SAYWELL MURDER CASE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21277, 2 September 1932, Page 11

SAYWELL MURDER CASE

EVIDENCE AT INQUEST

CORONER REASSURES SON PATHETIC SCENE FOLLOWS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received September 2. 12.5 a.m.) SYDNEY. Sept. 1 The inquest into the death of Mr. Victor Say well, lawyer, which resulted from an attack upon him and his wife as they lay in bed at their homo at Bellvuo Hill, Sydney, on tho night of April 22, was continued to-day. Detective Matthews read a statement made by Jack Say well, son of deceased, in which he said his mother disapproved of him marrying a Roman Catholic girl, and that she had told him that if he did marry her, she and his father would cut him out of their wills. Young Saywell said he answered: —"I am onty a kid, mother, and have no intention of getting married." Witness said the young man seemed very distressed about his parents' condition on tho morning the tragedy was discovered. Jewellery worth about £2OOO which was thought to be missing was found subsequently on a shelf in the mother's wardjobe. No money was missing. The police endeavoured to obtain fingerprint evidence, but without success. After evidence had been given by Jack Saywell's girl friend, Jeari Cornmerford,, aged 18, also by other witnesses, tho coroner adjourned the inquest until September 16 in the hope that Mrs. Saywell may be able to speak and to recollect the events of the night of the tragedy. The coroner said that Jack Saywell must have suffered terrible remorse in the past few weeks. "I do not think, however, so far as the evidence goes, that lie need lose any further sleep," remarked the coroner.

After hearing this the young man, overcome by emotion, created a pathetic scene in the Court.