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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7528, 31 August 1886, Page 2

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___4 j [PER UNITED PRESS ASSOBIATION.I 7 .-, . ■ Auckland, Monday. ;- 'A large house' at.' Wairoa South, belonging to Mr Graham, was burned down last night, the causo being tlie bursting of a kerosene lamp, The insurance is not known. The Hakourangi natives at Rotorua, who are receiving relief rations from the Government, have driven off a flock of sheep into the bush. Mr Tanner, a son of tho owner, surprised, the robbers shooting and skinning tlie sheep, when the natives fled. The police are now in pursuit. . The Sydney footballers left by tlie Waiwd'ra to-day. It is improbable that Shaw, the Sydney captain, will play in New Zealand matches, owing to his injuries in Saturday's match. ( . One of tho boy inmates of the Howestreet Home had his leg broken to-day while playing at football. Wanganui, Monday. The case against Albert'Stubbs, charged with manslaughter in connection with the ' death of the Maori Ruhiriihi, was finishedat ,10 o'clock to-night. The caso had been 1 before the Court all day. '•• The Magistrate said that tlie evidence as to violence having been nsed in ejecting the, deceased was too conl-ictin» to warrant cort imittal. The case would, therefore,. be dismissed. *' My* Matthew Burnett, temperance lecture., liatl larjj'o meetings in the theatre on' Saturday and to-night. This afternoon he' bad a very successful meeting with the natives. Fourteen leading chiefe and 110 ojher natives took the pledge; ■ Wellington, Monday. About the end df'nest '**ontlf a conference of sheep inspectors of "tho'varibiis' colonies will be lieldrit Sydney to consider the question of uniform regulations for sea-borne sheep, and generally to discuss matters relating to interchange between the Australian colonies. .New Zealand* will be represented. It may bo mentioned that this colony is now practically clean, • but it will not be officially so 'declared for; some two ni&nths. Auother. din willbo ehfbrcedin certain districts' in' tlie'South Island. A large nuhibei* of 'shdep have be.en killed in' order to' eradicate the jiest. A lire broke out this aftornoon on tlio premises of Mi- 'H. Eielder, ''furniture dealer. It brigiriated amongst tow, &c j in "a shed attached to the show-room; and ■ quickly spread to the latter plade._ lhe lire was extinguished before tlie building tfas much damaged, but the goods were, a'olisiderably injured both by fire and wateri The insurance }s'heheyed ,tq be 5.300 in tlfe Cblohia.. M V 'Feld% teUmates his ! loss 'at-'about ..GOtfiibove tliat 311111. Mr Fielder believes the- premises, to have been "deliberately sot oij lire by some ' lads dropping lighted matches,, through a break in tho wall, from the premises. ..',., The steamov Maori, while coming ilon"side the wharf from Grey mouth this "morning, collided with the steamer Kiwi. The' latter had ' hei" lift- boat luiashed, .-» portion of h<*r after, stw'fy- 'f , l '■■ »' .. '■ -

