THE TRIPLE MURDER.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 11921, 18 July 1906, Page 5

THE TRIPLE MURDER.

Arrest of Brown.

He Admits Committing the

Deed.

Press Association .-^-Telegraph .—Copyright. Beceived July 17, 10.37 p.m. SYDNEY, July 17. Brown was arrested by Sergeant Kane at Dunuille Creek on the Tweed-Lismore railway. He had travelled sixty miles since the night of the tragedy. He submitted quietly, and admitted killing the O'Keefes and Gillick.

Beceived July 17, 12.29 a.m. SYDNEY, July 17. Excepting that he changed his clothes Brown made no attempt to disguise himself or hide. He told enquirers that he was en route for Tenterfield. When Kane accosted Brown he gave a false name, and when questioned regarding the scratches on his face ho threw down his swag. The sergeant then seized and handcuffed him, and then said it -might be as well for him to make a clean breast of it. He then confessed that the swag contained a bloodstained bayonet. He admitted its use in killing one of the victims. It transpires that O'Kcefe was smothered with a. towel. He 'has no wounds. Mrs O'Kecfe waa stabbed. Gillick's head was split open.