THE DRUCE CASE

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13447, 20 November 1907, Page 5

THE DRUCE CASE

INSPECTING THE GRAVE

CALDWELL IN THE BOX

Preee Association-By Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, Nov. *lB.

A thousand people inspected the closely guarded Druce grave in Highgate Cemeterv.

Many la die*? "of title have seats on the Bench "at Clerkc-nwell, where the hearing of the Druce case has been transferred. Caldwell stoutly .denied his identity w.illi his brother, who was accused of em-' bsz/slemcrv. He said lis was pos'tive 'that he passed through a parth--mu.de tunnel betwe'.n Welbeck and Worksop in 1864. He denied that was ever 'the defendout in if police court and swore positively that he had l-sver lived in Londonderiy wJih hi'j wif?i.

Received 10.22 p.m.. November 19th. LONDON. Nov. 19.

Caldwell denied that he; and his brother held, leasehold - property in Londonderry iu 1868. He denied assigning to Christy in 1871 .the'-insurance policy, on Robert CaldweH'.v life. H% brother might liave tbld.:him Jie : made:.the.;a«sigument. MrPlowdeo, the i^fagisbrtitf.. put a. series of Vearchirig He remarked that some peoplej believed.rtliat ; Druce;wa* the real -: peijsopf:who i dieik.. ",:'? Did any:• of fheset'or did you" : ask: ib see ',' the -corpse before; tbuvial ?".;'•':'■'/• ■•'■■"' , :' ;-:-■- ' ; . Caldwell;: .." No : they w-ere unaware of th? dea'th'- urtil -the funeral was over.'" Mr. -plow-den did \not permit the production -of a copy of titer diary on the ground: th-it it;was-inad® by vi, third party. M^-.s' : Ri'jbinsoii , jv'/n.ted ihti --fsfe'- also copied it. '.'....• '..-''.'■'-

Mr. was unnecessary. ' L -

:.Mi«:> Robinson testified +kat. s-i*c knew Drnce in 1861; again as Druce at Welbeck in 1858: when she w;is introduced iy Okafleg. Dickens whom she met at Boston,- America,- and at. whose ins , ;in''e she became engaged. She received at Worksop letters for Drnce in the. name of :Mad--ame Tus.saud. Mr Avery's remarks objecting to the;.copy showed that the date of .man-' iifactutfeof the -paper' whereon -he ■-viv\'ii<l was wri'ten custody in .JjQhdon. > : ,-; j;;