-——, — : — : .. .. . "■*"■ -•■; ,-.;;..-. board bulwarks carried- away and her', y. main plates started. . The. damage:to the '-.'"■' Kiwi, is estimated at £200. The Maori *y X sustained no injury... , . ' ' ■-' '.'• "' -'. _ The Mayor and councillors have receivedinvitations to be' present at. . the New, "-.'-■ South Wales jubilee, in connection with which a municipal meeting will be held at Sydney from the 12th to the 16th of 7 .,-. Ootober. * •The steamer Hinemoa, which left here , " ' this afternoon for Auckland via the East • Coast, took Mr Blnckett, Government ."■"" Marine Engineer, - to * Curler Island, to decide on a site for a new lighthouse. --.-. Ihe Hinemoa during hei- northern trip . . will- take in at; vari ous points along the coast the food which has been collected by the natives for Tnhourangi, in the Rotorua v district. The Maoris have been * very ; f liberal in lending a helping hand to their -.brethren in distress, one tribe having set — aside some excelleut land for them. About 20 tons of provisions were'sent from here. '■•Mr Ballance leaves on .Wednesday for 7 Wanganui, aud lyiM af_enva.-__. visit the coast as hr as'Tarihaka. He vrill then inspect the district devastated by the.en.ption. '-..'•* ,lt has been suggested; hi 'view of the First Offenders Probation^ Act, "that the police shall be placed under the Department ot Justice, but' just how the authorities are in a state of hesitation, and it is not likely to be done at present. Next . year it is probable that somo steps will* bo taken in this direction.. The objection chiefly appliesjtp this island.. . "C-iiusTCHURCH, Monday. An inquest was held this afternoon on the body of the infant dauehter of Mr Samuel Skillirig, blacksmith, Phillipstown:. The evidence showed tliat death had resulted from water on the brain. It . was proved that the mother had . been* ■ ■-' drank and had neglected; the childj and ; she was severely admonished ; by. the . coroner. ■ ... _•. ■ The Canterbury College* .Board of Gov- • ernors to-day voted an additional grant of • - £150 to Sh* Julius Yon Haast for Hie pur- ' ■ pose of enabling , him .to . acquire "art trea- '-'-' Buresydurihg. his .stay in Europe.. Sir Julius expressed in a letter Ms-belief that lie could secure sbrhe Very valuoblecon- • tributions to ,the museums if he could visit the Continent, and his leave of 'absence was extended for six months for*.the.pur- , p05e...,., ... • ..... .,-.','; -.. ..yoy".. '. . *,' O '. „ •:, --' DDKjED_N,",M6riday. '- The City Coimeilliave.decided to refer, ..v. the various'reports on the. recent, blasting ■ accident.to Mr Simpson (late 7R.M,),'.for his decision ns to who was .'in charge of tlie works.'-. The Mayor protested against-, the decision. ,_ .'"'.- -y. . ■ ' Mr George Rignold fell down _, trap at \ the Princess Theatre a few minutes before" . - the. commencement of an Entertainment;' thisevening.andreceivedsomewha.severe, y ii injuries. : * The performance was postponed, i' -r .. The Mayor htis received a conimunica- .. . tion . from -Mr Gladstone expressing satis: *'" ' faction at the resolutions passed approving ... , bis Holt-entile" proposals. '-.'- • yr. ■.* ' Dr',, Hislop,, .late.,. Undersecretary* for ' ' , Education; has been induced .by the Ratepayers. Association to contest the South .' ; Ward. '-...' :.,-7';'7 : y' '-f iff . ■ ''*- • The Harbor Board 'liave.pnssetl a *reso-, j lution.tha't iii the event of the Dock Trust .- -trying.to*float a': loan the financial agents. .-. of the. Board be requested to make known - the views of the Board as to the value of '- the security. '"* "" "' "-.*" '".'■' "'-. THE ALLEGED POISONING,! CASE 7 . .-•;.: •, * .■" AT TIMARU. y :'7-' - .- . ■ „.-•■. . ' lIMARU. Monday], '' " Thomas Hall and, Margaret'-^Graham Houston-were charged 'on remand 1 , at the ,-•*."•; •R.M. Court "to-day with the attempted . ". murder "of - the ' male' prisoner's, wife," Catherine Hall. „Mr J . S. Beswick, R.M., 7 : - and Messrs E. ElWorthy, G. G; FitzGerald,/ •', „ and H. J. L.eCren, J.P. _,, "were on the 7 Bench. The same counsel .that . Ave're -_. - : i engaged before appeared in the case; witli the, exception that MrlYlartin appeared v'-.