THE KINGSLAND TRAGEDY.

Evening Star, Issue 14637, 5 August 1911, Page 8

THE KINGSLAND TRAGEDY.

I 4. I ACCUSED COMMITTED FOR ': RIAL. The trial of Martha Jane O'Shambuessv .on a. charge of murdering, on or about the i 14th June, Elsie Alexandra Ifoilrid was continue-;! in Auckland Police C< tut vc?tc;day. Th-e- principal evidence, was given bv Alfred Edward Williams. assistant barman at the Wav-erley Hotel, who said that on the evening of tho 14th at about half-pa:T 8 ho met a friend named Mi.-a M/Dowell, and they went to O'Sltaughncosy's. Thoy arrived there between" a qiiiu'ter to 9 and 9 o'clock. They entered through tho back door, and went to a hack bedroom. Ho then heard a noise like moaning, which appeared :o come from the front of the house, seemingly in.side. ji ho moaning continued, and " 'prr-'-enth- ho heard someone o.iy "'She's dead." Mr Singer: Did you 101 l the detect ivew what you've told to-day?— No. i Did von tcil them what you t-old at tho ! inquest''—Some of it. Is some of uhat you said at tho inquest ant me'.'—\ ois. flow many statement* hare you m.ido to the police?— About two. Ah;>ut two'.'--The inr>t <n o I ndJ.-d a hit more on to. Whon was that?—-About a fo'tti'.g'if aco. In re-examination I y Mr Miys. the v. it - | new said ho was never thi-M.'.-med b>- the i eclicc. He withheld the whole of his | knowledge, from tho. infectives on t >e Lis' | occasion berattfc he did not know what to [ t,ay. H.i was afraid of c\ij.,sine Mips | Al •Don-ell, the Indy who a:,:onije J ii|V<t (on, j to the house. Accused, who reserved her defonce, was | committed for trial.