THE WEST COAST TRAGEDY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1015, 17 November 1917, Page 2

THE WEST COAST TRAGEDY.

SUSPECTED MURDERER AN AMERICAN. j (Pan Fkkss Association.) ] CHRISTCHURCH, Nov, 10. With regard to the arrest of Uio siik- \ ~( . t in collection with the Most oast murder and robbery, it-is. umlei- j loot! that the name ol McMahon be-, 3l ijr S to the woman and has been asunu'd by the man. .p i The woman is a barmaid.in the hm-J lire Hotel, where she has been employ- 1 -d under the name of Liza McMahon j into shortly before Carnival M ook. j the had been previously cnip oyc< at overal other hotels in Christchurch. | Snporintcmloiit Dwyer stated this ifternoon that as a result ol further Kilice inquiries, it has been estanlisli>d that the accused’s name is not McMahon, but Frederick William logons. Ho is an American by birth, having men born in New York, lie has been associated with Miss McMahon-tor the nasi four years. . I The police paid a tribute to tnc help rendered them in the apprehension of the accused by the licensee of _ the Umpire Hotel (Mr Morgan 0 Bncn). His suspicions had been aroused m eonuection with the accused, and he helped effectively in the search. Although Eggers described himsell as "a speculator he appears to have been engaged as a commercial traveller, se ing butter, churns, etc., although it has not transpired with which (inn. d any. ho was engaged. The licensee of the Empire Hotel expressed the opinion '‘that there was not a bettor dressed mail in Christchurch than the accused.” adding “lie was a sensible spoken fellow, too.” GREYMOUTH. Nov. JO. Enquiries go to show that Eggeis was in town on Saturday evening, the day after the tragedy, and on Sunday played cards with some young Inflows. He’ viewed the train for Iho cemetery carrying the victim of the tragedy, aim entered into a discussion of the tragedy as ho viewed the train with otheii through Hold glasses irom the baleen,' of the hotel. , , , He complancd ho had a- had hem through “booze.” which he had obtain cd at Blackball, where he alleged Ic went- for the luggage. Telephone on qnirics to-day lailed to confirm such - visit, and it is surmised the only lug gage he brought to the hotel on Sunda morning was the missing money. Mr Hall's condition is slightly in: proved and Mr .lames hopes to be a bon in the course of a week. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 10. Of the amount in possession ol M Hall, paymaster of the mine, at lb time of the tragedy, £3350 4s Id ha boon recovered, leaving £43 11s 7d in accounted for. A reporter had an oj portunity to-day of viewing the booty It filled the bottom of a fair sized pon maiiteau, the notes Ireing done up _ i parcels according to their denoinim t-ion. while the coin was in bags ivil the amount tlicrein contained noted o a tag. Lying on the surface was a automatic pistol. The bag was found t be of an uncomfortable weight, an too heavy to be carried by any but fairly strong person. TIM ARC. Nov, 10.

Eggers was known to the police here in 1915 as Eggers. He was supposed to make a living by selling floor polish ft and blacking. He left Timaru with :> barmaid, who said she was his wife.