THE PETONE MURDERS.
FUR/THER CONFESSION BY BOSHER
ROBBERY. THE MOTIVE FOR THE
CRIME,
(BY TELEGRAPH. —PJSKSS ASSOCIATION),
■"' '■ i*" >r '-•'■ v Wellington-, this day. Thr existence of a further sbatemGnb by Bosher, in addition to che confession already published is nob denied, bub ib is understood fchab the gaol authorities consider that in the public interest the details ehouid not be published. Ib is, however, known that; in this statomenb Boaher described how ho commibfeed tho murder, and added that the motive was robbery. Ho 209s on to say thafc ho secured no money, beinfr disturbed after the murder by some knocking ab the door. This was, evidently, when Miss Atkinson knocked aboub nine p.m., and bears out the theory that the murder was commibbed at 8.30.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 99, 30 April 1897, Page 4
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