EASTBORNE MURDER.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 7 June 1924, Page 9

EASTBORNE MURDER.

TRIAL OF MAHON OPENS.

By Cable—Pr©3S Association —CopyrightLONDON, June 5.

The chief interest in the trial of Mahon for the murder of Miss Kaye is centred in Mahon’s signed statement previously admitting the murder after a disagreement and struggle.

The Chief Detective and Inspector Savage described the seizure of the handbag at Waterloo fetation, after which they took Mahon to Scotland Yard.

Accused sat silent for a quarter of an hour, then said: “I wonder : f you can realise how terrible a thing it is for one’s body to be active and one’s mind to fail to act.” In cross examination, Inspector Savage admitted that Mahon was in the room for six hours, and declined food. Eventually ho collapsed and *md to be revived with whisky. Later Mahon made a second statement, and wrote the last two paragraphs himself, and revised the remainder. Inspector Savage added: “Mahon first explained that the condition of the bag was due to carrying home meat for the dogs.” But- witness said: “That won’t do; the stains aro human blood.” Mahon retorted: “You seem to know all about it.”

The police to-day submitted a hew statement, wherein Mahon allegedly said: “I burned the head in the ordinary fire. It was finished in three hours. Next day I broke up tho skuil and put the pieces in the dustbin in the room where the quarrel happened. It struck me as haunted. I should have gone stark, raving-mad if Miss Duncan had not been witli me. ’