THE PAPAKAIO TRAGEDY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81878, 31 October 1906, Page 2

THE PAPAKAIO TRAGEDY.

FINDLAY COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. REfiNIE'S RAZOR IDENTIFIED. Per Press Association. Oamar u, October 30. Th» Papakaio murder ease was continued and concluded to-day. Evi deuce was called as to the movements of accused on Ist and 2nd October ulu'Wiug that he was in the vicinity of det card's house, and that he Irequ«nttv said he was a runaway sailor from -he Port Stephens. | George Tomlin»on, a Crown tenant on the Steward Settlement., and hi* wife, deposed to accused residing on and off with them during Septem ber and the early pan of October, and to tb« finding of the razor produced at a *pot where accused was rabbittii.g on the day after the murder. Albert Barsdale deposed to having received from Ronnie a razor like this

. '.ceived from Ronnie a razor like thi>in his hand to reset on several occasion". It bore the engraving "made spoeially for J. McQueen." Rennie hid ftvc razors in all, which witness had set on various occasions, and four, ol wnich he was able to identify. Constable Wade deposed to four razors being found in deceased's bed-rt-om, and one empty case in the kitchen-

Evidence was called to show that accused spent the night of the ist October at the Georgetown Hotel, and that he was found in bed at Tomlin-son'-n at 6.30 a.m. on the 3rd October, (laving, lie said, arrived from Oainaru at one o'clock that morning. Thr accused's statement to Detective Fitzgerald when arrested did not ag-rue with these depositions. Among accused's effects was a large black handkerchief with two holeSj which the police suggest was used as a mask « hen Rennie's house was entered. Accused was committed for trial at the Supreme Court at Dunedin on 19th Novamber.