| [Index] |
| William Alfred WEISKE (1882 - 1939) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Janet WEISKE ( - 1918) Isabell Margaret Jean WEISKE (1912 - ) Dulcie Olive WEISKE |
William Alfred WEISKE (1882 - 1939) + Margaret Jane (Jean) CURRAN (1884 - 1964) |
John Charles Frederick WEISKE (1843 - 1928) | ||
| Antonia Emma Hedvig K(I)ETZMANN (1850 - 1919) | ||||
| b. 1882 at Queensland, Australia |
| m. 1917 Margaret Jane (Jean) CURRAN (1884 - 1964) at Queensland, Australia |
| d. 1939 at Mackay, Queensland, Australia aged 57 |
| Near Relatives of William Alfred WEISKE (1882 - 1939) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Father in Law | James CURRAN | abt 1844 | Ireland | 1891 | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | 47 |
| Mother in Law | Jane BLACK | abt 1849 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | 1909 | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | 60 |
| Father | John Charles Frederick WEISKE | abt 1843 | Germany | 1928 | Queensland, Australia | 85 |
| Mother | Antonia Emma Hedvig K(I)ETZMANN | abt 1850 | Germany | 1919 | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | 69 |
| Self | William Alfred WEISKE | 1882 | Queensland, Australia | 1939 | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | 57 |
| Wife | Margaret Jane (Jean) CURRAN | 1884 | Mirani, Queensland, Australia | 1964 | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | 80 |
| Daughter | Janet WEISKE | 1918 | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | |||
| Daughter | Isabell Margaret Jean WEISKE | abt 1912 | ||||
| Daughter | Dulcie Olive WEISKE | |||||
| Brother | John Charles Frederick WEISKE | 1873 | Queensland, Australia | 1950 | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia | 77 |
| Brother | Henry Frank WEISKE | 1875 | 1880 | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | 5 | |
| Brother | Antonio Charles WEISKE | 1876 | Queensland, Australia | 1963 | Queensland, Australia | 87 |
| Sister | Clara Antonia WEISKE | 1878 | Queensland, Australia | 1940 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 62 |
| Brother | Henry Frank WEISKE | 1880 | Queensland, Australia | |||
| Brother | Ernest Richard WEISKE | 1886 | Queensland, Australia | 1939 | Hughenden, Queensland, Australia | 53 |
| Sister | Clara Theresa WEISKE | 1888 | Queensland, Australia | 1958 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 70 |
| Son in Law | William George HOBBS | 13 Jan 1918 | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | 14 Aug 1996 | Ayr, Queensland, Australia | 78 |
| Son in Law | Cyril Wilfred Edmund CASE | |||||
| Niece | Ivy Helen WEISKE | 1901 | Queensland, Australia | |||
| Nephew | Frederick Cecil WEISKE | 1902 | Queensland, Australia | 1903 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 1 |
| Nephew | Lancelot Roy WEISKE | 1903 | Queensland, Australia | 1976 | Queensland, Australia | 73 |
| Niece | Muriel Audrey WEISKE | 1909 | Queensland, Australia | |||
| Nephew | Stanley Speede WEISKE | 1983 | Queensland, Australia | |||
| Nephew | Charles Anton WEISKE | 1912 | Queensland, Australia | 1983 | Queensland, Australia | 71 |
| Niece | Lillian Standfield Sampson WEISKE | 1908 | Queensland, Australia | |||
| Nephew | William Royal Stanfield SAMPSON | abt 1911 | ||||
| Niece | Gladys Clive LAURENT | 1915 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||
| Nephew | George Sturt HEATH | 1912 | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | 1987 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 75 |
| Niece | Jean Kathleen Mary CURRAN | 1900 | Queensland, Australia | |||
| Nephew | John James CURRAN | 1902 | Queensland, Australia | 1951 | Mirani, Queensland, Australia | 49 |
| Niece | Mary (May) Margaret CURRAN | 1904 | Queensland, Australia | |||
| Nephew | William Richard CURRAN | 1906 | Queensland, Australia | |||
| Nephew | George CURRAN | |||||
| Nephew | James CURRAN | |||||
| Niece | Jessie CURRAN | |||||
| Niece | Rachael CURRAN | |||||
| Sister in Law | Janet MacArthur CURRAN | abt 1873 | Cambusnetham, Lanarkshire, Scotland | 1944 | Milla Milla, Queensland, Australia | 71 |
| Brother in Law | William CURRAN | abt 1874 | Cambusnetham, Lanarkshire, Scotland | 1911 | Queensland, Australia | 37 |
| Brother in Law | Richard CURRAN | abt 1879 | Cambusnetham, Lanarkshire, Scotland | 1947 | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | 68 |
| Sister in Law | Isabella Elizabeth CURRAN | 1884 | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | 1957 | Queensland, Australia | 73 |
| Sister in Law | Mabel Helen BEATTY | 1957 | Queensland, Australia | |||
| Sister in Law | Mary Theresa MCLELLAN | 1963 | Queensland, Australia | |||
