DEATH OF A CHILD
ACCUSED MAN’S STATEMENT. BY C A BJ;K - -PRESS ASSOCIATION—OOP VEIGUI SYDNEY. Jail. 4. In a, statement made to the police by James Hughes, in connection with the disappearance of the child Smith who was found in a shallow grave at the Pookmacca station, near Broken Hill, he said he put Joan Smith on a horse, which became frightened when he pulled out a handkerchief, and threw the girl. As she showed no signs ot life after a quarter of an hour, and fearing he would be blamed for platting her on the horse, he buried the body in a rabbit hole which he had deepened. He was sure, she was dead when lie buried her.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAWST19270105.2.33
Bibliographic details
Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 5 January 1927, Page 5
Word Count
119DEATH OF A CHILD Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 5 January 1927, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Hawera Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in