ALLEGED MURDERS

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXIV, Issue 3109, 27 January 1934, Page 5

ALLEGED MURDERS

The Ruawaro Charges EXPERTS’ EVIDENCE ON EXHIBITS i ‘ _ _ . 1 (Ty Telegraph —Press Association) i AUCKLAND, To-day. The hearing of the double murder icharges against William Alfred Bayly, {farmer, of Ruawaro, was continued in {the Auckland Police Court on Thursday afternoon, again yesterday, and is being continued this morning. It is doubtful whether the case will be concluded {to-day. The whole of yesterday was taken up SVith evidence by exports on the knife exhibit taken from the accused and the detailing of microscopic examinations 4md tests on the knife cuts on various also tests on the rifle and Cartridge shell exhibits found on accused ’s property. Dr Dennis Brown, of the Auckland [University staff, expressed the definite opinion that the shell found on Bayly’s place was fired from . the Winchester Title exhibit. EVIDENCE MOUNTS UP i’ KNIFE AND KNIFE CUTS Yesterday morning Senior-Sergeant E. AV. Dinnie, in charge of the Criminal [Registration Branch, Wellington, gave evidence regarding photographs of a knife and knife cuts. He found aftermicroscopic examination that the lidges on the timber and the one on the knife !edg> corresponded. He was confident that the knife exhibit was the one used fo make the cuts on the wood exhibits. Dr 0. P. Lynch, pathologist at the Wellington Hospital, corroborated most Of the evidence previously given by Dr Walter Gilmour. Hitman Bones Dr Lynch said that of the 65 pieces (if bone of human origin, 55 were from Wthe skull, including 52 from the vault Pof the skull. There were two large pieces measuring 2Un by 2in. Seieia! pieces measured more than an inch, and [there were many pieces much smaller, some measuring not more than a quarter of an inch across. In addition there was the piece of bone from the temple bone on the left side, one from the ©ccivpital bone showing the depression for the large veins, one from the cheek bone, where it formed a margin of the orbit or eye socket. ~ Other human bones were two pieces f' from the atlas, another from the spinal column in the dorsal region or that part of the spinal column from which the ribs sprang. There were portions from the right elbow joint, in which the outer part of the joint was represented. This was formed by the outer part of the. humerus and the head of the radius. There was also a portion Of the femur or fibre. The piece of heel bone was characteristic because it showed the buttress or support for the bone above it, and under this support cue of the tendons of the big toe passes in a groove. He was certain that the burnt bones were not those of a bare skeleton. They were from either a fresh body that was burned, or a body or parts of a body •that still had flesh on them. Mrs Lakey’s Death. Dr Lynch supported Dr Gilmour’s findings as to the manner of the death of Mrs Lakey. She must nave been struck very severe blows and rendered •unconscious. In such a condition asphyxia would occur without any great quantity of water getting into the lungs. ” ”■ Dr Dennis Brown, acting-professor of | physics at Auckland University College gave evidence of an authoritative nature of the knife cuts on the exhibits. It was his opinion that all the fresh cuts on the wood exhibits were made by the same knife. Tests made fully supported this. Dr Brown also gave evidence regarding his examination of certain rifles. He was definitely of the opinion that the shell exhibit 70 was fired from the Winchester rifle exhibit. At the conclusion of Dr Brown’s evidence at 5.45 p.m. yesterday the Court was adjourned until 10 a.m to-day.