Miss Mary Esther Jucob was cha remand on' Tuesday, the 12th, wi murder of Mr. W. 'R. H. Carew before Mr. Troup, Assistant-Judge. The Court was crowded. The accused "appeared quite cheerful and evinced the keenest interest in the proceedi Mr. Uchiyama Rossetsu. was appointed interpreter on the application of Mr. Lowder.
George Hodges, constable and_gaoler, was called and examined by Mr. Lowder. He arrested the accused about 2.15 p.m. on Sunday at No. 2, Bluff, and being provided with a search' warrant he proceeded to search for papers and writings. He found a box of them, and identified several of those now produced as among them there were other papers and receipts about the room which he put in the vox. The Jot were sealed up and handed to Mr. Lowder in accordance with instructions given him, and he informed Mr. Lowder that he was at liberty to break the seal and examine the contents.
By Mr. Scidmore:—When he told Miss Jacob his errand in her own room, her amanner was of course troubled. She gave every assistance in his search, and called his attention to things he might overlook.
By the Court.—He found the box a few minutes after he went in; his instructions were to especially search for a cabinet, and he reported to the Court that he could thine own Twin Soul; wherever that spirit not find one. He produced the box to the may be now, it must join thee hereafter."] Court immediately before its sitting the She had absolutely no reason for suspect-previous morning; later in the day he ing any impropriety between accused and hurriedly examined its contents, and he her husband. delivered it to Mr. Lowder about 4.30 Tu cross-examination by Mr. Scidmore, p.m.
Mr. Lowder said he had brought the Mrs. Carew gave a brief outline of her life, marriage, honeymoon, and residence box back that morning to restore it to the at Sungei Ujong on the Malay Coast. She custody of the Court, and it was then in the reghty. [He left the Court and brought knew of accused's family very well, as they lived near her own home; but she knew it in. none of them personally and had never, to Mr. Lowder was sworn to give evidence her knowledge, seen accused before she in regard: to his examination of the con-came out to Japan to her employ. Witness tents of the box in question. This was had never signed any official document in made in company with a friend in his her husband's name nor assisted him in (witness's) own room. The papers he had any way in his official duty, unless it was produced were separated by him from the to convey a verbal'order to some subordinrest and had never been out of his posses-ate during his illness. They left that ion. He further identified letters in the A. place on account of Mr. Carew's health UL, series received by himself, produced the and came up to Japan by Singapore and public notice of reward for discovery of the Hongkong. Mr, Carew was attended by two author thereof, and submitted hiniself for cross-examination.
Aoctors at Singapore—Drs. Mugglestono and Simon. While a Takaradzuka, near Mr. Scidmore asked no questions.
Kobe, she saw Dr. Moore-Graham but did not know whether Mr. Carew consulted him.
Mr. J.C. Hall was next called into the witness-box and examined as to the pro-After three weeks they came on to Yoko-duction of several exhibits at the in-ma and had since resided there, exeoptquest held by him on the body of the late ing for 1892 which they spent at Dzushi. Mr. Carew. The accused (Miss Jacob) The accused was engaged by witness's gave evidence thereat and signed her state-mother and sent out as a nursery-governess. Rachel Grier came to her from the ment in the Coroner's book. missionary school in Tokio. Witness also Edith May Hallowell Carew was then described once more her interview with sworn and examined by Mr. Lowder. [The the mysterious lady on 10th October; at: Guzette says she gave her evidence coolly that time Miss Jacob was, she believed, and clearly and appeared to be in good with the children in the' nursery. She spirits although, as Mr. Lowder afterwards regarded the matter as very' trivial stated, she had not then (after 9 a.m.) and could not give particulars of the partaken of breakfast.) At the outset the visitor's dress; she was rather tall and slim visit of the mysterious lady on 10th Octo-and heavily veiled. Witness had the imber was once more described, and its pression that she was a lady; she was immediate outcome in the latter of perfectly easy and collected so far as apnotes, ete. The Annie Luke letters bearances went; the only point noticeable were also proved, and certain "notes Was her anxious insistence upon seeing by herself (witness) to the accused. She
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