A THAMES SENSATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 7245, 28 August 1902, Page 3

A THAMES SENSATION.

A Strange Episode.

(By Telegraph—Press Association), Auckland, This Day.

Tho aiTosfc of Mrs A. G. Taylor, at Paoroa, yesterday, on a ohargo of attoiupcd murder croatod asoiwation. Tho dotails available nro to tho ofl'oct that tho woman arrived by tho Pacroa-Thanios train on Tuesday night, anil was attired in man's clothos, hor hair out short, and dressed in tho huost fashion closo-fitting dark suit, with straw hat. Sho had a dark moustache gluod to tho upper lip, and took up hor lodgings at an hotol.

Sho must havo waited for "Whelan at his residence Affcor her oncounter and shooting of Whelan sho decamped in tho opposite direction to that lakon by tho man, taking his hat, which was found in an hotol yard about a hundred yards away. Sho procoeded to her hotel, arriving at midnight. At breakfast sho declinod food, declaring she had too much drink tho provious night. Sho loft next morning for l'ncroa, but her nppoarancoroused suspicion, and tho matter was reported to tho police, who left Thames for Paeroa in a buggy, and found hor tho person answering to tho description given, and arrested her.

A portinantoau containing a chango of male attire was also found and brought to the Thames.

Last night tho false moustache was removed, and her identity as Mrs" Taylor was rovcaled. Accused is a married woman with two childron.

Wholan was married to a Thamos girl yesterday, and left on his honoymoon as tho accused was being convoyed in a buggy from Paoroa to Thames gaol.