Mysterious Co-re.

NZ Truth, Issue 1175, 7 June 1928, Page 7

Mysterious Co-re.

case, because he did not want his name to be brought into it, on account of his relations m England? — No,

To a further question; Mrs. Harley said she did not know that the man named Edwards staying m her house was the man who was cited m the papers as the co-respondent.

Lawyer Schramm: Do you know any other man named 'Edwards?— Yes, two or three; they/ used to board there.

Was Edwards m your room oh the night of November 7?— He might have been.

Surely, Mrs. Harley, you can be more precise; that was the nigrht of the raid, when your bedroom door was flung open. You can't forget a- thing like that, can you? — The door was open all the time. I have-never seen Potter and I have never seen Jackson m. my life. The door was not thrown open. It is all lies; this -man"— Mrs. Harley looked scornfully at her husband — 'Tias paid them to say it.

"My husband- has never, put his foot inside my door, m his life," added witness, referring to the boarding-house.

Lawyer Schramm,: Was there no raid made, then; did nobody come to your room and make accusations? — My husband is telling deliberate lies ; there was nothing of the kind. I will swear that before my God!

To another question, respondent said she expected that a 00-respondent would turn up with the name cited m the papers — Richard Edwards. She did not know any man of that name.

She had never slept on the verandah when Edwards was sleeping there — nor had she ever, gone out arm-in-arm with him.

When cross-examination of Mrs. Harley was resumed the following day, she told the court that Edwards might have been m the house°for three weeks, but slie was m bed 1 and would not know if he were there. She added with passionate emotion: "I think it is most unfair against a woman!" .

Lawyer Sohramm: You think all this is just trumped up against you?— My husband has been round Waihi this last month getting people and paying them to swear my life away.

"What have I got to gain by coming here to be pulled to pieces by you people?" witness demanded of counsel at a later stage. Then, a catch m her voice, she added: "l am doing it for my children's sake!" .

Mrs. Harley insisted that if she were given time she could disprove the evidence given by Zanimovich, which had been sprung on her at the last moment.

She had not known that such allegations would be made against her, as there was no mention of them m the petition.