THE DUNEDIN MURDERS
Dunedin, March 21. At the City Police Court, this morning, Robert Butler, alias Donnelly, alias Lee, alias Midway, waß charged with the murder of the Dewar family. Several witnesses were examined, and the prisoner was remanded till Monday. He crossexamined witnesses at considerable length. Yesterday a scarf and hat belonging to Butler were found. It has transpired that on Tuesday and Wednesday prior to the murdei* that Butler lodged at Ravensbourn, in the same house as the local policeman, and that while there he went under the name of Robert Love. [It will be remembered that about the time that Grant was in Greymonth that a butcher's assistant named "Love" was also in Greymouth. An inquiry on the Coast might furnish some clue to the motive.]
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Grey River Argus, Volume XXIII, Issue 3612, 23 March 1880, Page 2
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129THE DUNEDIN MURDERS Grey River Argus, Volume XXIII, Issue 3612, 23 March 1880, Page 2
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