THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7646, 20 January 1887, Page 2

THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER.

„. i : --■■'.- •y : Auckland; Wednesday/;;? > iTlie trial of .Caffrey. . and./Pentf .was continued to-day.-' •:-'■■ ■•■•'■■:; '•.'- -';.. -..^ ';'■ v Mrs Taylor, the. widow of; the murdered man, who was dressed in deep, mourhiiig, gave evidence, of • what transpired I bii'rth'e morning of the 'murder, ; ; Perm ' c'anie'-to ■their house shortly after T.a.ni., and said lie came from 'the ciittef. "Teyiot, : and wantod butter .for ; the ;Tairua,\ another vessel lying. in' jthe'.h'ay'/';' Perm sat down while witness .'and' her lnisband prepared to give. him • tlie buttor.'anil. then. Caffrey sprang in, p' resentingrevolvef s and shouting threp tiriiea .in; a rough 'voice;';/. 'Put up_ your hands, ■.Taylor.". U Tho flatter said, " Oh", JohnnyV.dph't"* shoot' mo I" Witness could : iiot; see" 'if : Penn' lia.d' ;< a revolver, as ; he :kept,his liands'"in liis cqat-pqckets.\ Caffrey. firedthree, shots at deceased, who staggered "a; little 'and ran .into. tlie liedr6ori),Tpoth Penn ; and, Caffrey following.'., "Witness heard- a'.fourth shot fired then,- and ran a^yay• screaming -for help, followed, by Perm with; a revolver, threatening 'to shoot her 'if- she .did; not keep "quiet. ' AVitnes's'appealed to Caffrey to protect^ her/arid he tola. Perm to'desist, Loth men' then' going away. .'On.returning to the house she found hei'.husMnd on the bedroom floor. -Her two daughters' and her son had fled, and the only living person in the house was tin '-infant child of Mrs"Seymour's, which was in'bed, the latter having fled .iii her night-dress. Witness believed Caffrey had killed her husband because, she" saw. ;hini. fire three shots, but could hot say who. really killed him. Saw both men with her husband in the bedroom. . Perm " holding . the latter with his arm round her husband's neck. When she returned to the house sho found him in the bedroom, in a sitting-position on the floor, leaning against a box,' and quite dead. After attending to the body sno saw her son Lincoln come running over the hill. "She" took up the baby, and went in a dingy across the bay with her son and daughter,- having met the latter on the beach. Mrs Seymour" Had only a night-dress and cloak on. . .Tliey^yent.to: the house of Mrs Blair, who kept the postoffice. It-was "then about 8 o'clock". On. going across they saw the ;Soveroign of tlie Seas. When her husband was going in.to; the, bedroom, after, Caffrey had fired; he (her husband) was staggering.; . ,J; '■■f; . In cross-examination by Mr O'Meagher the witness said that her husband, did not fall, hut. was able to go in and "close "the door against Caffrey. .Penh* fqlloSved Caffrey into the "bedroom." It was before the fourth shot, was .fired that she" saw Perm "with," his arni.'rouh'd-her husband's neck.' • She did not see Caffrey then.. ; ,:Tho Judge here said that it would. bo better that. Grace Graham should cleave the Court, as he observed- her .exchanging signals with Perm constantly. "- ' ,■ .: ■ Mr , O'Meagher said 'he had observed the same. '■ ■ ' •■- '• -■>

; The girl was, therefore;' ordered from the Court-room. ..'.'--" .■ .. .;' .'■ Witness continued: She believed Caff-, rey had been, outside looking . for ' her daughters, but she could .not see him. .•'• Mr O'Meagher was proceeding, to ask the. witness a question as to her statements before the . Magistrate, ; when his Honor said that if the depositions were to bo referred ,'to thpy shonldbeput'ih lit once. The depositions were then put in. .Witness continued : She had nothing to, say .about ah attachment between .Caffvey. arid her. dantrhter. 'They wore friends, and thdro had ' been some talk.of. their, being married,, but witness took no notice of it. Cafi'rcy had been kind and= obliging to their family. WHori-'jDafl'rey" came up to her at the stockyard there was blood on the revolver in his hand as' well ; as on his slcove. . '.-"'-.

lii cross-examination "by Mi" Napier tho witness' described the clothing, worn by Pcnn when he ; came to the honscj'/nncl confirmed licv statomeht as to the conversation during the half hour she was with Penh .before' 1 - Caffrey : . came. . He jvas talking about the girls and' loading the levolvor. She saw no -blood on liirn. ;; Mrs Soymour, daughter of tho murdered man, gave corroborative evidence as did ' Sarah; Jan o Taylor and Lincoln - Taylor.'- Mrs Seymour was' examined^ to her acquaintance' with- Caffrey; . She', said sho had known Caffrey for about six years. She was living " then "with '■ Her father, at Tryphena.,; Caffrey was.then paying' her attentions, ; and. expressed I , a. ■wish to marry her. She was engaged'-to him, but she broke off. the',. engagement; nearly three years- ago,' andUhere.had since been" iio intimacy, between -,tliw>t/ Sho -was married to Mr -Soymoui-;two years ago noxt March; ' twelve ;mphths after her engagement with. Caffrey, wife, broken off. She had -had ■■nothing- to' do with Caffroy sinco .'her ".engagement '.with Soymour. ' She was confined m' 1 May. last year. Sho stayed- at, Mrs' Bailey's, aml ; .had beon just, a week hpmeat the- time of hor fathers death. :, •-';.., '■>—•*- ,. .;. -'■■'".'- --'After the .midday -^adjournment;- Mrs .Seymour , was cross - examined^;by.-. Sir. o!Moaghor. .She said her ;ihtiiuacy withCaffroy commenced: abont.rtfireoraud^a' half years ago, and .ended after, about; 18 months. Caffrey -'had.- always.:; boon'-, kind to hci-. .Shohad ho. tattoo itiarlcoir hor 'arm.- Sho.liad 1 6n'ce-;liatVthoj|nitialß : ." J. C. " oh her ariiiV :•=. She mit^hßm;.tl>Me; ; herself. They signified Jqlih Caffiey; ancl^ he had asked her. to'do it^irrJ'.'Sj-'ti'-iW '■■• On ve^examiuation the wibidss said ;that< whqh'-abo broke :offlicv eng?go«i9nf;pth

■ Ciiiffrey. ihe'ifcibk' W.v<>rysM\ot:{H<i : sa\i?^. ho\ybuldbring'eitiibrvaring-orai^volverv?3j|:J ■He? said -she should- iiofclliave'any.otlterfifiy; iiiian if alie ivould.npt liave-liimitc.i^ySf?;^?