Bizarre Crime

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6677, 12 October 1931, Page 3

Bizarre Crime

AMERICAN IN IRELAND LONDON, Oct. 3. Guarded by constables armed with revolvers, Edward Cullens, aged 31, an American, appeared in Court at Carrickfcrgus, County Antrim, charged with tho murder of Ahmed Musa, a Turk, and attendant of Zaro Agha, “the oldest man in the world.” . Tho prosecution, outlining the “bizarre crime,” said that Zaro Agha, Musa, Cullens and Assim Redvau formed a syndicate in America to exploit Zaro A"ha. They joined an English circus. "Cullens was dissatisfied with his position as odd-job man, seeing that the others were paid a salary. Ho proposed to Musa a tour of Ireland, and borrowed Redvan’s saloon car. Musa possessed £67 and borrowed another £3O from Redvan. They picked up two girls, who saw Cullens is possession 'of a bathing cap which later covered the wounds in "Musa’s head. Cullens, who was short of money, told the girls that Musa had plenty, 'but was miserly. AVhen Cullens was arrested ho possessed a revolver cartridge case of the same calibre a 3 the weapon with which Musa was shot. Cullens was remanded. The naked body of Musa, described as a doctor attending his great-great-great-grandfathor, Zaro Agha, was found in a field near Carrickfergus,

The Belfast police believed that Alusa. was associated with the gang which murdcre-d Robert Donald, aged 27, a bank clerk, who endeavoured to prevent them escaping with £2OOO at Glasgow on August 12, and that tho gang shot Musa iu Belfast because he knew too much, aud then motored his body into the country and dumped it in a field.