| Brother in Law | Unknown SAMPSON | |||||
| Sister in Law | Elizabeth Julia SMITH | 1877 | Queensland, Australia | 1971 | Queensland, Australia | 94 |
| Brother in Law | John Clive LAURENT | 1962 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||
| Events in William Alfred WEISKE (1882 - 1939)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| Birth of daughter Dulcie Olive WEISKE | Note 1 | ||||
| 1882 | William Alfred WEISKE was born | Queensland, Australia | Note 2 | ||
| abt 1912 | 30 | Birth of daughter Isabell Margaret Jean WEISKE | |||
| 1917 | 35 | Married Margaret Jane (Jean) CURRAN (aged 33) | Queensland, Australia | Note 3 | 18 |
| 1918 | 36 | Death of daughter Janet WEISKE | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | Note 4 | 18 |
| 1919 | 37 | Death of mother Antonia Emma Hedvig K(I)ETZMANN (aged 69) | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | Note 5 | 18 |
| 1928 | 46 | Death of father John Charles Frederick WEISKE (aged 85) | Queensland, Australia | Note 6 | 18, 60 |
| 1939 | 57 | William Alfred WEISKE died | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | Note 7 | 60 |
| 1939 | 57 | Burial | Mackay City Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland | Note 8 | 90 |
| Death of daughter Isabell Margaret Jean WEISKE | Note 9 | ||||
| Personal Notes: |
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Daily Mercury (Mackay) 30 June 1939
DEATH OF W. A. WEISKE. TWO CHARGES PREFERRED AGAINST SAMPSON. Attempting to Kill and Murder. TWO charges have now been preferred against William Royal Stanfield Sampson (28), consequent upon the death of William Alfred Weiske. The charges are: (1) That at Mackay, between February 1 and June 4, he attempted unlawfully to kill Isabelle Margaret Heath, and (2) that on June 4 he murdered William Alfred Weiske. The hearing of the first charge was proceeded with in the Police Court yesterday, and when the court adjourned one more witness had still to be examined. Defendant listened to the evidence against him with apparent interest, but when the widow of the late Mr. Weiske entered the witness box he was visibly affected, and from that stage onward kept his head down for the greater part of the proceedings. There was only a small attendance in the public section of the Court. The Police Magistrate (Mr. T. R. Kennedy) was on the Bench, Senior- Sergeant P. J. O'Connor prosecuted, and Mr. J. Condie (Messrs. S. B. Wright & Wright) appeared for the defendant. "Constable K. R. .Bryce in evidence said that on Sunday, June 4, about 2 30 p-m; he was at the residence of William Alfred Weiske, at 10 Byron- street. Upon arrival he was met by the Rev. H. Street, "who told him something. He entered the house where he saw Mrs. Mulherln, who took him to a bedroom at the front of the house. There he saw the body of— Mr. Condie objected to any further evidence being given regarding the body, as the charge related to the attempted unlawful killing of Miss Heath. The P.M. said he could not anticipate the evidence about to be given, and allowed witness to proceed. Continuing, witness said he saw a body on a bed in the room. It was covered to the neck with bedclothes. He also saw a number of towels around the right side of the head. He removed them and saw a laceration behind the right ear. The wound appeared to be of recent origin and there was a quantity of blood there. He lifted the bedclothes and saw that the body was clothed. He left the room and went to the front veranda, where he conversed with Isabelle Margaret Heath. He later saw Isabelle Margaret Jean Weiske, daughter of the deceased, in the dining room and she told him something. While he was speaking to Miss Weiske, Mrs. Mulherin went into the room and told him something. She handed him a white piece of paper. He unfolded it and noticed It was folded around a blue piece of paper branded "Marne's Pink A.P.C. Powders." The blue piece of paper was damp and there was a pinkish powder adhering to it. He retained the paper. He had ascertained that those present at the house at the time of deceased's death were Mrs.Weiske, Isabelle Margaret Jean Weiske, Dulcie Weiske, Isabelle Margaret Heath and Mavis Heath (nieces of deceased), Mrs. Mulherin, and Roy Collier. He had a further conversation with Mrs. Mulherin and, accompanied by her, went to the back steps. She pointed out a concrete step to him; and told him something. He remained at the house till the undertaker removed the body to the morgue. At 5.30 p.m. on the same day, he was present at the morgue when a post-mortem of the body was conducted by Dr. Chonoweth. He was present when Dr. Chenoweth removed the small intestine, spleen, liver, and kidneys, which were placed in two glass