THE DUNEDIN MURDERS.
Dunedtit, March 19. The Coroner's inquest on the bodies of the Dewar family was resumed to day, when several witnesses were examined, and the inquest adjourned until Tuesday. Dr Niven gave evidence as to the appearance of the bodies. From other evidence it appeared that the prisoner Butler, who
had been under police surveillance since his discharge from gaol, on the 16th of last month, was seen by Detective Bain on the Saturday previous to the murder. On a former occasion he said to Bain, after asking for work, " I want to do well to myself this time, and would like to «et work, because if I break loose again I will be one of the most desperate tigers ever let loose in a community." Bain got him some manual work at Ravensborne. He had previously aßked to be introduced to some of the newspaper editors, as he was desirous of writing some articles for them. It waa also found that Butler left Dunedin on Sunday morning soon after the murders, and changed clothes and cut off his moustache before he reached Blueßkin, nine miles away.
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Grey River Argus, Volume XXIII, Issue 3610, 20 March 1880, Page 2
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189THE DUNEDIN MURDERS. Grey River Argus, Volume XXIII, Issue 3610, 20 March 1880, Page 2
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