"ITS ALL UP."

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 153, 1 July 1938, Page 9

"ITS ALL UP."

COMMENT MADE.

ARREST OF ACCUSED. DETECTIVES' STORIES. BLOODSTAINS IN HOUSE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON*, this day. One of the principal witnesses for the ( rown at the hearing to-day was Dr. I". P. Lynch, pathologist to the Wellington Hospital, whose evidence was of a h'ngthy nature. The case for the Crown was conducted by the Crown Prosecutor. Mr. \V. H. Cunningham. Accused wa« represented by Mr. O'Leary, with him Mr. 1). W. Foster. Sub-lus-pet-tor John Carroll, of Wellington, who was in charge of inquiries in connection with the case, said tliat on Monday morning he interviewed the witness Wheeler and took possession of two mats. One of them showed signs if On the same morning, v. it!% Detective-Sergeant Tricklebank. Detective Re id and other-:, lie made an examination and search of a house in Hinau Road. On the wall. Moor and a door frame leading to the sitting room he found what appeared to be bloodstains. He found bloodstains also on a door leading to the hall, and on a carpet runner. There were also two or three spots of what appeared to be blood on the wall of the kitchen. All the stains were pointed out to Dr. Lynch «>n Mav 12, and he took samples of some of them. The wallpaper in the sitting room appeared to have been wiped just inside the door leading from the hall. There were still a few bloodstains remaining, some of them as high as 7ft from the floor. Witness made a search under the house with DetectiveSergeant Tricklebank. and found a bundle of clothes (produced). Witness was present wheu a small knife was found on May 10. and he found a larger knife and other articles.

Bloodstained Hat. I Among them were two hats, one of which was bloodstained. The two knives were submitted to Dr. Lynch. Detect ive-Sergeant William Tricklehank said he searched the house at 20 Hinau Road. Tnder the house he found a saw which had a meaty substance on the teeth. It was the saw produced. lie searched a sump outside the house. He put his hand down the sump, and brought up a handful of tea leaves quantity of congealed blood. The bath and kitchen sink pipe, led to the sump ]„ the washhouse at the rear of the "use he found a bolt belonging to a rille The *«>lt was in a box on a shelf. Witness corroborated Sub-Inspector Car;,,„s evidence about hnd.ng blool---rc„J"the h ;oSop U £A: ffger knife under a heap of jubbwh. To Mr oLeary witness said the rifle ro -Mr. v lk j re }t could «ay W K S" 5 an - vone wb ° kUCW «^%S: h^h at ran found a bank paasbooK the •«V^ he found a rifle with accused a oetirouiu c V, p lf of a body- On tne Edwin visited the of Ji removed cerNorman tern objects for e» d other ex . subsequent dajs he exam UiS monrne- f deceased at tne \f.,rtin Grace, of * Martm G ,^ Auckland said g-JjSd-tito-, and on on duty at the expre * B from the arrival of tne ,j*» ]cave a Wellington he followed him second-class carriage. He I „„,„ SSSffiViJ joined t'he train

at Mart on, and gave his name as Dave Lyon. }fe said lie worked in a <lraj>er*s shop, but when witness asked which shop the accused replied: "It's all up. You've got me." Asked if he was Armstrong. j he replied. "Yes. It's all a tragic mistake. You'll understand when you know. I'll go with you." The accused accompanied witness to a taxi, where Detective Turgis asked the accused his name, to which he replied. "Doug Armstrong," and he said he lived at 20, Hinau Road. He said he thought ho would "give it a try" to get as far as he could, but it hud all been "a damnable business.'' ' Witness said lie Wflii present a i. the detective oflice when Detective Turgis warned the accused, who replied: "I would welcome an opportunity to express in my own words some of the things which brought it about."' Witness was present when a statement was taken from the accused, and he produced and read it. Mr. O'Leary had no questions, but said the accused had l>een treated with alxsolute fairness by the detectives. Draft of Letter to Mother. Detective William Turgis, of Auckland. gave corroborative evidence. Witness said that he found in the possession of the accused a pencilled letter which Mr. Cunningham said was a draft of the letter to Mrs. Armstrong that had already been produced. This completed the evidence for the Crown. The magistrate asked whether the accused wished to say anything, to which Mr. O'Leary replied: "No. sir. not at this stage." The accused was committed for trial.