CHARGE OF INCITING TO MURDER.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 5494, 13 December 1884, Page 2

CHARGE OF INCITING TO MURDER.

(per united press association,) ( Wellington, Deo 12. j Lewis, the hangman, waa acquitted on the charge of inciting to murder a Chinaman. The following is the evidence given by the Maori against Lewis, the hangman. He saw accused on the 3rd of the present month bear the lUnk of New Zealand, Lambton Quay. After they had had a drink they separated, but witness met ncoused again soon afterwards. They met in Willis Street, and walked up that thoroughfare together. They stopped outside* the Union Hotel lor some time engaged- in conversation ; they talked about breaking into the Union Hotel. Afterwards they fereht up to Te Aro House, and from 'thericS they walked towards Campbell's shop. They did not go inside, but looked in at the window. Accused said— "Look, there is plenty of jewellery here j we will kill the man first, then the wife, and then take the things.*' Witness said "All right," They then walked away, coming down into Lambton Quay. The arrangement about entering Campbell's shop was that witness enbuld go inside and kill Campbell and his- wife; .while accused remained outside and. looked, out £6r ihe police. They went to the shop about jll.o'plqqkthatpight and tried to openthet; frontdoor with v key, which accused pro*, duced, ,! They found they could no£opw fche' door r because there waa ,a , key already* in the. lock. They tried to ope,n the door of Campbell's shop with a wire key. The second attempt to get into the shop, wajp '.made at halfpaat two, o'clock inithedmorning. TJje, arrapgement was that Campbell and his wife should be killed with a stick. The hangman put, him up to a wrinkle by filing, him. to: knock Campbell behind the ear. They.': expected to find Campbell and his wife in bed;,; not; hke;ljta ideapf killing Campbell y, h? did ,no£ like, to., kill, any^ one ; he had never intended f o kill Camp* bell. ■ If they had succeeded in opening theshop door he would have stopped outside; and, flowed the accused tp go,. in and murder the Chinaman. He would then have gone down to. the police atatiqn and told about the a {fail* • ' „ \ t ,! t