SYDNEY MYSTERY.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17815, 14 July 1923, Page 13

SYDNEY MYSTERY.

DISAPPEARANCE OF A WOMAN. (VJ CABI.E—PBBSS ASSOCIATION—COPTJUQHT.) (AUSTBAX.JAN ASD H.Z, CABLE ASSOCIATION.) SYJ>NEY, July 13. The police are investigating the disappearance of Gertrude Heaydon. It is believed the woman died at Coogee last October, and that her body was placed in a trunk and buried in a shed or a stable at Surry Hills. So far, neither the trunk nor the body has been reoovered. The husband of the deceased, a woman named Nellie Kreigher, and Philip Reilly have been detained fcy the police. Sensational developments are expected. The police allege that Mary Hughes or Taylor, a nurse, since deceased, murdered Gertrudge Heaydon about October 2nd, that she committed a fel ony, and that Alfred Heaydon, Philip Reilly, and Eileen Kreigher are accessories after the fact. The victim, who was 26, was a native of Newcastle-on-Tyne, and a member of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, with three years' service in France, where she made the acquaintance of Heaydon. She arrived in Sydney in 1919. A child was born two years ago. Suspicions were aroused through relatives in England being informed that Mrs Heaydon had died of heart failure. Her parents scouted tne suggestion, and communicated with the police, who are now searching for the remains. Later. The accused in the Coogee murder case appeared before the Police Court to-day and were remanded till July 20th. Bail was refused. Detectives are instituting a vigorous search of places where Mrs Heaydon's body is likely to be hidden. It is believed a motor garage was hired for the purpose, but no evidence is at present available to give the slightest indication as to the locality.