The Kaiwarra Murder.
- THE SEARCH PROVES FUTILE Wellington, Sept. 6. The statement by a prisoner in Sydney gaol that he was the murderer of Hawkins (for which Chemis is now serving a life sentence) and had buried the weapons (a gun and a knife) with which the deed was committed in a newly dug grave in the Sydneystreet cemetery, was further investigated yesterday afternoon. Hareford, alios Trudgeon, the confessor, gave a description of the spot where the weapons would be found, and the authorities asked which graves were newly dug at that time, seven years ago. This having been ascertained, Mr Charles Mills, M.H.R., (who has persistently urged the innocence of Chemis), Chief-Detective Campbell (representing the police), Fernandos and Cenci (friends of Chemis), and others, including Press representatives, proceeded to the cemetery, and two graves were opened to a depth of five feet, but nothing whatever discovered. The police adhere to the opinion that there is nothing in Hareford's confession.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 114, 7 September 1896, Page 3
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160The Kaiwarra Murder. Hastings Standard, Issue 114, 7 September 1896, Page 3
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