containers which witness was handed. He did not receive a certificate as to the cause of death. He later handed the container to Detective-Sergeant Currey. On June 5 he again visited the residence of the deceased, where he saw Isabelle Margaret Jean Weiske. Defendant was squatting on the ground about 6ft. to his right and behind the steps. He said to Miss Weiske, at the same time pointing to defendant, ."Who is this man?" and she replied, "That is my cousin." She told witness his name was Sampson. He asked for Isabelle Margaret Heath. When he asked if he could speak to her defendant got up and went to the bottom of the steps. Miss Weiske walked up the steps, followed by defendant. Shortly afterwards Isabelle Heath, Miss Weiske, and defendant came down the steps to where witness was standing. Misses Heath and Weiske were standing side by side on the bottom wooden step, with defendant two steps higher up, about four feet from where witness stood. He told Miss Heath he understood an A.P.C. powder was given to her uncle (Mr. Weiske) when he complained of a headache. She told witness she got a powder out of her purse. She asked witness why he was asking her all the questions about the powder, and if the A.P.C. powder had killed Weiske. She then said she gave him the powder after morning tea. Later he was speaking to Roy Collier and facing the rear steps, when he saw defendant walk from the direction of the steps to where they were standing. He walked quickly, appeared to be upset, and his face was very white. He beckoned to witness, who asked defendant, "Do you want to speak to me?" and he replied, "Yes; I am the man you want. Come over here." He kept walking and stopped a distance of 10yds. from where witness and Collier were standing. Mr. Condie here asked leave to cross-examine the witness, the request being granted. In reply to Mr. Condie, witness said at this stage he was making Inquiries into the death, of William Alfred Weiske. As a result of the post-mortem examination he suspected poisoning. He had questioned Miss Heath on June 4. Defendant was not then present. On the morning of June 5 he further prosecuted his questioning of her in defendant's presence. Witness knew defendant was a nephew of deceased. He had learned that at one time defendant and Miss Heath were attached to each other. He had not ascertained that defendant was still attached to her, and defendant did not wish him to proceed with the further examination of Miss Heath. He did not know, as a fact, that he had indicated to Detective Currey that he did not wish Miss Heath to be further examined. Defendant was very upset, and his whole attitude Indicated he was in a distressed frame of mind. Mr. Condie formally objected to further evidence relative to the matter. Witness, continuing his evidence, said defendant said: "Take me to the station, I want to tell you some thing." Defendant walked out of the front gate with witness. He said to defendant, "What is it you want to tell me?" He replied, "I won't tell you anything till we get away from the house." He got in the sidecar of the motor cycle and defendant and witness came to the police .station. At the police station witness asked defendant what he wanted to tell him. He replied, "I killed my uncle, but I did not mean to. I had a row with 'Darl' (Miss Heath) , and I put strychnine in an A.P.C. powder for her to take, but she gave it to uncle." Witness and defendant went into the C.I. Branch office. Detective-Sergeant Currey was there, and witness said to him, "This man states he killed his uncle, Mr. Weiske. He states he had a row with a girl called 'Darl' and put strychnine in an A.P.C. powder for her to take, but she gave it to her uncle." Currey told defendant who he was, and said he understood he wanted to make a statement in connection wlthWelske's death. Defendant sajd he wanted to tell Currey everything. Currey then gave defendant the formal warning regarding the making of a statement. and defendant repled, "I want to tell you everything. I am the only one to blame." Witness then handed to Currey a blue piece of paper branded "Marne's pink A.P.C. pow ders," which he had taken possession of at the residence of Weiske. Currey showed defendant the packet, and asked him If he knew it. Defend ant replied, "Yes, it was one like that." Defendant then said, at the same time pointing to witness, "Is there any need for this man to remain in the room?" Currey said "No," and witness left the room. About midday witness drove Currey, Plainclothes Constable Osborn, and defendant to the morgue. Currey, Osborn, and defendant entered the morgue. They left the morgue and went to Mia Mia, via Mirani. They were unable to reach McKay's farm at