THE HAWKINS MURDER.
The statement by a prisoner in Sydney gaol that he was the murderer of Hawkins (for which Chemis is now serving a life sentence), and had buried the weapons (a gun and knife) with which the deed was committed in a newly-dug grave in the Sydney Street Cemetery, Wellington, was further investigated on Saturday afternoon. Hareford alias Trudgeon, the confessor, gave a description of the spot where the weapons would be found, and the authorities asked which graves would be newly dug at that time, some seven years ago. Tins having been ascertained, Mr Charles Mills, M.H.R. (who has persistently •urged tho innocence of Chemis), ChiefDetective Campbell (representing the police), Messrs Fernandos and Cenci (friends of Chemis) and others, including Press representatives, proceeded to the cemetery, and two graves were opened to the depth of five feet, but nothing whatever was discovered. The police adhere to the opinion that thoro is nothing in Hareford's confession.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5663, 7 September 1896, Page 2
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