THE DEAN CASE.

Colonist, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8365, 28 September 1895, Page 3

THE DEAN CASE.

Stdnbv, September 27. in the Aißiembly upon a motion for adjonrnment Mr Oriqk referred to the developments in ihe Difcn qsm apd made a hot, at. taok on Sir J^Bifcnioos and. the AttoirieyGen«r«l for not 'diYtilgiDg the kaowUdg^

which they possessed for two months, anc while the Commission was sitting. Sir J Salomons had aooepted £660 from th< Government to prove Dean guilty, ye! never said a word to the defending lawyers, and at the same time was prepared to accepl their writ in aa ao;ion for libel, whiob thej intended to bring apainst the Premier for hie utterances upon the matter. Mr Criok denied Sir J. Salomon's statement that he knew that Dean was guilty. He was still unoonvinoad and intended that the whole matter should be threshed out in the Courts. He . had ÜBed language to Sir J. Salomon whiob entitled him to issue a writ, and ha challenged Mm fro do it. If there wae to be any dirt throwing he would open hie mouth in a way that would make those concerned wish that he had kept it shut. He was prepared to bite and would bite severely. 'Jfhe Minister of Lands said that. the matte* should be tested to the fullest issue. Ho had no desire to purchase silence* and advised Mr Crick to carry the whole matter to Oo^rt. . . . Mr Criok stated that Mr Meagher denied that he made any statement to Sir J. Salomons in reference to Dean's guilt. He also BaiiJ that Bir J. Salomons pOsseaeed a knowledge of the confession two siontha ago, bu( not during the Bitting of the Commission. -, pesn, in an interview, said that the alleged confession was an infamous falsehood, and a series of scandalous lies. He never laid a Word to Mr Meagher whioh could be construed into a confession of guilt, or aboul obtaining, administering, or destroying poison. Mr Meagher always. Jreated him at if he considered him innocent, and their relations throughout were most cordial. The Statement! wire completely inexplicable to him, aad there was some bad business at the bottom of the whole paok of lies, whiob he intended to sift to the bottom. - ' Later. In the interview with Mes James Dean and Seymour both asserted that they knew the truth would oome out, and while they do not wish \to see Dean i b gain in gaol, they hope that his guilt will be proved beyond doubt. Mrs Seymour remarked that, while she had not always been what she ought, she had to thank God that her oonsoienoe was clear. The chemist mentioned in connection with the gale of the poison denies positively that he sold Dean any. Mr Meagher gives his version to the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday.