POLICE “LISTEN IN”

Evening Star, Issue 20252, 13 August 1929, Page 8

POLICE “LISTEN IN”

ELSIE WALKER CASE REAPPEARS

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AUCKLAND. August V2

In cuiincctiou with the Elsie Walked case, letters written to Mrs Frank Bayly (the aunt of Elsie Walker) hv Mrs Thomason, who was formerly a. neigmlmiir of the Baylys at Papamoa. and who now resides in the Wanganui River district, are published to-night. 'The letters were handed to the po’’co by the Bayly family’s solicitors at ill.* roouest. of William Bayly, who said the letters were worrying In’s mother, and should he referred to the poh'ce. The chief subject of the letters is the statement til at “ Bill ” was on a certain. train at a particular time, and was seen botu by the writer of the letters and by Mis Lnngdon. It is stated that Mrs Bayly later received from Mrs Thcrnascn a telegram asking her to see her urgently, as ‘ Truth ’ was seeing her next week. Mrs Bayly went to 'Wanganui, and by appointment. Mis Thomason met her at Foster’s Hotel about Juno 21. By arrangement with Mrs Bayly detectives listened to tbo* conversation in an adjoining room. Tim other woman alleged by Mrs Thomaseu to have seen Hill Bayly in the . f~aiu was interviewed by the police, and is is stated that she' denied seeing him.