CRIMES AND OFFENCES

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVI, Issue 14922, 14 December 1912, Page 9

CRIMES AND OFFENCES

<£. PUTUMAYO HORRORS. SLAUGHTER OF CHILDREN. Press Association—Bv Tel. —Copyright. LONDON, Dec! ID At the Putimwyn enquiry Mr Casemate recalled tho. Indians' statement that iiie agent of the company surprised an Indian settlement in the forest; the parents fieri and the men hunters clashed one the brains of eighteen children against the trees. The agent was arrested but Julio Aran.i secured his release. FOUND DEAD. An elderly man was found at Woking with a bullet in his forehead. It is presumed that he was murdered as jno weapon was found near. It is tnpj posed that ho was connected with the j girl scoui. outrage. j :- ; KNTU.\C.ED TO DEATH. i Hopv.-« ( ,d, charged with the murder ! of ihe actress Ho Dudley, ;! month a-;o, has l.ocn seim-m-rd to death. There was a dramatic scene, the prisoner weeping in Mie dock and declaring tin; toe shooung wa.s entirely acc-i----den'.aJ. THBEATENIXG LETTKRS. TO Ti:.E PilESl DENT-ELECT. NEW YORK. Dec. 11. -■l' ■>t .'. e..i'.. .•,e,\ .ihsi). ihree men were, arre .-led lor sending letters to Dr ■ >A"oi;drow "Wilson in whieh they | threatened hhn with death unless he i P' ,; d a thousand pounds. The u,en | have been identified as two brothers I named Dunn and a man named Seilev | Davouunrt. They were living i„ ' ; , | mining settlemeni. Or Wikon left | u '>- earlier tiutn he had intended owing to the receipt of tiic letters. THU AGRA MURDEi;. SECOND CHARGE LAID. CALCUTTA, Dec. 12. B'bu. the Clark's former servant, in evidence, said that Clark tailed him into the bedroom and gave. I.ini three powders and ordered him to put them in Meiu Sahib's tea. Pie promised oil rupees to Bibu and threatened to throttle him if any tiling leaked out. Witness handed Meiu Sahib the powders, and said he wanti d to leave, and she gave him his wagas. The Court announced that owing to the chemical report Clark and Airs i'ulb.am would be charged, with attempted poisoning of Mr Fuiham at Meerut in 1!) H. and also with the actual murder of Mr Fuiham at Agra, in XovcniDAMNING EVIDENCE. Received 11.0 p.m.. Dec. 13th. CALCUTTA, Dec. 13. Clark's son, aged 23, gave evidence that he had the powders mentioned by Bibu analysed, and they were declared to he a slow poison. He asked his mother !.o go away with him, but slie refused to do so. Ho knew that Mrs Fuiham was wealthy. His father did not love his wife or children, and was always running after other women. He, abused and struck witness's mother. The prosecution interjected that they would produce Airs Eulham's letter found in Clark's possession, confirming the statement that the powders were poison. Airs Wieless gave evidence thai Clark told her, numberless times, that he'wanted to get rid of his v. ife, and that ho loved two, other women.