MURDER IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20566, 7 June 1932, Page 9

MURDER IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ACCIDENTAL POISONING ASSERTED. (rjriTEC PRESS ASSOCIATION' —BY ELECTRIC • i telegram:— coryEiOHT.) ] PERTH, Juno C. : j Jolai Smith, alias Snowy Eowles, who \ | is awaiting execution on June 13th for j ! the murder of Leslie Brown, also known • | as Louis Carron, has made a statement j } that Brown was accidentally poisoned ! during Smith's absence, by poisoned ; | butter kept for killing foxes. j j He found Brown's body, and believ- i ; ing that this story would not be ac- j ] ceptcd, on account of his criminal re- ! ; cord, lie decided to dispose of the body. I ! Smith ! s solicitor has made this state- j | ment public. It will be submitted to j i the Attorney-General. i 1 4 i | ALLEGED DISLOYAL j UTTERANCE. I ■ | ; PROSECUTION NEGLECTED, j ! SYDNEY, June 0. I i The Chief Secretary, Mr F. A. Chaffey, 1 j stated that a perusal of the fpes of his i | Department has disclosed that the j ; former Chief Seerci.uj , Mr M. Gosling, • had ignored a recommendation by the 1 j police and had refused to prosecute a ' ' prominent northern Trades Hall official, "Bondy" Hoare. j According to the files tlio police had ; recommended that Hoare be prosecuted > for offensive words in relation to the | King in a speech at Islington on May j j 12th last year. Hoare said that, while i ; others stood up while the National An- : i them was being played, ho (Hoaro) sat i ■ down, and while other people said "God j : Save the King," ho said "God damn I the King!" ' Mr Chaffey .said that as the offence j ; occurred last year, and the papers were ■ : : withheld by the Minister for thirteen j months, it was not possible now for pro 1 - j ■ ceedings to be instituted. i