PUKEKAWA MURDER.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15365, 9 November 1920, Page 5

PUKEKAWA MURDER.

COMMENTS OF. CHIEF JUSTTCI}/. " - AUCK-LAND,- last night. : In the coyrso; of his jghaige .to' the.., grand jury thi^ nipviiing o'u tlie. vaiiotjs indictments for their' consideration, h}s Honor the'Ohilf Justice made special re'-; ferenco to the case /in which John-. Thorp was accused of. having murdered. Sidney Seymour Ejre at Pakekaw'iv, : oh Auguat 25.- ■' ■'■ ■ ■". :: •'. ■ '• Y-- 1 ;- His' Honor said' the evidence \v6hld show that Eyre did not commit suicidel but must have been killed by a 'shot through the window fired by ; a leftrhanded man. iThorn, the acciised man,", it appeared, had been carrying on. with Mrs. Eyre. He Had hot denied, her statement to that • effect. Accordinjcf to. the evidence, he was anxiou_ that Eyre should be put out of the wiiy, evident'y having an attachment for Mrs. Eyre. After reviewing other points in the case, his Honor read certain evidence of alleged statcmehts by.' Thorn- which tlie iudge. said 'implied that' Thorn was present and saw the murder, or -that he knew who committerl the mjjrdjer, yet he did not choose to give an explanat'or^ of why he made those statements. He might do/ so when he came before the jury. ■ "Gentlemen," concluded the judge, "if that was not an admission I do not know' what : an admission is. "~ Press Assn. *' ■■ ■ ■ : -