s 6d was fonpd in his possession, A previous witness Rower, who pad been inclined to insist that the two men seen on the road were Smith and Harrison, not Dalton, now contradicted himself. All the fresh evidence 1 tells against Smith, bpt does not affect Harrison much.
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Evening Star, Issue 8775, 16 March 1892, Page 2
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157THE EKETAHUNA MURDER. Evening Star, Issue 8775, 16 March 1892, Page 2
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