THE DRUCE CASE.

Colonist, Volume L, Issue 12105, 2 December 1907, Page 3

THE DRUCE CASE.

ANOTHER HEIR, MRS HAMILTON'S EVIDENCE* Per United Press Association. Received Dec. 1, 4.8 p.m. London, Nov. 30. 1 The new Druce-Portland Company, through Mr fricbard* one of the directors* applied to Mr Justice Joyce for ah injunction restraining Blakiston and Oaptai n Hall's cofciirectors parting with money in their possession. Mr Prichard's qonnsai stated that Holiamby D.ruC&'s claim must fail because Charles Edgar Druce, a grandson of the elder brother, of claimant's father was stilt alive in Australia. Thp claimant might come to .terms with the cousin, ; but that would not riifeci the applicants, who were shareholders, and mostly artisans and domestics. The application was adjourried- ., Received Dec. 1, 3; 47 p.m. Mr Avory referred tn certain omissions in Mrs Hamilton's testimony before the Queen's Bench, where she stated that she lived in Gower street ud to 1368, and did not inform Mr Justice Bargrave Deane that she was living with her husband at Liverpool in 18;" 8 to 1871 "I often visited London and stayed with my father in Gower street. I was never asked about Liverpool." Mr Avory quoted ffpto the evidence given in the Queen's Bench Division; snowing that Mrs Hamilton did not mention lumps on the Duke's face, and suggested that her present testimony was based on Caidwell's. When confronted with the discrepancies thus revealed Mrs Hamilton blamed the stenographers. She confessed that she had confused the dates. She declared that questions put to hbr on the previous occasion had misled her. . Replying to a further question by Mr Avpfy regarding the handwriting of the Duke, witness stated that he was able to write almost any hand he liked. The Duke told her in reply to a question .she asked him that the mock funeral cost £1000. Witness supposed officials were bribed or they would never have taken the coftin without a certificate. Mrs Hamilton, replyine to Mr Plowden, said that between 1866 and 1876 her father spoke to her about Caldwell going to do a good thing for the Duke's nose. She knew the Duke's nose iooked nice up to 1864, though if it were closaly examined one might see little "marks. She afterwards saw that lump had disappeared.