TAXICAB CRIME.
MURDER OF DRIVER. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received, April 29. 8.10 p.m.) MELBOURNE, April 29. Horace Walpole, aged thirty-six, a car driver, was found murdered in his car between Queenscliff and Geelong. He was a well-known figure on the taxi ranks at Geelong. He received an engagement last night, since when he has been missing. Walpole was shot from behind with a bullet in his head. The body was covered with a rug. Robbery was not the motive as money was found in the pockets.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18555, 30 April 1930, Page 9
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88TAXICAB CRIME. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18555, 30 April 1930, Page 9
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