THE ARIADNE CASE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7370, 23 January 1902, Page 2

THE ARIADNE CASE.

■ » (PER PRBSS ASSOCIATION.)

Christchurch, January 22. Detective Marsack said he arrested Mumford in Lyttelton on October Bth, searohed his lodgings, found typewritten copies of two statements, and other documents, also a book with the following entry :— " Wrecked, British ship Ariadne, 8.20 p.m., March 26tb, 1901, on Waitaki beach, south Waitaki river one and a half miles, New Zealand." He also found copy of a letter containing the following sentences :—": — " I know you ought to make me a very substantial present for all I have had to go through on your behalf." The letter referred also' to Captain Willis whom " Never had any use for," and went on "should have thought from what you said we should all have been in .London before this and starting our other little experiment. It won't do to go in the same ship or Romeone would spot us, and then good-bye to all my prospeots and the j>19,000. No good writing about it till we have got to London, or until you settle with me over this last ono." Marsack then repeated his evidence given in the lower Court, as to conversation with Mumford, in which the latter made confession of having deliberately wrecked the yacht, and gave full details of how it was done.

Christchurch, January 23. At the Ariadne trial to-day, Detective Goulder, of New South Wales, recalled, said that while in custody Mumford told him about a registered letter purporting to be correspondence between Mumford and Mrs Downing in Sydney, in which directions were given to the latter what to say and do on Mumford's behalf. That letter was " faked " and the dates were false, the object being to show that Mrs Downing and Mumford were working together, and to prove that Kerry was concerned in wrecking the yacht.

BAD WEATHER IN WELLINGTON.

(PBR PRBSS ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, January 23. The anniversary holiday, observed today ie place of yesterday, is spoilt by the heavy northerly gale, with rain, which sprang up last night. Most of the picnic and excursion fixtures, arranged had to be abandoned. The regatta of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club baa been postponed till Saturday.