THE TALUNE TRAGEDY.
v ; (Eleotrio Telegraph-Copyright— United PreßS Association) ! SYDNEY, June 12. i In the Conway murder case, Jessie Peafson, of Waikouaiti, Otago, deposed ; that she knew accused for a couple ot ', years. She had advanced her £100 m I February, 1899, due m twelve months. \ Accused returned the amount at the end of the term, and then asked for a further | loan, the same sum being granted, and ' a promissory note was given at the end i for a further twelve months. She gave (accused time to pay. Mrs Smith ex- , plained that she was going to Sydney to see a lady and gentleman whose child she had saved. James Ttussell, ex-steward of the Talune, deposed that the morning after Conway's death he went to take accused's order for breakfast. She asked him whether they were going to take the body to port or bury it at sea. He replied that they would not bury it at sea, as they would reach Sydney next day. When the vessel reached port accused gave witness a watch and chain to keep till next morning, stating that she was afraid of losing it. She informed witness that she had two others.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9171, 13 June 1901, Page 2
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