THE KYEBURN MURDER.

Otago Witness, Issue 3881, 31 July 1928, Page 66

THE KYEBURN MURDER.

POLICE INVESTIGATIONS.

BROKEN RIFLE FOUND. The detectives who have been engaged in a close search of the territory at the scene of the recent Kyeburn murder have found a rifle believed to have been used in the shooting of the Chinese Jo Shum. According o a statement made by Sue Pee, the victim’s fellow-worker on the gold mining claim, the rifle was a repeater, and had been taken from Jo Shum’s room in the hut. The police searched the country for several days' within a half-mile radius of the hut where Jo Shum was found dead, but without success. The search was continued, and the police were at last rewarded, the rifle, which was broken into two parts, being found about 100 yards along the track leading up to Jo Shum’s hut. One part of the rifle was lying in a gully off the track, and the other part was located in loose snow among the tussocks a short distance away. The rifle is being examined for signs of finger prints. The extensive investigations at the -scene of the tragedy have been almost completed Superintendent J. C. Willis. Mr A. C. Hanlon has been engaged as counsel for William John Hardie, the man accused of the murder of Jo Shum. A FURTHER REMAND. The fact th it William John Hardie was to appear on remand on a charge of having murdered Joe Shum at Kyeburn digdings on July 17iwas, no doubt, responsible for what theatrical managers would -describe as a “ full house ” in the City Police Court on Saturday morning Amongst those present ' were several Chinese. Mr Hanlori appeared 'Tor the accused. Chief Detective Cameron asked for a further remand for a week. He stated that it was not likely that it would be possible to proceed with the case in time for the next sessions of the Supreme Court. The magistrate (Mr J. R. Bartholomew) suggested that a remand for a longer period than a week might be advisable. Chief Detective Cameron stated that by Saturday next it ’ might be possible to fix a date for the hearing of the case. The accused was remSpded for a week, ■ . '... i..