Mia Mia as a bridge on the only road to the farm was undergoing repairs. They returned to Mackay and went to a house In Goldsmith-street, where Currey took possession of a small port. He was present at the watch-house when defendant was charged. He made no reply to the charge. Isabelle Margaret Heath, aged 20 years, an employee at Mackay Post Office, said she resided at 19 Byron- street, with her aunt, Mrs. Margaret Jean Weiske. She had known defendant all her life. She had kept company with him for about three years, and their friendship was broken last October. She had since become friendly with Roy Collier, and was still friendly with him. She was at her mother's home in February. Collier called there at the week-end. Defendant had called at one week-end when Collier was there. Defendant asked her if she had a new boy friend; and she replied, "We are just friendly." Defendant said he would not come back any more. She next saw defendant on May 27 at Byron-street. They did not speak. During February last she owned a white purse, which she kept In a port on a table in her room at her aunt's. When she went home at the week-ends she locked it. In February she saw a pink A.P.C. powder in the purse. She suffered from headaches, for which she took powders. She could not say where that particular powder came from. She purchased a black purse about the beginning of May and put the contents of the white purse into it. They included the A.P.C. powder. She put the white purse into a different port. She had never opened the powder, or interfered with it in any way. On June 4 she was at Byron- street. Defendant also was there in the morning. Her uncle took the car out, put defendant's luggage In it, and went to the farm in Goldsmith-street.,. Defendant went to the farm on his bicycle. When her uncle returned he was cold and sat on the verandah. After they had had morning tea, about 11 o'clock, he asked her if she had a Bex A.P.C. powder, as he had a headache. He said he thought he was getting a cold. Witness could not find a powder on the dresser, and said, "There is one in my purse, I will get that." She got it, put it on a spoon, and gave it to him with hot water. She had given him headache powders on previous occasions. She threw the packet in a waste paper basket. Her uncle went downstairs. He was a little while away. Her aunt asked him if he were all right, and he said "Yes," Her aunt went downstairs, and then came and told witness some thing. She went down the steps and saw her uncle trying to get. up. He was very sick. Witness helped him up the steps, and put him on the bed. He said he had cut his head when he fell over. Dr. Grant arrived later and attended her uncle, who died about 1.45 p.m. Later she saw defendant at the house. She asked him if her uncle had said he was sick in the morning, and defendant replied "No." She got the A.P.C. packet, which she found in a tin on the back veranda. It had been raining and the paper was wet, There was no similar paper in the tin. She gave the packet to Mrs. Mulherin. who later handed it to Constable Bryce. Defendant had given her headache powders. Witness left the house about 10 p.m., and returned ac 8.30 the following morn ing. Defendant was there and told her a man wanted her downstairs. She went downstairs and there saw Constable Bryce. . Defendant was standing behind her and Jean Weiske. Witness and Bryce had a conversation regarding the powder, she told him she had not had it very long. When she went upstairs defendant was standing at the door of the dining room. He appeared to be upset, and beckoned the witness to go to him. She shook her head. She went to get her coat from her room. He went over to witness and said, "I did it." She did not reply, and defendant went away. She did not see him any more that morning. About 5.45 p.m. on June 5 she was at the police station where she saw Detective Currey and Sampson. She said to defendant, "What did you do It for?" and he said, 'Tt was never meant for Uncle Willie." She told him If he had told her about the powder she would have said nothing. He said he tried to get it back but could not find the purse. He asked witness If she would do him a favor, and she replied, "Yes," He said, "Don't be too hard on Mum and Dulcie." Defendant said he meant the powder for witness. When she left the room he said, "Goodbye, 'Darl.'" Witness later handed Currey a port and the white handbag, in which the powder was first placed. She had kept the bag in the port until she bought the black bag. Witness said her mother had interests in a property known as The Hollow, three miles from Mirani. Deceased also had interests In the property. She did not know if any person was kept