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A CURIOUS CASE.
The Tale oi a Telegram.
Questions M)out~« 0perttlion ._ A
"Wire' for £10, and Wlmt
It's Led To.
(7rom Our Melbourne Correspondent.)
QiiphIíoiu oi a fieiious at»l somewiiat senisalional
nature were nikcil in a case wliicb
<iKU|ii«l lite attention of «Uc City Convt
liendi remiily, when a tall, tli n-featui-eil
man. named tieorse Henry Ilolinan, wot
charged witli foijiinft a' telegram, with intern.
lo fraudulently obtain, from Sydney
White conducted the prosecution, wliilst sc- j
cused was defended by Mr. Ridgcway.
Deietlive White said thai at 6.30 v-m. 011
12th inst.. accused sent ibe following wii'e,
tinned "C. Fuller, 21 Piioces-stieet,. Melbourne."
to Mr. Fuller, a storekeeper at
I.o«lt, Tasmauia •—"Wire loan £1.0, burnt
out Hopetoun, writin?, address G,P.O., Melbourne.
i.Sign=d) Charlie.". The telegram
purported to come from Fuller's son, Charles,
vrho was a resident of Hopetouii. Being
suspicious of its authenticity, Fuller, seu.,
despatched a wire to a friend of bis in Melbourne,
a Mr. Duckett, as follows .—"Charlie
wired for £10, doubt if genuine, to be addressed
G.P.O., leave matter in your
hands."
Detective White, in company with Detective
Mulfahey, waited at the delivery office
at the G.P.O., and, when accused called to
mate inquiries, they put certain questions to
him, and. as a consequence of the nature of
a I " S U d
r> "" Di
c
Holgat(, Fullel. , wt,n.dre66ed rasn
oi more ihou niiddle Age. who described lnrttself
as a storekeeper ai Loveil. Tasmania,
deponed that he had a mil named Charles
residing at HopPloim, Victoria. WiLnc&s ic
ceiirii, o h 1 iic 32Hi, a lelcsraui purporting
t,j be trotil iiis soli, and.
niiUDTlN'fi 11' 'to BE «EXU1XK.
H'iied lo a friend of his, asking lliiu to
verify il.
Mr. Ridgenav: You M.r .vou know the dcfendant:
for bow long, have vou known him
—Since Jauuarv 2 of this year.
Uuder what circumstances did you coir.e to
know him?—He uionght (he lady he is engaged
to, (o sec her sitter, who is in my
employ.
When did ibis wait leave Tasmauia?—In
the 6rsl week of January.
Did he leave in company Willi any women?
, Xo.
Was (here a wonuu named Thoe'ce
' Ward?—'V
She is your housekeeper, I understand?—
ci„. ,'s
;
Wai.d tVfl.
Tasma„ia for
,
BMteP-Xo;
she
is
still
at
, j
, sllp 1]af ,levf, |ef( Lovett?—(Witness did |
not answer.!
l Did you make'arrangements with nreused
! for certain tilings to be done in Sydney?
{"No: Phoebe was going to Sydney with her
sister Mav, lo obtain woik, and the arrange-
, w < i ; ,Lat if ife',^,^ moi.cy she was
] lu wilt> m e im. j,,
1
Is it usual tor you to assist your servants
j >» that maimer? By the way, is Phoebe
i
Vai-d auv other connection of your» besides
our housekeeperP—Xo.
What was I'hoebe Ward's condition at the
»«
left • Tasmania?-!
don't
'•
'
shf ;„ a ceH«in ««aWo., or did yon
si- (tU ««»«! ^Sie
i
Coimscl Well, who did?
í
Witness ,to tj,c p.jj.). yOUr Wotshuis,
on't von protect me in this «nattér? It is ]
urely, pr.vate affair.
.
