TRIAL FOR MURDER

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 1 November 1928, Page 9

TRIAL FOR MURDER

KVEBURN DIGGINGS CHARGE. GOLD SAMPLES IN COURT. EXPERT GIVES EVIDENCE. i' (By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Nov. 1. In the investigation of the Kyeburn murder trial, the Court roee last night after thirteen witnesses, had. been, examined. Twenty-two others are still to be called. The trial was resumed this morning. Moses Blown, a gold miner, stated lie hadi been mining for 48 years in various parts and had been engaged, as an expert in connection with prospecting and dredging. On July 23, at the request of the police, witness went to •Shu.m’s place and supervised the wash-ing-up of a. claim. Witness exained samples handed to hiiiMjaii • court by the Crown Prosecutor, andrts bate d they were taken from Shuiru’s claim. “In all my experience, ’ ’ said! witness in reply to a question, ‘‘l have never come across gold of the same rusty, -oxidiised appearance except in this place.” Witness further said he was familiar wit'll gold in alll parts of the district, and gold of the kind produced' was Obtained, in no other claim but Shuim’s. His Honour asked what gold witness was examining. The Crown Prosecutor stated he was comparing gold sold to the bank with three samples taken from Shum’s claim. Witness said 1 there was no difference between the golds. Mr Hanlon asked if witness didn t fay before, the Magistrate that, not having seen a fourth sample come out of the box it was impossible for him to say it was identical with the other three samples. Witness replied: “1 am so absolutely certain that the samples are identical that I don’t see I could make that mistake.” Witness added that what occurred was that he was asked 1 if he could swear the "gold came fromi the claim, and said he couldn’t, because to swear that he would have to see it come out. . . I Isaac John Parfitt, miner, said the gold sold to the bank, and the gold obtained from Slium’s claim "were practically the 'same in colour. Blowings from the gold from Shum’s claim 1 and blowings returned _bv the bank were somewhat alike. Charles Thomas Hore. miner, said he washed up Hardie’s claim and from what he saw it would be impossible to get more than two pennyweights out of the workings. He tried several prospects, and l got. one and a-half grains to the yard.