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New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11664, 31 October 1923, Page 7

NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS. MS OATES IMPROVING. Per Press Association. WANGANUI, October 30. There are no new developments in connection with the Aramoho murder. The police officers are working early and late in the process of gradually •weeding out certain information, that has come to hand. Mr Oates continues to make good progress. His physical injuries are not so severe, but he suffered greatly from mental shook. He will probably be able to leave his bed within a week. FOLLOWING 1 UP CLUES. Though the police are prosecuting inquiries with vigour and persistency, they had nothing to report to-night in regard to the Aramoho murder. It is understood that certain clues may lead to definite result, buit no information is available. THE LATEST NEWS AUCKLAND CHIEF CALLED IN. VALUABLE CLUE FOUND. WANGANUI. October 29. Very little in the way of fresh developments have taken place in connection with tlio appalling tragedy at Aramoho. The locaL police force nave been further supplemented, and the latest arrival is Chief-Detective Cummings, of Auckland, whose reputation as a tracker-down of criminals is well known in the Dominion. The police got on the track of some valuable information, and are now keenly following up this clue. In the meantime exhaustive inquiries are also being made in other directions. As is usual when the public is stirred by a sensation of this kind, a large amount of information drifts into the police station, and even the most unlikely suggestions have to be investigated in the hope of opening up some avenue that may load to an arrest. Mr Oates is making good progress towards recovery, and has been able to have interviews with the detectives,, and give them further information, it appears that in going for assistance after the assault he jumped the fence to the next-door neighbour’s house. From further investigations by the police it seems likely that the murderer made his way out by the frontgate, and not by the back. The fences and grounds at the back were carefully examined for marks likely to be caused by a person making a nasty retreat, but without result.

The injuries which caused the death of Airs Oates were all on the top of the skull. She was dealt at least three extremely heavy blows, and from the terrible nature of the wounds it looks ns if the murder was committed by a person of powerful physique.