*. with Mr Vi bite for the prosecution'; y ".-'.,"'••" .. Mr.WMte briefly stated the'facts 'of the * and the nature 'of 1 the evidence he . • • intended to produce, and called ;the follow- . /;•' in;* witnesses : — ...' ... 7 „y'' -'.::,. 7- ' ,ff '.- ., Thomas Broham,* lnspector' of Police at. . • Timaru, deposed that he arrested the accused at 8.30 on the night of August 15 ■'■■ y at , his (Hall's). .residence.,. "Witness "was' *• - •_ accompanied .by Detec.ive.Ki.l.y and Constables Egan and.'Strickland. -As witness ' was going '-m : at the. ',froht, door VHall: was 'at the dining-room door, and seeing witness ' turned . hack -. into the^room, , , As /witness • and his • companions got yinto the 'diniug'i-oom' he; (witness) saw '"■ ■ .. Miss' Houston, come out of the smok- ,■" t "ing-roomon the opposite side ofthe .hall. 1 Witness beckoned her to come into" the 3' dihing-rooui; which she did; arid witness^ . '..* - then told both' the accused that he arrested .-*"• - 5 them s 6i- warrant on a charge of attemptt ing t6 murder Mrs Hall by administering .- \ . antimony to her.' ;! Miss Houston ..said 7 , I /' Oh,' antimony! That's what yoii got .*" s for your' photography." - Hall said to her 7 >" ■ "Be q'tuet; you've nothing" to do with ■ this. " Hall tlieri said to witness; " What '<:• shall I say?- I suppose. a hian should be - ; •'•'- --| very careful mth such a charge as this, "made against • him."; Witness replied, * ('-'-You .can say what: you please, or nothing at all if you* think fit.". Hall answered, " I boye used antimony'-for along b time. . I got it to make up into cigarettes ,;, j with other .things' for asthma, Ihave, ""• ) bought tartar emetic at Giihu's and Eich- * . baura's." About, that time Hall sail!,. . "Whatever- 1 did iii "connection with this, • ,' matter'l did by myself... There was no one ■ s else concerned in the matter," • Hall smid i that twice. .He was standing with his fiack 7. t to the table and Ms'face to the fire! . , About ! ', ,the time he, -made these remarks he" put 7; -. his hands' partly into his trousers poclrets. 1 .Witness said to him, .".Take your/hands y .*.' out. -Don't do, that; please," winch: was ■'•' - repeated. .Hall, began toget very weak, , * - and asked foi* &f ". nip," and 'witness sent l Constable Egan out ;to , get. it. - ' Witness , ■ and Kirby were about to search- Hall when ;. ■ he seemed as if he was goint to.faiiit, and • he.a"am asked for fipmething'to.dririk,-' ' i . and Kirby went to fetch it by witness's . instructions. ' By this time Hall had > changed- his position, arid, was standing i with his back to the fire. Kirby left the - rdoni, and directly he^didso'ilall put his, ; hands into his trousers pockets. . Witness , ' I :told him to take'theni. out, bu't'he.'did , •not do so, and witness seized Hall's . ■ l wrists at , once ; and .tried to .force thorn i out* of the pockets. . Miss ''Houston '.."'■ then gave ,a , cry and , ran between them, and a struggle' ensued, the teniale". prisoner, doing -till ' she conld 'to. separate * ' witness and Hall. Witness ' called out to i -Detective Kirjjy'twd^or'three.timefc, as it was evident that .Hall.wanted . to throw l something into tlie fire.; .-Pn Kirby enter- *. i ing the room Miss Houston ceased: her eflorts. Witness told Kirby -that Hall \ was trying to throw something into the [ -fire, and added "He has -thrown some. .