THE GLEBE MURDER.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 89, 28 November 1911, Page 7

THE GLEBE MURDER.

THE MURDER OF HENRY TRE-

VASCUS

Henry Trevascus was found in his room murdered on Saturday, the 4th hist. It is believed that the deed was committed on Tuesday or Wednesday previously, but the crime was not discovered iintil the Saturday, when the deceased’s daughter visited the house. Dr. Palmer Government Pathologist made a post mortem examination of the murdered man, which disclosed terrible injuries. It was found that the back of the head there was a cut to the bone, 4in long, from a middle line running towards tht left ear, lieneath this cut a small portion of bone was shaved off, and a

fracture extending to the spinal canal. At its left end a smaller cut, about I.V inches long, joined it down to the bone. Two inches above this was a cut to the bone 2inchos long. In front of the latter cut, about two inches above the front oi the left ear there was a line cut nearly to the bone Beneath the last three mentioned cuts there was a long fracture of the skull, across the top of the head there was a cut nearly to the hone 3 inches long. On the forehead another cut to the bone, and inches in length, extending; from half an inch above the inner end of the left eyebrow upwards, and to the right, where it ended It inches above the right eyebrow. Slightly below the chin a cut inches long, and extending from just to the left side of the middle lino across to the right carotid vessels, which did not appear to have divided any of the large vessels, although the cut extended down to the iyoid bone. At its left end ther was a second cut 2 inches long joining it. There were signs of decomposition on the face, chest, and abdomen, the liver was slightly adherent and discoloured, the heart fatty, brain soft, and there was a small amount of digested food in the stomach. Early on the Monday evening previous to the discovery of the murder Nurse Trevascus called to see her father, when they had game of cards. About 9 o’clock they heard a loud knockingvjxt the door in Glebe Road. Trevascus went downstairs and opened the door. The deceased and the visitor came into the room. The visitor is said to have been somewhat confused when ho saw Miss Trevascus and said, “Oh excuse me, but 1 did not bring my bag. 1 must go and get it, and I will come back,” Miss 1 rcvascus went shortly afterwards, but the lodger came, and he and Trevascus played draughts up to about 10 o’clock, but no one had made his appearance up to the time Cecil went to bed. In deceased’s room was found a letter headed “Roseville Penrith,” and dated October 28, 1911. 'The letter was addressed to Mr. Trevascus making an appointment for 8 o’clock on the Monday evening of that week, and stating that the writer would bring with him some olatinmn pens and gold filings. The man who wrote the letter is believed to he identical with the one who called at the house while Miss Trevascus was playing cards with her father.