THE MASTERTON MURDER
DOUGLAS’S CONFESSION.
Special to the rl Times.” MASTERTON, August 5. The Wellington correspondent of the “ Wairarapa Star ” states that in his confession Robert Douglas states that he was walking with Mrs Pain on the hills when a dispute arose, and he hit her on the head with a stick. Finding that s he was unconscious, he put her in the stream, and held her under water until she was drowned. It has transpired that after the body of Mrs Pain was found a boot of deceased was discovered several chains away. On th© back of Mrs Pain’s clothes was also found a foot-mark. Witnesses have been subpoenaed from here and Martinborough to attend the Magisterial inquiry at Wellington on Friday. In his confession it is stated that Douglas said he had told a neighbour of his crime. This neighbour has been ap_ prised of the statement, but alleges that no such information was conveyed to him. DOUGLAS BEFORE THE COURT. Robert Douglas was brought before a Bench of Justices on Monday morning in Wellington on a charge of having mur_ dered Susannah Pain on October 28th, 1898. Mr Wilford appeared for accused. Mr Myers, for the prosecution, asked for a remand till Friday next, which was granted.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1536, 7 August 1901, Page 32
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