TAMAKI TRAGEDY.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 January 1929, Page 5

TAMAKI TRAGEDY.

BILL BAYLEY'S MOVEMENTS DESCRIBED BY WIFE.

CORONER'S CURIOSITY AROUSED

(Ey Telegraph—Press Association). AUCKLAND, This Day. The Walker inquest was resumed lit 11 o'clock: 1

, Phyllis Dorothy Bayley, wife of William Alfred Bayley, said she was mar r ried at Auckland on August 29th, after that living at Epsom while her husband boarded elsewhere. She remembered, on the Sunday before Elsie Walker's disappearance, meeting her husband at midday. They went out in the afternoon and had tea at Mr.s Fowler's, where Phyllis was staying. Her husband left to visit friends. She next saw her nusband in Queen Street at 2.45 on Monday afteiTjoon. They paid a bill, she bought a hat, and they had tea in the city, looked at shops, arid returned to Epsom at 8 p.m. (October Ist). Bill'..left-her then and returned for her, to 'Epsom, af 11 o 'clock next morning. They had lunch in the city, went to the pictures, and had afternoon tea with a friend. They .'met nobody else that afternoon, but had tea together at Epsom, Bill leaving at 8 o'clock. She went out to Henderson on the Wednesdny. The Coroner: Where did your husband go on Monday morning? Witness: Out to Henderson.

Why didn't you go? —I had no wish

Didn't you want to see the place where you were to live? —I knew my husband would see it all right. The Coroner: How curious. ALL AVAILABLE EVIDENCE MR NORTHCROFT TO BE GIVEN FURTHER OPPORTUNITY. (By Telegraph—Frees Association). AUCKLAND, This Day. "That is all the evidence likely to throw any light directly or indirectly on the mystery," said Mr Meredith (Crown Prosecutor), after a milliners' assistant had been called. He added that exhaustive inquiries had been made and everywhere had elicited the fact that Elsie*Walker was an exceedingly nice and well-behaved girl. Mr Hunt: Is there any further inquiry me to call? Mr R.' Mowbray (for the girl's father): No, all I'm concerned about is the character of the girl, and the evidence has plainly shown it is good. Mr Northcroft stated, however, that ho wanted the evidence of the conversation between the Hamilton and Te Puke police and Constable Bowman (Auckland), particularly Hamilton's version.

Mr Hunt: That i 3 more or less an inside police matter. Mr Northcroft: The people in Auckland have gone a long way to discount the Te Puke constable's statement, and I think this evidence is important to my clients. v Mr Hunt: I don't want to waste the public's time. I don't think the papers are relating to the girl's death. Mr Northcroft: I insist that the evidence be produced. Mr Hunt then said that, although it was not customary for counsel to address the Court at coronial inquiries, •he was. prepared to give Mr Northcroft the opportunity. He asked Mr Meredith if the latter had any point to raise.

Mr Meredith: It is not for me ti comment.

Mr Northcroftsaid he would be unable to give his comments before lur.ch. He would b? glad of an opportunity when the inquest re-opens at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.