THE DEAN CASE.

Colonist, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8364, 27 September 1895, Page 3

THE DEAN CASE.

Startling Disclosures. Sidney, September 26. Startling developments have taken place in the Dean case to-night. For a few days past vague rumors had been in ciroalati n relative,, to a j oonfeeßion by Dean, but the Attorney-General, when questioned in the Connoil, deolined to answer. Later on, bowever, Mr Want promised to inform the Coanoil what he knew and to lay documents on the tab'e, This evening Mr Want referred to the unpleasant position in which he bad been placed throagh having undertaken the prosecution of Dean, of whose guilt he was certain from the first. After the finding of the Royal Commission, on whose recommendation Dean was rekaEed, he felt very uneaßy, but received a communication some time after from Sir J. Salomons, of a private nature, stating he neednot be uneasy, as Dean was guilty, fie wrote to Sir J. Salomons, pointing out tbe position in which this plaocd him, and staticg it was tbe duty of Bir Julian to disclose all he knew of the matter. The latter replied thai he had con. suited the Chief Justice, who agreed that it was his absolute duty to divulge what be knew. Mr Want then laid Sir J. Salomon* 1 statement* on the stable. Sir J. Salomons lay! that in June Dean was released on tbe findicg of the Royal- Commission ; on July 16th, a paragraph in tbe ' Daily Tslfgraph' of 6ydney which Mr Meaghtr thought rtfltoted on him in regard to bis defence of Deans. Mr Meagber consulted Sir J. Salomons sb td its libellous nature, and confided to Bir J. Salomoci that hisf client was really guilty .of an attempt to poison his wife: tfit 3: Salomons 4hen said he knew Dean was guilty, but he asked how could Mr Meagher epe»k bo < poßitively. The latter ■aid that while Dean was in gaol he (Mr Meagber) informed him that the police had dleoovered the pbemist who bad sold the poison" to Dean. The aooußod, on hearing the sMlement, was mooh agitated, and aewJy W 1 off his seat. Ho: then ooniened thalhehadoommitted the crime, and had. OMd both strychnine and arsenio to>'gefc*id of bis wife. Dean added that if the police

bfcd arrested him the day before they did they would have found poison on him, bat this he had buried the day before he was tikes into ouetody. Daring the hearing of the case the chemist who sold the poison wßs, curiously enough, never asked whether he had sold Bach to Dean. After Mr Meaghefa's statement, Sir J. Salomons requested time to consider, and after consulting a member of the profession confidentially, asked Mr Meagher for the sake of Dean's wife, pointing out that Dean could not ndw be charged with the crime although ha might have to leave the country, to make publio hia knowledge. Mr Meagher then referred to the statements in the Press that ho had floated into Parliament on the strength of the Dean Oftse, but'Baid ha oould not make the knowledge known. Sir J. Salomons then deemed it his duty to make the matter known.