at the property or at her mother's home at Mirani. Accused had visited The Hollow with others on dipping days. She had never had strychnine in her possession at any time. Cross-examined by Mr. Condie, witness said defendant had on occasion stayed at Weiske's home when he was in Mackay. He and her uncle were on very friendly terms. Her uncle took defendant's luggage to the farm to accommodate him there. At that time her uncle and defendant's relations were perfectly friendly. Defendant had held witness in very deep affection. She knew that that affection still con tinued. She had procured the new black handbag about tho beginning of May. Defendant knew she owned the white handbag, On June 4 her uncle had asked for a "Bex A.P.C." He knew she would have a powder In her possession. She suffered severely from headaches, and she had to make frequent recourse to the use of powders for relief. She generally had them in her bag for use. Sometimes she had them loose, and at other times in the cardboard packet in her bag. She had used Bex A.P.C. When she had bought the black bag she had put the white one in another port, and would not expect anyone trying to locate it would be able to find it. Roy George Collier, sugar mill employee, of Finch Hatton, said he had known defendant about five years, and Miss Heath all her life. Miss Heath and witness had always been friendly till February of this year. She had been friendly with defendant. Witness's friendship with her became greater in February and he visited her mother's home at Mirani at week-ends. He had seen defendant there about March last. Defendant said he wanted to have a talk with witness. They walked towards the hotel and defend ant said he would give witness some good advice. Just what that advice was he could not remember. He told defendant he was going with Miss Heath, and to his knowledge she had no other man friend. Witness had told defendant there was no need for them to be bad friends, and they went across to the hotel, where they had two drinks. They returned to where Sampson had left his bike. Defendant said he was leaving, and would not be round to Heath's place any more. They shook hands, and defendant rode his bike in the direction of Mackay. He next saw defendant on the day of Mr. Welske's death, but had no conversation with him. Witness had continued to keep company with Miss Heath, and visited her at Mirani. On June 3 he saw Miss Heath at the Post Office about 10 p.m. He arranged to go to her uncle's next morning, which he did, about 10 a.m. While he was there Mr. Weiske came home in the car. He appeared to be in good health. They had morning tea. Witness went on to the veranda, where he was reading, when he heard Mrs. Weiske call out, "Bunny (meaning witness), come and give us a hand up the steps." Witness went to the back of the house where he saw deceased nearly at the top of the steps. He was very ill, and witness helped to get him on to the bed. There was a cut behind his right ear which was bleeding freely. He wiped the blood away. On June 5 witness went to Welske's and saw Constable Bryce, with whom he had a conversation. Whilst they were talking Sampson came down the stairs and beckoned to the constable, and they walked out of the yard. Defendant was then very white. No questions were asked Mr. Condle. , In evidence Mrs. Margaret Jean Weiske said she resided with her family in Byron-street. The deceased William Alfred Weiske was her husband. Defendant was her husband's nephew. Isabelle Margaret Heath and defendant had kept company, which was broken off towards the end of 1938. Defendant seemed sad after they had parted. He visited Byron- street frequently, and was treated as one of the family. On June 4 last her family, Miss Heath, Roy Collier and defendant were at her home. The defendant came on the previous night, and slept there. He and her husband were in the back yard. Witness here detailed her husband's movements during the morning, and said he was in his usual good health at 10.30. Roy Collier was there at that time. Witness served morning tea a little after 11 a.m., her hus band, Collier, and Miss Heath having it. Afterwards her husband went on to the veranda for a rest, and went to sleep. He woke up after 12 o'clock. He came to the kitchen door, and spoke to Miss Health, who put a powder into a spoon for her husband to take. Miss Heath also handed him a glass of warm water. Water from the meat had spilled on to the floor, and her husband wiped it up. He took a tin of rubbish to the back yard. She did not remember his coming up the stairs again. She went down the stairs, and saw him sitting on a box and shaking, He was a deathly color. There was a con crete1 block