THE CHEMIS CASE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 4459, 28 August 1889, Page 2

THE CHEMIS CASE.

(BY TELEGRAPH.) Wellington, August 27. After lanch, John Dowd was farther examined, and said he frequently went oat Bbootiag with Chemis' gan. He went oat the Saoday before Hawkins was murdered. After shooting he pat the powder fhsk, shot, and caps, back in the right drawer in the bedroom, bat wa3 not sare whether he put the wads back. He then saw in the drawer a wad punch, a tin of blasting powder, a dagger, some dynamite caps, some fuse, a cocoa tin, and other articles which he did not take notice of. The house in which witness lived was searched by the police on the same day as CheraiB 1 . On the Sunday (June 2ad) after the murder, Mrs Chemis told witness something aboat the detectives, and in consequence he went to the right hand drawer and examined It. He foand in it a revolver, powder flask, wad cutter, some dynamite caps, some gun caps, blasting powder, fuse, and some revolver cartridges. Witness had tea at Chemis' that day. He did not see Chemis. He was out about the shed. Mrs Chemis made tea, and witness had tea by himself. • Witness came to town after Chemis' arrest to see about engaging a solicitor to defend him. He was told at the police station that Mr Devine, a solicitor, had seen Chemis, so he did not go to Mr Jellicoe, whom he had been instructed to retain. He worked with Chemis at one time, and lived 18 months with him. That was over 12 months ago. Cross-examined : He said he was positive he returned the flask to the right drawer. On the 26th May the wad-cutter was in the drawer. He saw the drawer before and after the visit of the police on June sth. It was here shown to witness that in his affidavit to the Government he said that on Sunday, June 2ud he bad tea with •'Louis Chemla and my sister." When asked to explain the discrepancy witness said it was a mistake. What he said now was true. Re-examined by Mr Jellicoe : The affidavit was drawn up by Mr Jellicoe, and read over to witness. Chemis was re-called, and was about to explain what took place between himself and Mr Jellicoe, but an objection by Mr Bell was upheld. Sir Harry Atkinson, re-called, deposed that the statement sent by Chemis to the Executive Council had not been published before it was laid on the table of the House of Representatives on Friday, but he considered it very unlikely that Mrs Chemis or anyone on her behalf knew the contents before them. The Court adjourned until to-morrow morning. August 28. Hodges, the owner of the poach found, and Gibson, were called, and Gibson deposed that the former lent him a shot pouch, with a peculiar iron top and end embossed, and a picture on the side, and that he (Gibson) lent it to several people, Including Chemis. He lent it to the latter about a year ago, he thinks. On the perjury cases being resumed this morning, Mr Jellicoe undertook to produce the shot-pouch and knife found near the scene of the murder on Sunday last, if the defendant's counsel called the finder. He thought that the ends of justice might be defeated by their production, and the Crown would have to take the responsibility. Frederick Greaves was the first witness examined. His examination-in-chief was mainly In the direction of proving that the powder flask, shot caps, and wads were in the drawer before the date of Hawklngs' death, and alßo on the day of Chemis' arrest. He also swore to seeing four quail at Chemis' on Jane 2ad. In cross-examination, he gave a description of Chemis' shot pouch, which was an ordinary pocket one. The witness heard of the shot pouch found on Sunday. To his knowledge the letter was not in the possession of Chemis on the 31st of May. James Gibaon told witness that he had but [? bought] Chemis the pouch found on Sunday. He was told that before the commencement of the shooting season, which opened in March. That was a long time before Chemis was arrested for murder. The pouch seat by Gibaon to Chemis belonged to Hodges, of Kaiwarra. He never saw it in Chemis' possession, nor was he aware that it was at Chemis' in May. On hearing of the finding of the pouch he and Dowd went to see Gibson. He had a conversation with Gibson and Mrs Chemis about the pouch, but not about the knife. He knew nothing about the knife and had never seen a tanyard knife at Chemis'. Witness' re-examination was postponed until after the examination of Gibson,