THE NEW PLYMOUTH MURDER.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume 5763, Issue XVII, 8 May 1890, Page 3

THE NEW PLYMOUTH MURDER.

New Plymouth, Tuesday. At the resumed inquest on the body of Stephen Maloney,, who was found murdered in the recreation ground,

John . Clarey, caretaker of the racecourse, . recalled, said he was not quite sure that Maloney's new boots had iron plates on them. He first heard of the murder about 3 o'clock on Saturday, April 12. He .afterwards saw the place where the body was found in the beaten track. He heard nothing, nor was the fern broken down. . It looked merely as though somebody had walked through. He looked round for deceased's hat and stick, but did not see them. There was no sign as if there, had been a struggle. Charles Carnell who iived near deceased's ■ residence, said he had known him 25 years. He was always friencPy with deceased, who \ visited witness's house every day. He ; missed , deceased on Friday ; at noon he made inquiries for him, and.decenad not turning Up' 5n the eveniug witness concluded that deceased was in the hospital. - : William John Crozier gave evidence as to the deceased's stick and hat not being seen at the time the body was found ; they were found next day. Did not see how they could be under the scrub and furze, because if thrown there the scrub was too thick for them to fall under it. The plade where the body was found was gained by ;a ; narrow track, along which oiily one man could walk. There was no appearance of a man being dragged there. Deceased's purse, which was alongside the body, <? ; d not look as if it were in a condition to hold -money., ' H?*J ma'-shbox,. with matches, was ;m deceased's pocket. The inquest was adjourned last night at 10 o'clockvfciU this morning; when George Oarnell^j sojxj 'of.. yesterday's witness, was examined.:.,'' 'He corroborated mucli of his father's evidence. He went after dark with, his father to-Malohey's -house to see i€ deceased were there. They found the .dporopen.^ A C'iipaud saucer were on the table. They looked :? Maloney was in lied ; but he wps not there. They then went home. Afterwards he returned and shut the door of Maloney's house. Next morning he went over with a padlock to lock the place up, and then went to a neighbor to enquire if he had seen Maloney, He went in the afternoon with fcis father and the sergeant of police to Maloney's house, and searched, AfterwafiMjtuey .separated : he and Healy continued the search together. They met Crozier, "who joined with them. A little . dog: which was with, them sniffed as if it had got a heavy Bcent. They followed the dog and saw the body. The dog began licking Maloney's hand!,. The body was lying oh its left side. The back of the head only was visible. No blood was visible. The scrub around the body was thick, and? six feet high. He did not see deceased's stick or hat. Crozier went, to ' fetch the sergeant of police. The purse picked up he had never seen Maloney with, nbrrfcne .tomahawk, which was also ; picked up, ; . The witness said: — "We icould^not find the hat or stick when wo found the body, although we looked for ': fchem.^ /When cutting the trees we heard no noise toiattract our attention. On Sunday «he c police and others went to search i for the hat and stick. I went with them. Vj Heard Butterworth say 'Here is his hat ■-' *ancl;stick,'_ when they . were found. The && jrift us "*■* always loose, and would . bark if strangers were about, and it was at our house all Friday.".- '£■'''." '<-■ ''■■ '--' ■ ■-. • -U> -'• To-day. -•-.. I^einciuest on the Murder of "Maloney "!"W£»*^urods<^ v mp : rningr: No evidence ; of impdrfericie was adduced. -o', t :',r-''''-, •-. ■ S^WiiiLikNmoN, to-day. ''■'? '£ Cibrjistchurpli J de|ectiYe has been in- :. '"'Bj^racfeii'i to .investigate .^ the Maloney '.ymurdeiV:;' .■■' v? --', .' ' . : /Z-h'h', ■

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