at the bottom of the stairs. Witness tried to get him up the stairs and could not. She then went for Collier's assistance. When she came back her husband was staggering up the stairs. He said he had fallen over. Her niece and Collier met him on the stairs, and assisted him to the bed.. There he took a fit and the doctor was summoned. Isabelle Heath was in the room at the time, and she went to the rubbish tin from which she picked up a paper. There was a pink powder along the edge of the paper. Witness was present when her husband died. She saw defendant later, but she did not remember if he saw anything. She next saw defendant, when he brought her a cup of tea to her bedroom early on the following morning. Defendant looked very upset, and did not remain in the room. On June 14 Rev. H. Street called at the house and told her something. Her husband always had enjoyed good health, though he had suffered from biliousness. That would be mostly if he came in on a late train, which he did on the Saturday night. He had never had any serious sickness in recent years, nor had he any family, business, or financial worries. He had interests in property at Mackay and Mirani. Her husband had purchased strychnine at times over a number of years, and sent it to The Hollow. No poison was ever kept at their home in Byron- street. Cross-examined, witness said the relations between defendant and her husband had always been of the best. Defendant was as genuinely distressed as the other members of the family at Mr. Weiske's death. Dr. Robert Grant said on June 14, at 1.15 p.m., he went to Mr. Welske's home. He was taken Into the bed room where he saw deceased, who was unconscious. His breathing was stertorous, his pulse weak, and his pupils dilated. While witness was examining him he recovered consciousness. He. had another convulsion about 1.30. It was very severe, and lasted about two minutes. He had a further convulsion about 1.50 and died. Deceased had a laceration behind the right ear. Witness was unable to form a definite opinion as to the cause of death, and declined to issue a certificate. Several things occurred to him as possibilities as to the cause of death, but he was not sure. He endeavored to find out more about deceased's previous history, and Mrs. Weiske told him that at Intervals of three to four weeks he would get bilious attacks, for which he occa sionally took powders for the head aches which accompanied the attacks. Cross-examined, witness said the bilious attacks could have brought on fits of giddiness, during which a man could stumble and fall. Witness examined the wound behind the ear, and so far as he could see from the result of his examination it was possible death could have resulted from the wound. He knew Mr. Weiske per sonally. He was a middle aged man of good physique. He would regard the minimum fatal, dose of strychnine for a man - of Mr. Welske's physique at about half a grain to a grain; .which could be fatal In any condition of the stomach. Dr. Ernest W. Chenoweth, Government Medical Officer, said he had per formed a post mortem examination on the body of ' William Weiske. He found he had a fracture of the right frontal bone in the mastoid region. His findings indicated an asphyxlal mode of death, and as he did not consider the fracture was of sufficient severity to be responsible for the death he removed certain organs and sent them to the Government analyst from whom a report was received. (The report was tendered as an exhibit. Witness said he had concluded from the report that more than sufficient strychnine to produce a fatal result had been absorbed into the body. He therefore signed the death certificate as follows: (1) addition of strychnine, (2) asphyxia, and (3) cardiac failure. Replying to Mr. Condle, witness said the quantity of strychnine found in the body would be a matter for calculation. From 300 grammes of liver, and kidney one- sixty-fourth of a grain of strychnine was recovered. He noted from the analyst's report that the blue "Marne" powder paper was found to be free from strychnine. Mrs. Winifred Mulherin said on June 4 Miss Heath gave her a Marne's A.P.C. powder packet, which she later handed to Constable Bryce. Mrs. Isabelle Elizabeth Heath, widow, of Mirani, said Isabelle Mar garet Heath was her daughter. Defendant had resided In Mirani district for the past eight year. He was a frequent visitor to her house, and was always welcomed. He had stayed at her home on frequent occasion. Deceased was her brother-in- law, and was in partnership with her in a property known as The Hollow, which was used for cattle breeding. Deceased visited Mirani, and attended to the dipping of the cattle, with which work