NEW ZEALAND.
THE MOTU MYSTERY. THE SUICIDE OP JOSEPH BMITH. (United Press Association) GISBORNE, August 1. At tbe inquest oa the body of Joseph Smith, the Motu settler, who i' lied himself as he was suipected of the rau.'ic. of Scott, tbe jary returned a verdicc that deceased committed tuicide by arsenical poisoning Detective Benjamin and Sergt. Black sta'ed lhat tbey had found no new facts sufficient to justify the arrest of Smith for the murder of J. K. Scott, though from careful inquiries they were certain there was no one in the district likely u> have se«n Scott on the day of the murder except bis nephew acd Smith, the nearest settler being five or six miles distant, and tberr wm no stranger in the district. T.be appearance of Smith's gun was alfeo auspicious, having evidently been rusted with salt and water and covered with dost. Cartridges were found in his whate with wads similar to those found in the skall of Scott.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXII, Issue 174, 2 August 1898, Page 3
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164NEW ZEALAND. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXII, Issue 174, 2 August 1898, Page 3
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