THE LONDON MURDER.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13432, 25 March 1907, Page 5

THE LONDON MURDER.

WAS RAYNER WHITELEY'S SON?

United Press Association — By Electrio Telegraph. — Copyright. LONDON, March 23. At Horace Raynor's trial, Rayner's aunt, Louisa -Turner, who was Whiteley's mistross 1 testified that Whiteley did not know Rayner's mother till Rayner was four years old. Raynor's testimony failed to establish that he was Whiteley's son. Though lie had seen Whiteloy at his mother's house in childhood ho had never visited liim till the day of the murder. He then claimed sonship, which Whiteley neither admitted nor denied. ' . Rayner asked Whitoley for assistance, and threatened to commit suicide. Whitoley went outside his office, and when invited *by Rayner to return, declined, saykfg, vi l have sent for a police<man." < • . • Rayner declared he remembered no 'more. „•=•;- j , The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and accused- was sentenced to death.