COLSTON CHARGED

Southland Times, Issue 21288, 8 January 1931, Page 8

COLSTON CHARGED

ALLEGED MURDER REMANDED TO AUCKLAND POLICE UNABLE TO GIVE FULL . DETAILS ' • ■ (Per United Press Assoclitlon.) Taumarunui, January' 7. Detectnve Walsh left Wanganui at 3.30 yesterday afternoon and arrived at the National Park at 7 last evening. He was met by Sergeant Sivyer, of Taumarunui and immediately made further inquiries regarding the death of Mrs Anderson. Detective Walsh then came to Taumarunui, arriving here at three this morning. Charles Colston was charged before Mr J. Maher, J.P., at the Police Court this morning with the murder of Alice Anderson at Erua. Detective Walsh asked for a remand to Auckland until January 16. This was granted. The police are unable to give any details regarding what happened on the farm after the boy went for assistance. Mrs Alice Anderson, a married woman, was shot dead on McFarlane’s farm about four miles from National Park railway station at mid-day on Tuesday and Colston was arrested as the result of information received. -INQUEST HELD ADJOURNED SINE DIE. Taumarunui, January 7. An inquest on Mrs Anderson was opened before Mr J. Maher, J.P., and a jury, at one o’clock to-day. The first witness called at first gave her name as Mrs Colston, and then commenced to weep and said: “My name is Lillian Edith Tolley. I am a married woman living apart from my husband.” Witness then gave evidence that she identified the body as that of her sister, Alice Rose Florence Anderson. Deceased was a widow, aged thirty-five years. The inquest was then adjourned sine die.