DEFENCE OF MAREO

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19042, 16 June 1936, Page 12

DEFENCE OF MAREO

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OTHERS

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(fu Pr«3f'Aflsociitlon.) f- ( .■■.: AUCIvtiAND,, last night.

The Supreme Court, this afternoon continued the hearing of evidence, for the defence in the re-trial of Eric MareO, aged 45, years, musician, who is cl.atged with having murdered his ,wife,. Thelma Clarice Mareo, aged 29 yeaw, by administering a hypnotic ding. The. cross-examination of Dr.- E. W. Giesen, who had given his evidence 4n chief during '.the .'morning;'; began when the court resumed. ' i Replying to the Crown Prosecitfor, Air. V. R. Meredith, the witness said he.had not been in general practice _ for. a- good many years,, but- had continued asv;a consulting physician. For the. last fewyears, his attention had b#tf jriafti'ly confined to acting f<?r iriinrrance cbmpanlea in life, sickness and accident cases. - Mr. Meredith: I understand you substantially disagree with the conclusions of Drs. Gilmour, Gunson,,and Ludbrook?

Th© witness:. Yes., ".. ./■'■', Do you understand that Mrsi Mareo is dead? Do you agree with therein that? —Yes..',. ', ■".; .. ',:■':■:..:>. 4 } y*' ;'"v'*f. , " , You could. put veronal ,in> the medicine Mrs. Mareo. was. taking; just before her death and you; could -not tell there was veronal in it?---Yes. 'The mixture and veronal both taste bitter?—Yes.. v» : v , "I, •.;.'. _ After a-long series of-: questions Dr. Giesen admitted thaty if Mi's. .Mareo took veronal while standing at the.:dressirigtable on the Saturday morning, the veronal must" have been in the hedrooin audi if it was there, Mareo and'-Graham. Marco would : have i.seen ft,■ V ; There was iio place, in the evidence, suggesting that veronal was found iir the bedroom. '""■''•- The cross-examination -had , jiot • been completed when the court adjopmed 7 till next day. : , .'..: '-:-••'.. ,*%;. :■■'■■