THE CAIN MURDER.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 4773, 26 January 1887, Page 2

THE CAIN MURDER.

THE PROGRESS OF THE TRIAL. Dunedin, to-day. The taking of evidence for the prosecution in the Cain murder case was continued all yesterday. Denis Wren detailed the nature of Cain's illness and the medicines given him. He stated emphatically that he implicitly obeyed the doctor's instructions. He believed Cain took champagne on the night Hall sat up with him. Margaret Houston, examined, said: The Cain family was in good health when she wentto Woodlands to Captain Cain, a week before Christmas. She had known Cain leave the room at meal times, saying he was sick. She could not fix the dato of this. Ho did not take whisky while she was there. She saw him sick once, but could nob recollect the date. She heard from Cain and Bridget Ryan that he had been sick before this. She thought this occasion would be about the beginning of January. For about a fortnight before Kaye came she attended him in the day time. He then went on getting worse. She sat up with him for the week before Kayo came. Cain sometimes sent Wren away and would not have him. At this point the witness burst inte hytserical crying, and her examination was postponed. Miss Florenco Gillon was then examined. Liter. Tho witness Stubb, re-called, said he gave Cain brandy, not champagne, and it made him sick immediately. Hall was in the room three times. He only stayed a minute or two. He was positive Cain was also sick after taking whisky, not champagne. Kay, who nursed Cain, said Hall was a constant visitor after tho new year. He never stayed in the sick room when Hall was there, as he understood he had business with the Captain. He waa oftener aiek after taking his cough mixture than anything elso. He ropeatedly complained of it, and refused to t:ike it. He was sick j after taking brandy and whisky repeatedly —nearly every night—but not for long. Ha rernombered giving Jackson champagne from a bottle used for Cain. Ha had somo himself once, and felt bad after.