defendant had assisted him. During January last, the dingoes were bad, and witness advised deceased who later called at her home, and handed her a bottle containing strychnine. It was wrapped up as though it had just come from a chemist shop. The strychnine was later taken to The Hollow. She did not see defendant again until June A n,UMv> L A «tnp nl- 10 T3 »» An _ef voof 1, WilCll lie W CU9 AO WJTAUU-UVLWWV, She asked him if he would be good to her sister, and he said he would. Isabelle Margaret Jean Weiske, daughter of the late William Alfred Weiske, also gave evidence, corroborative of that of the previous witnesses. Constable R. G. Field, in evidence, said on June 5 Detective Sergeant Ourrey handed witness two sealed glass Jars, and a sealed envelope, to. be delivered to the Government analyst, Brisbane. On June 9 he handed the articles to Mr. M'Coll at the of the Government analyst. At this stage defendant was remanded til! 10 a.m. to-day. Daily Mercury (Mackay) 21 Nov 1939 Imprisonment for Life. MACKAY MURDER CASE. SAMPSON BEFORE TOWNSVILLE COURT. TOWNSVILLE, Nov. 20. -In -the Supreme Court to-night William Royal Stanfield Sampson was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of William Alfred Weiske at Mackay on June 4. The Jury, which had been out since 3 o'clock this afternoon, returned at 7.48 p.m. with a verdict of guilty of murder. Imposing the sentence of life imprisonment, Mr. Justice R.J. Douglas said that only one sentence was possible in the circumstances of the case, a sentence which defendant thoroughly deserved. The case was one which had been before a jury twice before and in which Sampson was charged with wilful murder. |
| Source References: |
| 18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index |
| - Reference = (Marriage) |
| - Notes: 1917 C1209 Alfred William Weiske Margaret Jean Curran |
| 60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au |
| - Reference = (Death) |
| - Notes: Daily Mercury (Mackay)
Obituary. WILLIAM ALFRED WEISKE. The sudden death yesterday of Mr. William Alfred Weiske. of 19 Byron- street, Mackay, came as a shock to a wide circle of friends. The late Mr. Weiske, who was an engine-driver in the railway service, was at his home in his usual health and spirits yesterday morning, but shortly before noon complained of indisposition. He took a headache powder and soon afterwards members of the family heard him fall heavily. Apparently he became dizzy and collapsed, and in falling he struck his head heavily on a concrete block at the foot of some steps. A doctor was called, but Mr. Weiske passed away shortly afterwards. A native of Mackay, the late Mr. Weiske, who was held in the highest esteem by those who knew him, had served in the Railway Department in the South, but returned to Mackay and had been a driver in this centre for over 30 years. He leaves a wife and two daughters, Dulcie and Jean. One brother, Charles, a veterinary surgeon, lives in Mackay, and another brother, Fred, retired from the Postal Department, lives in Bundaberg, while a third, Ernest, js at Hughenden. One sister, Mrs. Samp son, lives in Brisbane, and another sister, Mrs, Laurent, is at Tully. The funeral will take place this afternoon from his late residence in Byron-street, at 4 o'clock. The Northern Miner (Charter Towers) 8 September 1939 THIRD TRIAL AT TOWNSVILLE Weiske Murder Case MACKAY, September 7 When two juries on two successive days failed to agree upon a verdict in a case in which a man is charged, with murder, Mr. Justice R. J. Doug has ordered that the trial be adjourned to Townsville on November 20. William Royal Stanfield Sampson, aged 28, was charged with the murder of William Alfred Weiske, who died from poisoning on June 4, and the evidence was to the effect that Sampson said he put strychnine in a head ache powder in the handbag of Weiske's niece, who had refused to keep company with him. Weiske, with whom the girl lived, took the powder, not knowing that it had been tampered with. When to-day's jury failed to agree, His Honour said "Seeing that two juries in Mackay have disagreed, the retrial should be taken away from here. The juries have failed to agree on very simple grounds." Committal for trial at Townsville was then ordered. |
| 90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com |
| - Reference = (Burial) |
| - Notes: William Alfred Weiske
Birth unknown Death 5 Jun 1939 Burial Mackay City Cemetery Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia Plot Presbyterian Section 2, Line 16, Plot 5 *Grave Full* with J. Heath #3262. J.Curran #3285 J. Weiske #4609 I. E. Heath # 2352 M. J. Weiske # 3119B I. M. Collier #240C |
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