Two Arrests Made
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„ Wool Truck Mystery SEQUEL TO INTENSIVE POLICE SEARCH United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—CopyrUcht. Received Monday, 12.15 a.m. MELBOURNE, Nov. 28. Two men Have been arrested and charged witu the murder of John Thomas Demsey, the trucjc-driver whose body was found buried at Rang lake West on November 2. ‘me arrested men are Roy McJariane, aged 32, of Newmaraet, and Frances o’N.eette, aged 37, of North Melooume. O'Keene was arrested in bed at midnight on Saturday and Mc± arlane was detained at Beaufort, 100 miles from Melbourne. The arrests followed the most intense and widespread investigation in the history cf the Victorian police. Demsey was driving a truck carrying wool, valued at £3OO, from Bendigo to Melbourne on October 11, when he disappeared. There was no further news of him or the truck till the truck was accidentally found by picnickers hidden in dense bush at King lake West, 42 miles from Melbourne, on November 1. The following day the body was found buried in a sack near the truck.
Police investigations were made in nearly every part of the State in an endeavour to trace the stolen wool.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 283, 29 November 1937, Page 8
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193Two Arrests Made Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 283, 29 November 1937, Page 8
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