GOOGEE MURDER.

Gisborne Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9576, 30 July 1923, Page 5

GOOGEE MURDER.

FOUR ACCUSED REMANDED. , SYDNEY. .July 28. I he four accused charged in connection with the Coogee trunk tragedy were remanded till Monday.— UP.A. WHERE TS THE BODY? MONTHS OF POLICE INVESTIGATION. SYDNEY. July 12. Not m recent, years lias the detective branch bad such a ticklish job to attend to as the search for the body of Airs Heaydon, at Coogee. There was a time when all hope was given up of being able to gain any more information than the fact that a murder lied been committed, and the body bad been disposed of. The detectives bare fully CO pages of statement? in their possession, and they were, therefore, well armed with information before they took the final action at the request of Inspectors Fowler and Leary. Alfred Ernest Heaydon. the husband, in custody, is a trail looking man. According to the statements made to the police, Heaydon. who lived in the northern suburbs, went to the war, where be met his wife, who was a member of the "Women’s Auxiliary Corps. Her maiden name was Gertrude" Mabel Simpson. She became engaged to Heaydon. and they were married at the Church of England at Nowcastle-on-Tvne. Subsequently they came to Australia by tin* steamer Alain, arriving here in 1919. Taking up a residence in the city tor a while, be and bis wife later on removed to Piercourt. Manly. They stayed there for some time. Mrs llavdon gave birth, to a son while, at ALtniv. Husband and

wife lived happily. But there was a d.sapnearance of the woman one day, and although questions were asked, it was never really understood by acquaintances what had become of her. She left Manly in September, and not long niter this her husband decided to take other quarters, and with the child lived in different parts of Sydney. Eventually, however, be went to live in Lord-street. Roseville, where the detectives came across him several days ago, and took charge cf him for purposes of investigation. Last October the detectives received, an anonymous letter tu the effect that the body had been removed from Coogee and buried at Surry Hills: but they could not gain any more information. They searched high and low for the writer of the letter. Subsequently they were informed that the body was in a shed or garage or stable at Surry Hills. They searched and searched® for months, but with no satisfactory result.

At the end of last October the father of Mrs Keaydon. who lives at* Newcastle-on-Tyne, received a letter to the effect that his daughter had died of heart failure. The daughter had received, a letter from her sister, who said she was going to a hospital for treatment. Rninvirg his daughter to ho a strong woman, her father could not understand her dying from heart failure. Ho therefoie wrote to the Inspector-General of Police (Mr Mitchell), and asked that- inquiries should be iruct* ••osieeming her whereabouts. No report had been made to the police regarding Mrs Heaydon being missing. The address of the son-in-law in Sydney was given in the, English letter, and he was interviewed. The connecting link with tko case reported in October was established. Jewellery belonging to the dead woman was subsequently* secured. A statement was made. A woman and a man were taken to the C.i.8.. where the husband of the woman was accommodated all last night. Afore statements were made, and it was learned that the hotly was kept at the fiats in Coogee for three days and then placed in a cabin trunk, which was put on a cart, one morning. The timber and curtain of an improvised wardrobe wore placed over the trunk, which wore placed over the trunk, which was left somewhere in Surry Hills. Where is the trunk and body2 The cart, which carried the trunk, body, mu! timber, was of the box type, and the horse attached to it was in poor condition.