THE KYEBURN MURDER
FURTHER EVIDENCE HEARING EXPECTED TO END TO-DAY. [ Per Press As3O>ubtlon I DUNEDIN, Nov. 1. The Kyeburn murder trial was resumed this morning. Moses Brown, gold miner, stated he had been mining lor 48 years, and had been egaged as an expert in connection with prospecting and dredging. Qn July ,23, at the request of the police, witness went to Shurn’s place and supervised the washing up of a claim. Witness examined samples handed to him in Court by the Crown Prosecutor and stated they were taken from Shum’s claim, “in all my experience,” added witness in reply to a question, “1 have never come across gold of the same rusty oxidised appearance, except in this place.” Witness further said he was familiar with gold in all parts of the district and gold of the kind produced was obtained in no other claim but Shum’s.
His Honour asked what gold witness was examining, the Crown Prosecutor stating he was comparing gold sold to the bank with three samples taken from Shum’s claim.
Witness said there was no difference between the gold. Mr Hanlon asked if witness did not say before the Magistrate that not having seen the fourth sample come out of the box, it was impossible for him to say if it was identical with the other three samples. Witness replied: “I am so absolutely certain that the samples are identical that I don’t see 1 could make that mistake.” Witness added that what occurred was he was asked if he could swear the gold came from the claim and said he could not, because to swear that he would have to see come out.
Isaac John Parfitt, miner, said that, the gold sold to the bank and the gold obtained from Shum’s claim were practically the same m colour. Blowings from the gold from Shum’s claim and the blowings returned by the bank were somewhat alike.
Charles Thomas Hoarc, another miner, said that he washed up Hardie’s claim and from what he saw it would be impossible to got more than two dwts out of the workings. 1I C tried several prospects and got one and ahalf grains to the yard. Three witnesses have yet to be called and the case will probably be concluded
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 260, 2 November 1928, Page 7
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379THE KYEBURN MURDER Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 260, 2 November 1928, Page 7
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