-'_ ; thing on the floor." Witness said that he had succeeded in getting' Hall Some distance from the fire, as he', wits kicking a cork towards the. fender.; "Witness then ' held prisoner's hands while Kirby searched' Mm. Witness- saw Jiii-by take ' a 1 small '. phial uncorked. out of • Hall's/right; hand ' trousers pocket; ' The bottle contained a few; drops of -liquid and some,- crystals. „ Wituess put the phial up in a parcel; and. sent it to Professor Black .'witli' fourteen otlier parcels! - Witness a'so 'saw "Kirby' take from Hall's pocket, a small .paper. : marked '" tartar emetic." , The cork' already mentioned fitted the phial. Witness , ' also saw Kirby pick up a' few "particles ■ of .powder which were* lying about, -;Kii_by turned the right trousers pocket *; inside I out, and a portion of the bottom' oif : the • pooket was wet. Haying, searched -Hall, - witness' said that they would- now go to 7 the bedroom and search' that.* Prisoner 7:^ said, "You will find an timony, there."Witness, Kirby,..ancl HaU. went ,np to the bedroom, and as they were approaching atable^ on whifeh "a book, '•' Tayldr ;dri Poi- "■* ■ sons" (produced); was lying, Hall took.it. up, and said,.."- 1 suppose this also will tell against inc." J. urther search dis- . ," closed a packet of tnTtar' emetic, a bottle . containing, oolchicnm wine, with'Watkins'- . label on' it; a 'packet containing white- . powder, and some ordinary -cigarettes ■•_"*• . suoh as aro smoked- by asthmatic persons. - All 'these, things weregiven toKirpy. -In,',-, the passage was found a' bottle" of lime . wator. Before going upstairs brandy w-as ' - brought intO'the dinuig-rddin by Constable Egan. -'Witness noticed tliat thore, was some/cloudy substance iri the liquid,'' Hhd 7 said to Hall that thero was soniethirjg. the' iiiatte. 'with it, and ReOfeplied, "No, there's not." Witness said, "■ There 'is," 1 aud'.Hall 1 was., about to (fririk some that was poured out when - witness stopped him.- Mrs_ Ellisori;_the _ nurse, gave witness' some ice water in; a "'* jug which,. she said wits7got from- the kitchen, ' ahd gave the bottle of brandy and the juj? toDete'olive Kirby..'" AVitriess ..- . §aw the aiticlbsaga'ili tjie following 'lifter- , noon, antfile'ceivedtliem-in tlie' mesence of * Dr M'lntyre and Constable' Dalj'. ,v *TJ. . M'lnty'ro .handed witness three bottles. ' At that time likewise witnessed.received two -packets -from Detective Kirby aiid a small cork from' Constable -Strickland, Which Dr M'lntyre cut iti twojlbngitii- ' dinal'y. Tlie'.latter lyas.'made up- in "a •'. parcel and sent to' Ri'bfessbr. -Black, jto- id getherwit.hth'e'othi_rthihgs,'by;the'haiids a of Constable -Doll". ' Witness ,put aniinf- — n ber on each". .On the 18th .instant wit-' JS •nessfjye'ri. tdHdll's liou_o; fiiid' tboltfrbm Bi fhe're "a colandfer, apiece of flannel, apieofe BB of, gauze cloth, and a irieco-bf isaokingi fli which were, 'made up into' a ■ parcel and" JH| given to; Constable. Egan, .who 'also" was ' h| given a bottle received by witness from Dr ■_-___- M'lntyre. Constable Egan' was- to -have*. *JHj taken these .things -to Professor ' Black' WS on the 13th instant, .but the line was down '«■ ttM'Mie (jouj'i) -Yxoir go.* 'Witiiess^'ecOivi-t} ":B tbe' exhibits Ji>st liientionfcVl 1 th'e'pDlarfdert >7,8H & , 6.):fr6hi;_j;ili S on;'th'e" liu^B.' .'-Tl'jH^hi&yffl cloth and sacking were in the bath-robi*!*..?; HH but witness, could not say'\vlierb'tli'e*;o'ttt&c,4;|H things came' -rdm. " Witness went agai_i' t J?.;y. IH the house of. nccnsed'bn SntiVdayiHhe2l_t^«B instant; anil Ellison showed - witness, up? vSB stairs to tile loft or uttio, fb.rea'cli whiohit^jß >yos neoessary ,to go throngh .jHalV^liedi.^Sß robin. Ih, p. "smalli-ooin. leading* "bfßjfi'dm^jW Hall's beilvobirt - ti- the „ri_.hfr:>^vitii^lay^'B