BURGLARY AND MURDER

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15132, 24 October 1912, Page 7

BURGLARY AND MURDER

■ POLICE OFFICER'S DEATH. A MAN 'ON TRIAL. ' By TeleyrapiL-Frcss ABGociat;on.-C6PJTWIit. '-■■■•:-. : :;■■'. London, October 22. A MAN' named John- Williams "has been 'remanded at Eastbourne on a cha¥ge/6f the murder of Police inspector Walls.. : . The evidence; wa*. based ;: on the discovery, of a, hat .alleged ;to belong to Williams and also -a revolver which he was seen to bury on .the beach and, further, upon his subsequent flight to London. ! The chief witness was : Florence Seymour, with whom Williams lived. J3fie stated that on the might of; the j 'tragedy she was, whilst in Williams's . company,.carryinga parcel containing a rope with a hook. :. Williams quitted'her, and half-a*; hour later returned hatless and bade her . throw. the parcel down" on the beach;-- ••-,. " . ■ :>*-■-.-» i ■■ J .,-;y.--;- ■ ;;'■■ ■"■..-.-,'■■- ■:■:■■■:■■■■. -- ■■■ .:--•.-".■ v.. ■■."'■■'".:■•.: ■ ■] The: Eastbourne police recently' receded a telephone* message to: the i effect; that thisre waii a burglar is. /the reajdeoce ofth© Countess Szt-aray. - Inspector; JWallsj went to m house, and ft« moment he entered . the. ; burglar; shot him dead ; and theffmade his- escape,, .. - . : < " , ■■■—=■- -