AFTER SEVEN YEARS

Hawera Star, Volume L, 27 November 1930, Page 8

AFTER SEVEN YEARS

Melbourne murder trial. DAYLIGHT SHOOTING CASE. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) MELBOURNE, Nov. 2d. There is tremendous interest in the trial of Richard Buckley, aged 67, a bootmaker, on a charge of the murder of Thomas Berriman, a bank manager who was shot dead' oil October 8, 1923. Angus Murray; a notorious criminal, was hanged in 1924 for his part ill tin's crime. The police arrested Buckley oil September 30 under sensational circumstances. The Crown alleges that lie actually fired the revolver arid stole the .brig containing £IBSO. since when he has eluded arrest. The Crowri Prosecutor pointed out that Buckley in the meantime had grown a beard and moustache which made identification by witnesses more difficult, and that a request to Buckley’s solicitor that Buckley should agree to be shaved had been disregarded. Bueklev had told the police that lie did not know Murray, but admitted that he had been hiding for a number of years, though lie had never been out of the State.

The trial is likely to last four days. Crowds waited from 6.30 a.in. to gain access to the court.

■While Mr Beni man, manager of the Coriliriercial Bank at Hawthorn, was approaching the Glenfarrie railway station, shortly before noon on October 8, 1923, he was accosted bv two men, one of whom drew a. revolver ami shot him in the stomach. The oilier man then seized a hag containing £IBSO, which the victim was carrying. I’he men escaped in a motor ear. after threatening to shoot members of a crowd alternating to pursue them. Mr Befrimnn died soon after.