. [
Counsel: Yes; bul my. client is not going,
0 sao| 011 Bceoiini of your private attain..
ow, vou luiow; we know alt about you.
fc™*^
sfcould be sent through accnsed
FOR A CERTAIN" Pl'BPOSE,
ami was not die ivuole irouole urousiit atout
by ihe m c t»eiug sent^frow^Meinurae m-
icnow ^ ^ (he gilt in "eerta'ii^eondition:
then woo told you?
Uuness again applied to the P.M. for omtecitou.
In answer io further pressing questions,
witn&ss said that no arrangements.were made
as to now accused was to communicate, nor
wns he to make certain arrangements in
Sydney.
Counsel: Was not accused your aàvincc
agent, and was tie not to arrange with a certain
t-lfcst of female for a particular <neratiiui?—No;
I scronglf objected to anything
of the sort.
You said he was a perfect stranger to
you. tlow did he gel these confidential particulate?—be
got them through May
t'hoebe's sister.
Will you contradict him if lie says his
mission was to go ahead and spy out the
Laud, aud arrange with some woman?—No;
a suggestion was made that certain things
should be úçne in Sydney, hut I objected.
I understand that, after your arrival, accused
wrote to you from the Melbourne
liaol. Have you got «hat letter?—No.
What did he say in that letter?—He said
that he was sorry, for what he had *)onc,
and it was a pity f had wired to Duckett.
Htii-'i's Now, I want you to'be oreful- .These
through other hands. It accused
says that he told you, iu that letter, that
he expected you to stick to him, what then! 1
—1 absolutely den», it. •
When did you get that,letter?—Last Su«-
day _ «nooning. I tore 'it up -the same eviti-
! n 1
J-
/ , ,,' ...
»n answer to turner questions, witness
slid that hhâ «ceus^â wired f6c money in
his own name, instead'of in that of iiis
(witness s) sou, the money would hare betn
sent, WilnesB also sworé that it was accused
who first told him of
PHOEBE'S CONDITION;
he had heard of (be fjet through May, ,her
fiislcr. Accused also said that the gills were
going with him. to Sydney.
Couueel. Of course, you know your danger
if it is moved that accused had' attempt;),
át your suggestion, to procure abortion tor
this girl P—I do. There, was a suggestion
made; but I would not listen to it.
Who was It first mentioned abortion?—No
one,
Well, t mean operation, if you like that
word better?—1 cannot remchiber.
Did you, before accused came to Tasmania,
give the girl Phoebe £5, and do you
know that the went to a clicmist's with it
oini tried to induce him io do a certain
tbiiig?-N'o
• \on nduiK getting « letter iro» accuied
yeslerdav inonilng. which you say you tore
"P- ^ S' 0 « «bow it to anybody this morn-
•• •• ',;
! Did you visit accuic-J m the cell tins morn-
.oid you'show Jiim llii
leltei?—No.
What paper w»? it you.«bowed him?—Xo
paiier at «II
lu answer to some 'questioning hy Mr.
Cresswcll, witness told the I\1I, that be
would have sent accused money, but not
unless the girls were with him. Witness
iJiourIiI it possible lie might have told accused
ill general conversation that lie had
a son Charlie in Hopetoun. He believed he
had, ttU'.l hid aUo tM that he would like
I Charlie to come home aud take charge of
' the store while hr weni for a holiday,
Charles Stephen Fuller, a young fellow of
about 19 years of age, the son <rf the list
witness, residing nt Hopetoun, ssid be '
WAS NOT IN MELBOURNE
on. lgili insl.. He did uol-know accused, and
never iuuhoi»'fifU liiin to send a telegram in
his name. t , . , ,
Mr, Ridgcwsy -, Was It not .on apcoimt of
a coolness Ijttneeu youriclf and yoiji; father
tlisi you left JiomcP
Witness jlirsilaliiiglj'): íia.
It took you a long time to think about
that answer. Now, look here, you have
heard the question sut to your father In
that box—was it not in coaitquinci of
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