ALLEGATION OF FRAUD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 107, 6 April 1926, Page 6

ALLEGATION OF FRAUD.

INSURANCE ON A LIFE

CLOTHES FOUND ON SEASHORE

ARREST IN NEW ZEALAND,

CHRISTCHURCH, April 3. A bundle ot clothes lound on the seashore at lar away iltracombe, in Devonshire, in I'u'SZ, gave rise to a beluu that* u woman, Susannah Devan, had beeji drowned. In the Christchurch Police Court yesterday a woman was charged under the name Susannah Bevan, alias Trixie Finch, wiih eonspir.ng to defraud the Prudential Assurance Company, Dondou, or TiiciSl tbs bd.

Tuo arrest or tho accused followed a relentless investigation by bcotland lard, accusou was working as a cook at Haylund Station, Norm Canterbury. \V lien basannali Bevan disappeared, leaving her elotlies on tile Leach, it was leared she was drowned, ana the insurance company paid out the insurance money to her executors. Scotland lard, however, heard a whisper winch grew ill magnitude, and as a result of its investigation word was hashed to tho Chns\jnui/eii police. Lor two months beioro accused was arrested tlio police kept her under observation, awaiting a warrant from (Scotland lard. The warrant reached Christchurch on February ly, and on the following day accused appeared in Court, a remand was asked for, and granted, and again Mr LL. I'. • Widdowson, S.M., granted a lurtlier remand. Accused will wait in Christchurch until an oifacer from (Scotland lard covers the 154,1)00 miles of ocean to take her to.Loudon, where tho charge will be heard.