OFFENCES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8931, 15 July 1892, Page 10 (Supplement)

OFFENCES.

SUSPECTED MURDER.

A man named John Conlon died at Kumara on June 14, and an inquest was held on his body on June 10. The evidence proved that on June 10 deceased's wife purchased " Roughon-Rats," saying she wanted it to poison rats. On (June 14, Conlon died in terrible agony. At first Mrs. Conlon. denied the purchase, but subsequently admitted that her husband asked her to get the poison for the rats and cats. She said he spread it on bread and butter, though she did nob see him do so. The inquest was adjourned until July 7, to enable the evidence of the Government analyst to be taken. Mrs. Conlon, who is a young woman of twenty years of ago, was arrested on a charge of wilful murder. At the adjourned inquest on John Conlon, the evidence of Constable Mackay showed that Mr. Skey's report stated that arsonic was found in large quantities in the liver, stomach, and intestines, which had been submitted to him. The jury returned a verdict that death had resulted from the effects of arsenic, but that there was no evidence to show by whom the poison had been administered.

A rather serious stabbing affray took place at a dance held at Middlemarch, Otago, on July 12. Two men, named George McGurr and Samuel Gallon, had a quarrel, when the former stabbed Gallon in four different places. McUurr has been arrested and remanded to Dunedin. Callon is found not to be seriously injured. A man named Charles Cooper, Go years of age, was arrested at Whangarei on July 6 for attempting to commit suicide by taking " Rough-on-Rats," which he obtained from the local chemist the same evening. He asked for strychnine, but the chemist refused to give it to him. On Wednesday, July 6, he told his wife that he would not trouble her any longer. Shortly afterward Mrs. Conaghan, who is living in the same house, saw him mixing something in a mug. She seized tho mug, and found that it contained " Rough-on-rats," when she at once sent for the police. Mr. Robinson, R.M., Wellington, dismissed tho charges preferred against the Hon. J. B. Why and G. Is. Bajjgott of conspiracy to defraud the land revenue. It is understood that tho Hon. J. B. W byte's connection with scrip transactions will bo brought before the Legislative Council, probably by motion to set up a Committee of Inquiry into his dealings in scrip ao Auckland and Wellington. A highway robbery occurred on July 2 at eight p.m., at Omata, three miles from New Plymouth. The toll-gate keeper there was stuck up, and £5 in silver taken. The highwayman, who was dressed in an officer's scarlet tunic, carried a sword and revolver. Going into the toll-gate house, lie presented a revolver within IS inches of the toll-gate keeper's head and domanded money. The keeper had a revolver in his pocket, but ho says he was covered so closely that he had no opportunity of using the weapon. The police have no clue. At the Polico Court, Hamilton, on Wednesday, the 29th June, William Lawlor was charged before Messrs. J. Knox and F. J. Von Stunner, J.P.'s, with wilfully and maliciously attempting to set fire to the Borough Council Chambers, on Saturday, 24th June. Constable Murray conducted the prosecution. Tho prisoner was undofended. After evidence nad been given, tho prisoner was committed for triai.