THE GLENBROOK MURDERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2244, 4 March 1897, Page 20

THE GLENBROOK MURDERS.

San Francisco, February 22. | Butler, who is under arrest for the murders at Glenbrook, New South Wales, says the weapon used by Captain Lee Weller in committicg suicide was a pistol which was given , him by one of the reporters on the Bulletin, j and it was found by- Butler. The latter says ! he buried tbe body himself. I Butler further alleges that Captain Lee ' Weller committed suicide after a driuking , bout. February 25. Detective Eoche identified Preston's coat ; before the Extradition Court. Butler ex- ! claimed : " It's a lie ; let me teßt it 1 " He thereupon donned the coat and declared it a perfect fit. Roche agreed that that was so, except that it was somewhat tight across the chest. It is expected Butler's case will now be submitted to the Supreme Court, which means that the extradition of the prisoner will be delayed for months. February 26. Butler has cabled to a Sydney bank to remit him LIOOO. The prisoner has also ; sold hi* autobiography. j February 27. The Examiner publishes a statement that Butler's true name is John Newman, that be ) waa born at West Bromwiob, and served i through the Zulu and Egyptian campaigns. ! February 28. The Commissioner in the United States now holds Butler for extradition for tbe murders of Weller and Prestos, and his re- , turn to Sydney will follow in due course, ' unless an appeal for a writ of habeas corpus is made to the Supreme Courr. < Sydney, February 24. I Being anxious to know the reason of tbe j delay in tbe Butler case, the police authorities wired to San Francisco to know whether everything was going on right. The reply . was received, " Yes. Prisoner defended." j