The Emerson Inquiry.

Hastings Standard, Issue 489, 30 November 1897, Page 3

The Emerson Inquiry.

(By Telegraph.) (Per Press Association./ Napiee, This Day. The Emerson inquiry was resumed this morning before Mr Kenny, Commissioner. Mr Haselden appeared on behalf of the Auckland Prohibition League, and Mr Corn ford for Inspector Emerson. Dr. Menzies certified to attending Emerson for acute bronchial catarrh during May and June last. Such a cough could hardly be stopped to please anyone. Did not think Emerson a man likely to behave indecently either in regard to expce orating or otherwise. If there was any fault it lay in the fact of his undertaking his duties with the above-named attack on him. Donald McDonald deposed he was a passenger by the Dingadee in May last from Napier to Awanui. He had a game of cards with Emerson in the saloon and played for about two hours. He had two whiskies, but could not say what Emerson had. He saw the steward serve him twice. The Inspeciorwas perfectly sober when he (witness) went to bed. "He saw Emerson when he returned to the steamer aftor going ashore at Gisborne. He appeared to be perfectly sober. Emerson -slipped when getting into his bunk, but witness was too sick to take much notice. By Mr Haselden : Witness occupied the same cabin as the Inspector. On Sunday night he was too bad to take much notice of the other passengers. H& heard no complaint during the *%bt or in the morning by the Inspector to one of the fellow passengers. He did not hear one of the passengers use strong language to Emerson. In answer to Mr Kennev, witness admitted being the worse for liqour one night. He coiled not swear it was Sunday night. Mr Kenny remarked the witness's evidence was most unsatisfactory. Mr Haselden asked for an adjournment till Friday, the fourth passenger having been discovered in Auckland. Mr Kenny agreed to an adjournment till to-morrow morning.