“THREW IN THE TOWEL”

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3110, 31 January 1924, Page 5

“THREW IN THE TOWEL”

PRIVATIONS AND FATIGUE. GISBORNE, Later. Inspector Hutton states that when Scott was apprehended at Alatawai, he was in a bad way, being completely exhausted from constant travelling, little food, and apparently under great mental strain.. He said he was beside himself, being tired out and had been hunted from jt!!lar ro j U)s i_ aiiu threw" in the towel. He intimated that he wished to give himself up to the police and made an admission both in respect to tlie outrage and murder. A statenlent to (this- effect was taken in writing and is in possession of the Inspector. Accused is understood to tie a Canterbury man. His parents are both dead. He had been at Hicks’ Bay working. but things being slack there, he endeavoured to get work on the Port Elliot, but being unsuccessful, he came down the Coast looßfng for work, and reached Gisborne on Sunday. He bad little or no money. A singular coincidence in connection with the police investigation were that there were two men roving tlie country, both of unkempt appearance, erratic movements, and both wearing white shoes, who crossed and re-crossed each other's tracks. The police arrested one of these on a charge of vagrancy, but soon satisfied themselves that be was not tlie man wanted.