THE BURWOOD MURDER CASE.—The morbid curiosity of the public was evidenced at the Magistrate's Court, Christchurch, on Thursday, when hundreds of men and women crowded inside and outside the Court to get a glimpse of Charles William Boakes, the taxi-driver charged with the murder of Miss Ellen Scarff. The doors of the Courthouse were eventually bolted, and some of the crowd who were unable to gain entrance are shown in the picture above.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 185, 8 August 1927, Page 10
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73THE BURWOOD MURDER CASE.—The morbid curiosity of the public was evidenced at the Magistrate's Court, Christchurch, on Thursday, when hundreds of men and women crowded inside and outside the Court to get a glimpse of Charles William Boakes, the taxi-driver charged with the murder of Miss Ellen Scarff. The doors of the Courthouse were eventually bolted, and some of the crowd who were unable to gain entrance are shown in the picture above. Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 185, 8 August 1927, Page 10
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