KAIWARRA MURDER.

Colonist, Volume XXXII, Issue 5524, 19 June 1889, Page 3

KAIWARRA MURDER.

(Per United Press Association.)

WELLINGTON,

June 18,

At the. Magistrate's Court the adjourned hearing of the charge against Louis Chemiz of having murdered Thomas Hawkins was resumed.

John May was in the vicinity of the Rhandallab railway station on the evening of May 31, awaiting the arrival of tho train from Wellington, when he heard two shots firad in tho direction of the farm belonging to the deceased.

Cross-examined: He was surprised io hear the shots, as, although it was the shooting sea sen, it was too dark to see anything. Mr Wilson deposed that he visited the 3oena of the murdsr the next "morningy-and founa a gorap of paper, part ef the ' Evening Post' of May 23, in a gorae fence near the bend in tho road whera the first shot is supposed to have been fired. On tbe production of the pi«ca of paper it was found thnf, the date did not correspond with the wituess' statement, the date being the 22ad March The witness explained that he had not looked at tho date, but had been led to believe it was the paper of the 23rd May by a paragrnph printed on the paper in reference to a picnic to be held the nest day, which he had supposed meant the Queen's Birthday. Inspector Thomson deposed to visiting the scene of the murder oa tbe Ist June, when he found fragments of paper having every appaaranoa of having bean burat withpewdor lying about on the road and in the gorse fence. Ho producad portions of a newspaper found in the pookets of the accused. He proceeded to the houva of tho aconaed with tha detectives and searched the premises. Tha gun found by Detecti?e Beajamin was a doable-barrelled muzzle loadar. The detealive put his finger in tho muazle, and as he withdraw it remarked to witness, " This baa been recently discharged." He also found a Btiletto.

Cross-examined I I examined the stiletto for blood stains, bat could not find any. Verdigris was an the hilt to tb.9 extant of a quarter of an inch. There was nothing to indicate thai it had been resently used. After lunch this afternoon William and Victor Diiuoek, who were the last to pee Hawkias alive, Malcolm and Douald MeCalium, tw* lade, and William Durrell, engaged at the soap work* at Saiwarra. wore called. Their evidence was as to circumstances alter death, and was of little imporfcsnoe. The prinoipal point in Durrell't evidence wiia that tht »coused, who supplied him with milk, rendered his account punotually on the Ist of the month, bat the account for May wan not atnt in until the 3rd June,

Grian aui Chaplin, two laborars eagsged im laying gs.% mains at Kaiwurra, g&w Rcoused leave work nt 4.3d in th* afternosa, and a« they ware returning to tows mat Hawkins going oat in the diraotion 01 his kouiss. poHstable Carroll, who wai sUspatolied to bring tk« bedy into town, gave tfideaee as to th» position of tha body whaa he resohed Kaiwarr*, and also sa to flading s»T«ral itonss witk Mood staias, also fragmeati of papers. Tie witasss was present when a search wae madt ol tha accHsed's house, aad newspapers wera found.

Couetable HsaUy corroborated this evidenot, bat denied suggestions that a lOTolver found st accusid's should be discharged. Deteo'wire Benjami» gave evidence as to the etarahiag of the acoused's houss, and the finding of papers, gun, revolver, stiilcto, and shot. A saarch was mads for deceased's pocket book, but no trace was found. Tbe gun had tha appearance of having been recently discharged. The witness Hi not notice may marks of dust; on the stiletto. Portions of newspapers found at accused's house were handed over to Mr Tester, who is making an investigation on behalf of the police. The drawers in which tho stiletto aud papers were found were locksd, but tha accused explained he kept dynamite in them, and the reason of their beiag locked was to prevent children getting at it. When witasss arrested the accused on a charge of murder, ha replied, "It s all dacanei lias; 1 won't be there long. I wish I ha-d better olothas to go in." At 5 o'clock tha Crowa Prosecutor annoaneed that he would be unable to complete the ease this evening, and asked for an adjournment until Friday. Counsel for the accused objected, but his Worship ultimately granted tho adjournment until Friday.