KUROW MOTOR MYSTERY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 28 April 1925, Page 5

KUROW MOTOR MYSTERY.

i . . J IS HUDSON DEAD P \ WARRANT OUT FOR HIS ARREST. i 1 The inquest on the body of Miss Olive Kuuierrorcl, tne victim,.of the lkurow tragedy, will be opened at ! Dunedin to-clay. as a result of the post mortem' examination, it -has been definitely established that Miss Ruthertord died rrom u outlet wound in the head. i The police are continuing in their search ror Hudson, hut so lar with no success. Altnougn many tlieones have been advanced, nothing, definite will be known until Hudson is found. On i Thursday last a warrant was issued ! lor the arrest of Hudson on a , charge of alleged attempted murder. Tne youth is of small stature,, being sft 6m , in height, but it is understood tfiat’he Wgs a very strong ’swimmer. • in . marked contrast was the build of Miss . Rutherford, who ~was a tall, w.Sliaeveioped girl, weighing over 12 stone. I A theory that is widely held is that - the car was driven ,at. high speed over , the clilf, the face of, whicn is composed |of clay and shingle. / Had it b££n> ! pushed over, the car might have left ; some signs on tho face of the clilf, and mignt have come to rest on a ledge ! 2Utt beiow, which projects between ail j and 4U ft. Instead, the car apparently dived over the. ledge -to grasa on luo | rocks below. The girl was lound .on l the ledge,, and may n,av,o been thrown ' from the car in its descent, but it-us hard to account for the fact that Miss Rutherford sutiered no, injuries such as would have 1 acr.ued from a fall. Her clothing was in perfects order, being • smoothed out, and not in the condition that would be, expected after such an accident. • On Saturday the theory of a struggle in the car was'* exploded. On nrst examination,. the mtecior of the . car appeared, to be liberally splashed with blood, but tests proved this to _ bo splashes of sulphuric acid from the battery of the car." Tn regard to the blood (Stains .leading to the i fiver,"" it is now understood, tgat they did not lead ,to tlie water,, but tools a right-angled turn, leading upstream for some considerable 1 ) distance, finally disappearing altogether. , That seems to disprove the theory that Hudson entered the river and apparently he headed in another* direction. Therefore there is a distinct, possibility -that Re- may still .be .alive. - On Sunday afternoon is was astonishing to see the motor traffic, to the scene of the tragedy. . .There were cars from as tar distant as Hunecliii- and TTmaru. Women were .greatly in evidence, closely, examining the .bliS, and taking keen interest in the debris ;of the-ear. - , Police, under the charge of Detective H. J. Le Sueur, as well as watchers, paid by the, Hudson, family, are still searching the river and surrounding country.

MURDER CHARGE AGAINST ■ < . HUDSON. WARRANT ' ISSUED YESTERDAY. ' (Special to the '“Timaru Herald.”) , OAMARU, April 27. The search for Philip Hudson was continued to-day, but without result. In view . of,' recent developments, the settlers at Wharekuri are ■ somewhat concerned.- ! Though it is- still believed 4,hat Hudsoii. was drowned' in the •’Waitaki river, it is l established that he i was in possession of.va Winchester rifle when..he, leftj-the -scene of the tragedy.•Why he took this w-eapon if he intended drowning himself is ,a matter of pure conjecture. He may have swum the river, and got into the hill country, or be may have retraced his footsteps aftejlr finding the river difficult of "negotiation:- Blood stains, leading to the river side do not. indicate excessive bleeding. Hudson, who Was ,a student of .Otago University, was studying as an analytical chemist. It is understood that he drew £SO from the hank on the day of his departure from /DunecLm. >■ No (papers which could throiv any light on 'the tragedy wero found on the body of the girl. She took a roqm in the Leviathan Hotel, at Dunedin, on the dav of , her departure, but did not occupy ft. -..'•A l -warrant w**s issued at Kurow tofdav; charging Philin Richard Hudson that lie did murder Olive Jean Rutherford.