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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1198, 16 December 1880, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS

[prom our owsrooßftKseos-orcNT.-] •;'.■ •.- \--.--^; : --^: n-^pier. : - ; ■ ; i; ;; " M --■ This Day. ' The trial of Johnson, for a criminal assault on, his child lasted neai'ly all yesterday. :At 8 o'clock the .jury stated there was no prospect of ,- their agreeing, and they were locked up for the night. The Judge ordered theni to be supplied with dinner, bedding and breakfast. *. .-.•.- The Jury could -nob agree in the case Of Samson Johnson for criminal assault on .his daughter, and. iwere consequently discharged. It is stated that, eight were for- conviction ■ and four for acquittal. The. Judge, said rather than go over so dreadful a case again, with the likelihood of a similar result, he would disbharge. the prisoner. . "■■. ;■-.■'■■"■: : WELLINGTON". .:": .;■.... This Day. Tuhi's trial was .concluded yesterday. .■ . r C!pnstable Taylor' deposed jto. v *He ifeiibwing iStateinent^inade by 'Tutii : "I had no intention, of killing t)be ; , woman when I went; after her. ;: Wueh J we met, I said where did you come t frorn ? /SheTdid npt understjandjtne/ and I continued /to ask : he'i\* "The!! woman spoke in English, and I did not . understand her. She ; was : ' frightened and gave me money. " Six shillings 1 andfourpetice. I was on my : horse; "p the time "she said she would tell the soldiers about mci '■ . Jc was afraid 1 of my crime of taking money from the iwoman^and got off my. horse /and tied it tosomei-flax. She ran ; away, and I ran after her and threw her down on the grpimd and t choked her. ,A. YM}e Uviile after she rose lip. ; I then vran, 'to her and? cut lier throat. I took her by the back of her neck, and drore her along some distance from the

road. She fell; and Italso.:; I dragged her to a place : there was a large quantity of flax^andihid her. I heard' Honi Pihama's bviggy going along the. road. When they niad passed, 1 caught my horse and went?" The jury deliberated half an hour, and 1 brought in a verdict " Guilty." ;. ■-; The" judge rmt on the Black Cap/ -and passed sentence of death. AUCKLAND.^:.: This Day. "A. second attempt' to get" a meeting of creditors, of W> :H. Lingard, actor, proved abortive. The liabilities are Williamson, of Melbourne, fines recovered for performance of " H.M.S. Pinafore,!' £586," Searell, musician, services, £300; Craig, actor, £280 ; Haggerfiy, actor, £35. A boy, named Leithyth'e i son of the light-house keeper, at Tiritiri, fell | over the cliff on the island while gathering flowers, and is supposed to have been drowned. The mother, however, clings to the belief that the boy fell in a chasm, and is stilt alive. Owing to the bad weather it is; impossible yet to effect a search. The lighthouse-keeper was lowered down the face of the cliff but failed to see the body on the ledge where the boy fell and whence he believes bounded into the sea. ' The tJnion Sash and Door Company passed a resolution, authorising the Directors to borrow £40,000 on debentures. At Hamilton yesterday, the new Mayor was to be sworn in, but certain . Councillors refused to be present, and a quorum could not be obtained. The Mayor of Auckland, Mr} -James McCosh Clark; was installed yesterday } and. gave a banquet to Councillors in the evening. CHRISTCHURCH. „.-■■: This Day.. Axleep sea fishing company is beings formed in Lyttelton, witti a capital of £100. t\