WANTED MOTORIST

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 April 1925, Page 5

WANTED MOTORIST

EARLY MORNING CALLER. I ; _ ' i WAS IT THE SUSPECT? ‘(Special to %Star.”) . ’ CHRISTCHURCH. April 00. ■ In connection with the . Kurow motor tragedy, and the missing man, Philip Hudson, a visitor who, ■ called at a residence 'on Park Bfiacfi' rtsai-' mate, early on Friday mornihg, and asked 'for..something to. eat; and clrink; set the” lady' of ’ the house ,wohdenng aS' to' whether the caller she t entertained'might not be the missing man, ‘ states the Waimate, ,corresp6n.d,en.r "of■ 'the/“press!”' : / 'll was ata 7 o’clock in the morning, that the' lady, ' on' going Id her-back door, was by a strange man who looked weary and worn. He asked :"’ “Could'you'give" me,, sometiling to eat and drink, lady.” Upon h'is'wants being supplied, he sat down and' commenced his meal. He did not consume much’ of the food, in fact he hardly ate anything, but" drank the- tea. ■ ' As if to apologise for his lack of appetite he said, “I cannot eat. anything, lady. . I have been badly knocked-about .and been sleeping;-out. . I ha\e jupt arrived .from Kjirow.” < Bejore ’” leaving he to be directed to the main-...South.Aßoad, after whicfi lip after, expressing his thanks. ‘He was very shaky and when returning the cup and saucer, his- hand • shook’violently. He kept his * heq,d down ..with'his hat pulled over, his eyes. - ■''' ‘■'if

The voung* maji.was wearing a Tight fawji. cblbuied; fip.o'ris " coat, wififi belt and‘'gS:bardiiie .tiousers. i Around tils’ nedg fie Tia'd'.'a Jazz -handkerchief. His fiat Was rather shabby, but .he left the impression, of being above the stamp of‘it he' ordinary ‘ swagger. ... • “Rather, T> said the lady, “he look-

. fid--like a.well to do man, who, had on, drinking bout.” ■■ TKe v .Ta‘dy ‘when 1 asked'-’what- age she , would' judge."the. visitor ..to’,' be. ‘ stated , . that ,§h'e thbuglil Jinn about 22. file hail' a.;. fia|fier prominent j'io'se)' sallow complexion'’ and/was about sft 6m. in height. ' Across 'the ” bridge o£ his liose and ops-both, cfieeks were freshly made .cuts Jipbn. which the blood appeared to. have congealed. ? A> remark, passed. by the visitor to a I young fipy" belonging ,to the. house ’ may prove significant,. and. certainly . lends..colour to .the lady’s suspicions, when it is ’ called! to mind; that. thb. motor tragedy occurred bn a foggy pnojning. When speaking with the boy, the caller, v/ho .was described as being very quiet, i( saij : “It’s going to be another foggy morning.” Before calling 'at, 'die/house, the' young man , ' had apparently hidden a small bundle. in the fence, "for on his departure, he was seen to pick .it up., and carry itaway.,'with'him.'"'" ''