MAREO RE-TRIAL

Hokitika Guardian, 11 June 1936, Page 6

MAREO RE-TRIAL

PROSECUTION’S CASE ENDS V • (Per Press Association.—Copyright) AUCKLAND, June 11. At the Alareo trial, Detective Sergeant Alciklejohn told how Alareo had made comments while he was reading a statement that he had made. He said: “1 feel like a cad saving all this about my wife, but I have to protect myself.” He also said : “Is there anything in this to hang me? 1 ieel like going and hanging myself, bringing all this veronal into the house.” . Another statement Alareo made verbally was: “I do not want this to go down, hut, between us, my wife was fonder o? women than of men—you know what I mean.” Statements made by Alareo to the police dealing with purchases of veronal were next read by Detective-Sergeant Aleiklejohn recounting further investigations.

Witness said that on May 20, lie found on an ash heap, at the back of the house m Tcnterden Avenue, a burnt portion of an insurance policy with the name “Thelma” and a policy number. Visits made to Alareo at various times were described, and statements made by him were read by witness. He described the arrest of Alareo at Eleanor Brownlee’s room in Wynyard Street on September 2, by himself and Detective Hamilton.; When witness read a warrant to him,.; charging him with the murder of his wife, Alareo said: “Really, on wha| evidence? This is ridiculous! What evidence have you got?”

The last evidence for the prosecution in the Alareo trial was given this morning. Detective Hamilton corroborated Detective Aleiklejonh’s account of the interview with Alareo on the night of his wife’s death. Accused said “L’ve had a double whisky and have got a bottle of brandy in the car to make me sleep to-night- I feel like doing myself in.” When reading his statement over, accused said “Do you think anything wi this will hang me.”