THE BAYLY TRIAL

Southland Times, Issue 22378, 18 July 1934, Page 8

THE BAYLY TRIAL

DISPOSAL OF EXHIBITS , MEDICAL MEN ASK FOR SPECIMENS FINAL DECISION BY MINISTER (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, July 17. Exhibits totalling close on 300 which were part of the Crown case in the allegations of double murder against William Alfred Bayly, who is to be executed on Friday morning, were taken from the Supreme Court this morning and lodged in the police headquarters. Since the hearing of evidence against Bayly in the Lower Court, numerous and varied exhibits have been in possession of the officials in the Supreme Court and have been under lock and key in the basement. As soon as the trial of Bayly was completed on June 23, the exhibits were taken from the Court and again locked below. They lay untouched until this morning when on behalf of the Police Department the detectives engaged on the Ruawaro inquiry took formal possession of them from the Court. Many of the exhibits have to be returned to their owners. Considerable interest attaches to the exhibits of burnt borte and charcoal and it is understood that medical men engaged in the case are anxious to secure specimens for future reference and research. It is the practice of the Police Department to keep all important exhibits in the order cases in the police museum at headquarters in Wellington, but final disposal of some of the main exhibits has yet to be decided, probably by the Minister of Justice. HOSPITAL BOARD’S CLAIM EXAMINATION OF POLICE EXHIBITS. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, July 7. A claim for the payment of £315, as a fee for the examination of police exhibits in the recent trial of William Alfred Bayly, who is to be executed on Friday, is to be made by the Auckland Hospital Board from the Department of Justice. The finance committee reported to the board tb,at the pathologist, Dr. Gilmour, had furnished a complete list of the examinations made in the laboratory, and the committee recommended that a claim of £315 should be made on Ihe department, the charge to include fees of attendance at the Courts during the trial.