PUKEKAWA MURDER.

Northern Advocate, 19 October 1920, Page 2

PUKEKAWA MURDER.

AFFECTIONATE RELATIONSHIP.

A DRAMATIC CONVERSATION.

"NEAR THE ROPE'S END."

AUCKLAND, This Day,

At the trial of Samuel John Thorn, John Giles Eyre, aged 12, corroborated the evidence of his elder brother as to going for help on the night of the murder. During the school holidays he uoticed unusual friendship between his mother and accused. He saw accused kissing her on different occasions, even after witness's father had returned. Witness corroborated the previous evidence about certain actions indicating that accused spied on Mr and Mrs Eyre after the household had retired at night. s

Dora Millicent Eyre stated that after the shooting on August 24 she heard --a horse galloping over the bridge below- the house. She heard her mother say:. "You had better go out by the front door. I heard someone running round to the back and it will be safer to go out at the front.''

Andrew Mathew Shugar detailed a conversation which took place between W. Taylor, licensee, and accused at the Mowau Hotel on August 30; This was to the effect that accused when addressing Taylor said: "What do you think will happen?" Bill Taylor replied: "I don't know, Sam, but I think the police are bound to get someone over it." Accused said: "By , if they get me I will drag some other into it. There is someone nearer the rope's end than they think they are."

After further evidence had bean taken the case was adjourned till today.—Press Assn.