THE MURDER MYSTERY

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 205, 27 August 1920, Page 5

THE MURDER MYSTERY

II I . "j ACTIVE SEARCH FOR CLUES. 1 l FUNERAL OF THE VICTIM. (By Telegraph.— S-pedal to '-Star.' - ) TUAKAU. this day. Members of both brandies of the "J ' policp servicp are r-till busily searclrin!: , I for clues which may lead to the detec- * tion of the miscreant who murdered llr. S. Eyre with sum cold-blooded " ! deliberation. A niinni-r of people h.-ive 11 been interrogated with the object of '" I hlightinjr upon theories that might en- *! lijrliten tlio mystery that at present ' envelops the crime md its motive, but. as far* a* can be ;i<icertained, with indifferent success. Among the peoplt \ (]ueationed was a man who until a few weeks ago had been employed by the dead man on his farm, and this man yeste*- ,- ---i.

Any accompanied the police search party I irom tlio farm on which ho has bocn I recently working, about 22 milen back in tlio hiile. to the Eyres' house. It is understood that lie wa? unable to throw any new on the mystery, and proi tied later tv the residence of hirmother in Tuakau. Superintendent Wriirht returned to Auckland last evening, but the detectives and police ortieer l ? enjraircd in the attempt to find traces of the murderer are conducting a systematic search, though the information at their disposal seems tv be of the slenderest. I'll mm inns, who is now in charge of the police, inquiries ml the district, conferred thin mortiini; w'th . Sergeant !o\van and tile four other; officer- engaged in prosecuting the -.-nn-h for allies. Th* result of the eonferenvei was thai a pian of operation* n i-l arrived at. and the pullce party split up| into seetioq* to fallow uj) -ih-.i faint| The funeral of tiie late Mr. Eyre took place at the Tuakau Cemetery tilts after-' noon, beinjr attended by a number of settlei* of the district. ; I